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By: DRASA ADMIN
This infectious disease gets its name from one of its more prominent symptoms: yellow eyes NameYellow Fever Transmission Geography31 African countries and 13 South American countries Incubation Period3 – 6 days Signs and Symptoms Phase One (most infected people are not ill or only develop a mild illness) Phase Two (~15% of cases progress to this more severe […]
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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. It’s clear that infectious diseases are not going away. In addition to new deadly pathogens emerging, older viruses are making a comeback and claiming […]
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Did you know Nigeria is one of the 22 countries with the highest rates of tuberculosis in the world? Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation PeriodNo specified incubation period as some people live with latent TB infection without developing the full active TB disease Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis TreatmentUsually involves a 6-12 month course of 4 standard (called […]
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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 NameMeasles Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period10 – 14 days after infection Signs and SymptomsPhase One Phase Two Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis Prevention: What Can You Do? Measles In the News Sources:http://www.who.int/topics/measles/en/http://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html
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Have you ever heard that an insect bite can make you very tired? Well, it’s not a myth… NameTrypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness) TransmissionThrough the bite of an infected tsetse fly GeographyIn 36 sub-Saharan African countries and there are two strains: Incubation Period1 – 3 weeks after infection Signs and SymptomsPhase One (peripheral symptoms) Phase Two […]
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The deadly cough that is making a comeback decades later NamePertussis (Whooping Cough) Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period7 – 10 days after infection Signs and SymptomsPhase One Phase Two DiagnosisLaboratory testing of mucous or blood sample Treatment Prognosis Prevention: What Can You Do? Pertussis In the News Sources:http://www.who.int/topics/pertussis/en/http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/index.html
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