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#IDFridays Week 9: Malaria
Malaria: Is this parasite Africa’s smallest killer? Photo Credits: Softpedia, Smithsonian Name Malaria (the name is derived from mala aria – or ‘bad air’ in Italian – as Ancient Romans believed that swamp fumes produced the illness) Transmission A life-threatening disease caused by the plasmodium parasite There are over 100 species of this parasite P. falciparum, the most […]
#IDFridays Week 8: Legionnaires’ Disease
This bacteria lives in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, fountains, and other water systems Photo Credits: ABC News, Video Hive Name Legionnaires’ Disease (the name comes from a 1976 outbreak at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia) Transmission A respiratory disease caused by Legionella bacteria When the Legionella bacteria infect the lungs and cause pneumonia it is called Legionnaires’ […]
#IDFridays Week 7: Scarlet Fever
This is another fever that gets its name from one of its more prominent symptoms: redness Photo Credits: MedBullet, Britannica Name Scarlet Fever Transmission A bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria (also affects a small percentage of people who have streptococcal skin infections or strep throat) The highly contagious bacteria is spread from person to […]
#IDFridays Week 6: Yellow Fever
This infectious disease gets its name from one of its more prominent symptoms: yellow eyes Photo Credit: Al Alarabiya Name Yellow Fever Transmission A viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes or Haemagogus species mosquito People cannot directly infect each other However, infected people can infect mosquitos which can go on to bite and infect new […]
#IDFridays Week 5: Tuberculosis
Did you know Nigeria is one of the 22 countries with the highest rates of tuberculosis in the world? Photo Credits: PBS, BBC Name Tuberculosis Transmission Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis There are two types of TB infection: ~1/3 of the world’s population is infected with the TB […]
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