This tough bacteria known as MRSA is often called a super bug because it’s so hard to treat Name MRSA... read more →
Also known as The Black Death, the plague is 1 of the oldest identifiable diseases known to humans Name Plague... read more →
The Zika virus has made so many headlines in the last year. Find out why: Name Zika virus Transmission The... read more →
There are so many myths about leprosy. Does it cause your body parts to fall off? Does it make you... read more →
80% of people with this virus don’t have any symptoms Name West Nile Virus aka WNV (name comes from the... read more →
You can get this illness from the food you eat and the water you drink Name Typhoid fever Transmission A... read more →
A swine flu pandemic in 2009 killed more than 284,000 people worldwide Name Swine flu (swine influenza) Transmission A respiratory... read more →
Why is it called chickenpox? Some say the rash it causes makes people look like they’ve been pecked by chickens... read more →
This disease appeared in the UK and Spain for the first time this year Name Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) The... read more →
This is the largest parasitic killer after malaria Name Leishmaniasis (also known as kala azar, black fever, and the “Aleppo... read more →