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Leptospirosis is most commonly found in rodent urine and can cause a range of issues from mild flu-like symptoms to severe organ failure Photo Credits: CDC, Scientific American Name Leptospirosis Transmission A disease caused by the spiral/corkscrew-shaped bacteria Leptospira Humans get infected through direct contact with urine from infected animals or contact with water, food, or […]
This common virus mostly affects children under age 5 Photo Credits: Caribbean 360, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Name Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) Transmission A disease caused by the viruses that belong to the Enterovirus group The viruses spread: When someone comes in contact with an infected person’s: saliva, sputum, or nasal mucus blister fluid […]
This highly contagious disease has been used as a biological weapon Name Anthrax Transmission A severe infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria The bacteria mainly affect wild and domestic plant-eating animals though other types of animals can also contract it Animals become infected when they ingest bacterial spores in contaminated soil, plants, or water (the bacteria […]
This disease kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria each year Photo Credits: Washington.edu, FDA.gov Name Viral hepatitis There are five main types of viral hepatitis, but for this post we are focusing on hepatitis B and hepatitis C Transmission Hepatitis B and C are two highly contagious viral infections that attack the liver […]
If you end up in the hospital, beware of this deadly fungal infection Name Candida auris (the word auris is Latin for “ear” as the fungus was first discovered in the ear of a Japanese patient in 2009) Transmission Candida auris is a type of yeast that causes severe, invasive infections throughout the body The yeast is particularly deadly […]
This rare disease was discovered 11 years ago and not much is known about it Name Elizabethkingia (named after Elizabeth O. King, the scientist who discovered the bacteria in 2005) Transmission Elizabethkingia anophelis is a type of bacteria usually found in the environment (soil and water) and also in mosquitoes The illness associated with this bacteria […]
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