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This infectious disease gets its name from one of its more prominent symptoms: yellow eyes Photo Credit: Al Alarabiya Name Yellow Fever Transmission A viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes or Haemagogus species mosquito People cannot directly infect each other However, infected people can infect mosquitos which can go on to bite and infect new […]
Ebola. Dengue. Measles. SARS. Lassa fever. West Nile virus. Cholera. Bird flu. Zika virus. Sound familiar? In recent years and months, these words have made news headlines all over the world. Photo Credit: Smithsonian It’s clear that infectious diseases are not going away. In addition to new deadly pathogens emerging, older viruses are making a […]
Did you know Nigeria is one of the 22 countries with the highest rates of tuberculosis in the world? Photo Credits: PBS, BBC Name Tuberculosis Transmission Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis There are two types of TB infection: ~1/3 of the world’s population is infected with the TB […]
Just like whooping cough, the measles virus is also making a comeback as outbreaks continue to occur all over the world from Australia to California to Nigeria Photo Credits: IFRC, CDC Name Measles Transmission Caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family, is highly contagious, and is normally passed through direct contact and through the air Person-to-person transmission mainly occurs through droplets from […]
Have you ever heard that an insect bite can make you very tired? Well, it’s not a myth… Photo Credits: Doctors Without Borders, Oregon State University Name Trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness) Transmission Through the bite of an infected tsetse fly Geography In 36 sub-Saharan African countries and there are two strains: West African trypanosomiasis, (aka […]
The deadly cough that is making a comeback decades later Photo Credits: Sebastian Kaulitzki via Shutterstock, Examiner.com Name Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Transmission Only in humans Caused by the bacteria called Bordetella pertussis Highly contagious and spread through respiratory particles/droplets (these particles are released when an infected person coughs or sneezes and can be inhaled by others) Geography Worldwide […]
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