The Zika virus has made so many headlines in the last year. Find out why: Name Zika virus Transmission The Zika virus is transmitted several ways: Infected mosquitoes biting people... read more →
There are so many myths about leprosy. Does it cause your body parts to fall off? Does it make you blind? Learn the facts below Name Leprosy, now known as... read more →
80% of people with this virus don’t have any symptoms Name West Nile Virus aka WNV (name comes from the West Nile district of Uganda where it was discovered in... read more →
You can get this illness from the food you eat and the water you drink Name Typhoid fever Transmission A serious illness caused by a bacteria called Salmonella Typhi that can spread... read more →
A swine flu pandemic in 2009 killed more than 284,000 people worldwide Name Swine flu (swine influenza) Transmission A respiratory disease caused by a group of influenza viruses that regularly... read more →
Why is it called chickenpox? Some say the rash it causes makes people look like they’ve been pecked by chickens Name Chickenpox aka varicella Transmission A highly contagious disease caused... read more →
This disease appeared in the UK and Spain for the first time this year Name Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) The disease was discovered in Crimea in 1944 and in 1969... read more →
This is the largest parasitic killer after malaria Name Leishmaniasis (also known as kala azar, black fever, and the “Aleppo evil”) Transmission A parasitic disease that is categorized as a... read more →
Our #ItStartsWithMe Campaign continues! So far we’ve distributed 72,000 bars of soap, 900 pieces of handwash, 6,000 tubes of lotion, and 12,000 pieces of roll on deodorant and reached more than 9,000 students in Lagos to promote clean hands and encourage good... read more →
This infectious virus was first identified in 2012 in Saudi Arabia Name MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) Transmission A viral respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus Coronaviruses are... read more →