Today we visited Eletu Odibo Senior High School in Yaba, Lagos. The purpose of the visit was to teach students when and how to properly wash their hands, speak to students about the importance of personal hygiene for health, and…
Malaria: Is this parasite Africa’s smallest killer? NameMalaria (the name is derived from mala aria – or ‘bad air’ in Italian – as Ancient Romans believed that swamp fumes produced the illness) Transmission Geography Incubation Period7 – 15 days after an infected…
This bacteria lives in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, fountains, and other water systems NameLegionnaires’ Disease (the name comes from a 1976 outbreak at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia) Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period Signs and SymptomsLegionnaires’ disease can be…
This is another fever that gets its name from one of its more prominent symptoms: redness NameScarlet Fever Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period1 – 7 days Signs and Symptoms DiagnosisLaboratory testing of a throat swab TreatmentAntibiotics will cure the infection Prognosis…
This infectious disease gets its name from one of its more prominent symptoms: yellow eyes NameYellow Fever Transmission Geography31 African countries and 13 South American countries Incubation Period3 – 6 days Signs and Symptoms Phase One (most infected people are not ill…
Ebola. Dengue. Measles. SARS. Lassa fever. West Nile virus. Cholera. Bird flu. Zika virus. Sound familiar? In recent years and months, these words have made news headlines all over the world. It’s clear that infectious diseases are not going away.…