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#IDFridays Week 20: Rabies
Wild animals and even your beloved pets can infect you with rabies, a disease that is nearly 100% fatal Name Rabies Transmission A disease caused by the rabies virus The virus is most often transmitted through the bite of an infected animal when the infected animal saliva enters the human body Domestic dogs are the […]
#IDFridays Week 18: Yaws
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 Name Yaws Transmission Yaws is part of a group of chronic bacterial infections called treponematoses The sexually transmitted disease syphilis is also part of this group, but yaws […]
#IDFridays Week 17: Guinea Worm Disease
These parasitic worms are known as “fiery serpents” for the sensation they cause Name Guinea Worm Disease (also known as dracunculiasis) Transmission The disease is caused by a parasite – a worm known as the Guinea worm which is transmitted to humans through contaminated drinking water When someone drinks from a source contaminated with the Guinea worm […]
#IDFridays Week 14: Elephantiasis
This disease can make your limbs look like the legs of an elephant Name Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis Transmission An infectious tropical disease caused by three types of filarial parasites (thread-like roundworms) These microscopic worms live in the lymphatic system for an average of 5–8 years and disrupt the immune system Mosquitoes transmit the […]
#IDFridays Week 11: Dengue
Surpassing malaria, dengue is the fastest growing mosquito-borne disease in the world Name Dengue Transmission A disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses The viruses are transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito It occasionally develops into a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue which has become a […]
#IDFridays Week 10: Mumps
If you have lumps on your face, you may have mumps… Name Mumps Transmission A contagious infection caused by a virus People can contract the virus when exposed to saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person (when they sneeze, cough, talk, etc.) It may also spread via direct contact […]
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