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By: DRASA ADMIN
You can get this illness from the food you eat and the water you drink NameTyphoid fever Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period6 – 30 days after infection Signs and Symptoms DiagnosisLaboratory testing of blood or feces samples to identify the bacteria Treatment Prognosis Prevention: What Can You Do? Typhoid In the News Sources:https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/http://www.who.int/immunization/diseases/typhoid/en/
By: DRASA ADMIN
A swine flu pandemic in 2009 killed more than 284,000 people worldwide NameSwine flu (swine influenza) Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period4 – 6 days after infection Signs and Symptoms Symptoms are very similar to the symptoms of a normal human flu virus: DiagnosisLaboratory testing of a respiratory sample Treatment Prognosis Prevention: What Can You Do? Swine […]
By: DRASA ADMIN
Why is it called chickenpox? Some say the rash it causes makes people look like they’ve been pecked by chickens NameChickenpox aka varicella Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period10 – 21 days Signs and Symptoms DiagnosisUsually diagnosed based on the telltale rash. Laboratory blood tests or culture of lesion samples are sometimes done to confirm the diagnosis […]
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This disease appeared in the UK and Spain for the first time this year NameCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) Transmission GeographyEastern Europe (particularly in the former Soviet Union), throughout the Mediterranean, northwestern China, central Asia, southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and India Incubation Period1 – 13 days Signs and Symptoms The intial onset of symptoms […]
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This is the largest parasitic killer after malaria NameLeishmaniasis (also known as kala azar, black fever, and the “Aleppo evil”) Transmission GeographyIn more than 90 countries but especially in the tropics, subtropics, and southern Europe Incubation PeriodWeeks to months Signs and Symptoms Some infected people do not have any symptoms. Common symptoms of the cutaneous […]
By: DRASA ADMIN
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 hygiene to help prevent the spread of disease. Unilever Nigeria and Kleanmate donated the products to DRASA in support of our #ItStartsWithMe Campaign. At each […]
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