This disease can make your limbs look like the legs of an elephant Name Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis Transmission An infectious tropical disease caused by three types of filarial parasites (thread-like roundworms) These microscopic worms live in the lymphatic…
There are six different types of meningitis and all have the potential to kill Name Meningitis. The six types are: Bacterial Viral Fungal Parasitic Amoebic Non-infectious In this post, we are focusing on a type of bacterial meningitis called meningococcal…
This virus is spread through the same mosquitoes that carry Zika and Dengue Name Chikunguya (in the Kimakonde language of Tanzania and Mozambique, “chikungunya” means “to become contorted” which describes patients who are bent over from severe joint pain, one of the symptoms) Transmission The virus is transmitted…
Another week, another #ItStartsWithMe school visit! Today we went to Ayetoro Senior Grammar School in Ebute-Metta, Lagos. At this rate, we’re going to have students all across Lagos washing their hands and practicing good hygiene. And here are the students singing another…
Surpassing malaria, dengue is the fastest growing mosquito-borne disease in the world Name Dengue Transmission A disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses The viruses are transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito…
Today we visited another school for the #ItStartsWithMe campaign! This time it was Lagos City Senior College in Yaba, Lagos. During our talk with the students we discussed the most important times to wash their hands and the things they need to wash…