This highly contagious disease has been used as a biological weapon NameAnthrax Transmission GeographyWorldwide, especially central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, central and southwestern Asia, southern and eastern Europe, and the Caribbean Incubation Period The incubation period varies from 1…
This disease kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria each year Photo Credits: Washington.edu, FDA.gov NameViral hepatitis Transmission Geography Incubation Period Signs and Symptoms Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Diagnosis Treatment Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Prognosis Hepatitis B Hepatitis C…
If you end up in the hospital, beware of this deadly fungal infection NameCandida auris (the word auris is Latin for “ear” as the fungus was first discovered in the ear of a Japanese patient in 2009) Transmission GeographySince the 2009 discovery in…
This rare disease was discovered 11 years ago and not much is known about it NameElizabethkingia (named after Elizabeth O. King, the scientist who discovered the bacteria in 2005) Transmission Geography Incubation PeriodUnknown Signs and Symptoms DiagnosisCulture of body fluids…
Wild animals and even your beloved pets can infect you with rabies, a disease that is nearly 100% fatal NameRabies Transmission Geography Worldwide (in 150 countries and on every continent except Antarctica) Incubation PeriodThe incubation period varies widely as people…
Very little is known about this disease which destroys skin, flesh, and bones NameMadura foot (also known as mycetoma) Transmission Geography The organisms that cause Madura foot can be found worldwide, but there is a ‘Mycetoma/Madura foot belt’ consisting of the…