Wild animals and even your beloved pets can infect you with rabies, a disease that is nearly 100% fatal NameRabies Transmission Geography Worldwide (in 150 countries and on every continent except Antarctica) Incubation PeriodThe incubation period varies widely as people have been reported to have incubation periods of 5 days to several years Signs and […]
Very little is known about this disease which destroys skin, flesh, and bones NameMadura foot (also known as mycetoma) Transmission Geography The organisms that cause Madura foot can be found worldwide, but there is a ‘Mycetoma/Madura foot belt’ consisting of the following countries: Incubation PeriodMadura foot is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and as such, there […]
Today we attended an event convened by Unilever Nigeria, a supporter of our #ItStartsWithMe campaign. Unilever Nigeria partnered with Lagos Business School to host the interactive session with Unilever Plc’s Global CEO, Mr.Paul Polman. The event took place in Lagos and focused on operating businesses in a sustainable and responsible way. Here are some of the […]
Today we did our final #ItStartsWithMe school visit before school ends across Lagos state for summer holidays. It was a very special visit because we went to State Senior Grammar School in Surulere, a school for hearing impaired students. To help us communicate with the students, a teacher used sign language to translate our talk. This helped […]
This tropical disease affects the skin and bones and the spiral bacteria that cause it are closely related to the bacteria that cause the sexually transmitted disease syphilis NameYaws Transmission Geography Incubation Period9 – 90 days (the average is 21 days) Signs and Symptoms There are four stages: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary. Primary Secondary Latent […]
Another day, another #ItStartsWithMe school visit, and more happy students ready to stay clean and healthy with the products Unilever Nigeria kindly donated to DRASA for this school campaign. Check them out: Today at New Era Senior High School we spoke to the students about the importance of washing their hands and keeping good hygiene habits. […]