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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
80% of people with this virus don’t have any symptoms Name West Nile Virus aka WNV (name comes from the West Nile district of Uganda where it was discovered in 1937) Transmission A virus that lives in birds but can spread to and infect humans, horses, and other mammals When mosquitoes bite birds infected with […]
You can get this illness from the food you eat and the water you drink Name Typhoid fever Transmission A serious illness caused by a bacteria called Salmonella Typhi that can spread throughout the body and affect many organs The Salmonella Typhi bacteria live in humans (in the bloodstream and intestinal tract) and exit the body in the feces […]
A swine flu pandemic in 2009 killed more than 284,000 people worldwide NameSwine flu (swine influenza) Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period4 – 6 days after infection Signs and Symptoms Symptoms are very similar to the symptoms of a normal human flu virus: DiagnosisLaboratory testing of a respiratory sample Treatment Prognosis Prevention: What Can You Do? Swine […]
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