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By: DRASA ADMIN
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 […]
By: DRASA ADMIN
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 […]
By: DRASA ADMIN
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 […]
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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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There are so many myths about leprosy. Does it cause your body parts to fall off? Does it make you blind? Learn the facts below NameLeprosy, now known as Hansen’s disease (named after G. A. Hansen who discovered it in 1873) Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period2 – 20 years (the bacteria multiply very slowly) Signs and […]
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80% of people with this virus don’t have any symptoms NameWest Nile Virus aka WNV (name comes from the West Nile district of Uganda where it was discovered in 1937) Transmission GeographyAfrica, Europe, the Middle East, North America and West Asia Incubation Period2 – 14 days Signs and Symptoms 80% of infected people do not […]
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