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Today we visited Eletu Odibo Senior High School in Yaba, Lagos. The purpose of the visit was to teach students when and how to properly wash their hands, speak to students about the importance of personal hygiene for health, and distribute products which Unilever Nigeria donated to DRASA. The school administration called an assembly and […]
Malaria: Is this parasite Africa’s smallest killer? Photo Credits: Softpedia, Smithsonian Name Malaria (the name is derived from mala aria – or ‘bad air’ in Italian – as Ancient Romans believed that swamp fumes produced the illness) Transmission A life-threatening disease caused by the plasmodium parasite There are over 100 species of this parasite P. falciparum, the most […]
This bacteria lives in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, fountains, and other water systems Photo Credits: ABC News, Video Hive Name Legionnaires’ Disease (the name comes from a 1976 outbreak at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia) Transmission A respiratory disease caused by Legionella bacteria When the Legionella bacteria infect the lungs and cause pneumonia it is called Legionnaires’ […]
This is another fever that gets its name from one of its more prominent symptoms: redness Photo Credits: MedBullet, Britannica Name Scarlet Fever Transmission A bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria (also affects a small percentage of people who have streptococcal skin infections or strep throat) The highly contagious bacteria is spread from person to […]
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 […]
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