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#IDFridays Week 19: Madura Foot
Very little is known about this disease which destroys skin, flesh, and bones Name Madura foot (also known as mycetoma) The disease was first reported in the mid-19th century in the Indian town of Madura, which is where it gets its name Transmission A chronic, progressively destructive disease affecting the foot but can also affect […]
#IDFridays Week 16: Diphtheria
This bacteria produces a poison that can spread around the body Name Diphtheria Transmission An infection caused by the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria People become infected through direct physical contact with an infected person: Inhaling respiratory droplets from the infected person coughing or sneezing Touching open sores/skin lesions of an infected person (rare) Geography Worldwide but more common […]
#IDFridays Week 15: Lassa Fever
First discovered in Nigeria, the symptoms of this disease can seem similar to Ebola Name Lassa fever Transmission An infectious haemorrhagic virus which lives in the Mastomys or multimammate rat People become infected mostly through direct contact with infected rats or through food or household items contaminated with infected rodent feces/urine Person-to-person transmission via exposure to blood, tissue, […]
#IDFridays Week 13: Meningitis
There are six different types of meningitis and all have the potential to kill Name Meningitis. The six types are: Bacterial Viral Fungal Parasitic Amoebic Non-infectious In this post, we are focusing on a type of bacterial meningitis called meningococcal meningitis Transmission Meningitis is a serious infection of the thin lining that surrounds the brain […]
#IDFridays Week 12: Chikungunya
This virus is spread through the same mosquitoes that carry Zika and Dengue Name Chikunguya (in the Kimakonde language of Tanzania and Mozambique, “chikungunya” means “to become contorted” which describes patients who are bent over from severe joint pain, one of the symptoms) Transmission The virus is transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on a person already […]
#IDFridays Week 4: Measles
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 Photo Credits: IFRC, CDC Name Measles Transmission Caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family, is highly contagious, and is normally passed through direct contact and through the air Person-to-person transmission mainly occurs through droplets from […]
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