Also known as The Black Death, the plague is 1 of the oldest identifiable diseases known to humans Name Plague aka The Black Death Transmission An infectious disease caused by a bacteria called Yersinia Pestis These bacteria mostly live in small…
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 Infected pregnant women can pass the virus to their babies…
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 Hansen’s disease (named after G. A. Hansen who discovered it…
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 1937) Transmission A virus that lives in birds but can…
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 throughout the body and affect many organs The Salmonella Typhi bacteria live…
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 cause influenza outbreaks in pigs There are different subtypes and…