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There’s an Ebola outbreak in Kinshasa, DRC which is 2,997km or a short 2hr 50mins flight to Lagos, Nigeria. So far 4 people have died. When Nigeria experienced Ebola in 2014, the source was a man who traveled by plane into Nigeria from Liberia. Moral of the story is: Diseases don’t respect borders. They can […]
Did you know there’s an outbreak of meningitis C in Nigeria? Read on to learn about this infectious disease and find out how to protect yourself and your loved ones. HOW MENINGITIS SPREADS The bacteria that cause the disease spread from person-to-person through droplets from the nose and throat. For example, when an infected person coughs or sneezes, these […]
Today we attended ADCEM Pharmaceutical’s 25th anniversary celebration titled “Social Enterprise in Healthcare.” ADCEM has been a supporter of DRASA from the beginning and we were honored to be part of such a milestone event. So what is a social enterprise? A social enterprise is a business with a double bottom line: to deliver targeted social […]
This tough bacteria known as MRSA is often called a super bug because it’s so hard to treat NameMRSA aka methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (pronounced mur-sah) Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period1 – 10 days Signs and SymptomsMRSA most often causes skin infections that appear as sores, boils, and bumps. Symptoms include: Sometimes the bacteria can spread into the body […]
Also known as The Black Death, the plague is 1 of the oldest identifiable diseases known to humans NamePlague aka The Black Death Transmission GeographyWorldwide (the bacteria can be found all over the world, especially in the tropics/subtropics and warmer areas of temperate countries) Incubation Period3 – 7 days Signs and SymptomsGeneral symptoms mimic the […]
The Zika virus has made so many headlines in the last year. Find out why: NameZika virus Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation PeriodNot determined, but probably a few days Signs and SymptomsMany infected people infected do not have symptoms and if they do, their symptoms are mild. Common symptoms include: DiagnosisLaboratory tests on body fluids including blood, […]
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