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#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 NameLegionnaires’ Disease (the name comes from a 1976 outbreak at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia) Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period Signs and SymptomsLegionnaires’ disease can be hard to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to […]
#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 NameScarlet Fever Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period1 – 7 days Signs and Symptoms DiagnosisLaboratory testing of a throat swab TreatmentAntibiotics will cure the infection Prognosis Prevention: What Can You Do? Scarlet Fever In the News Sources:http://www.cdc.gov/features/scarletfever/
#IDFridays Week 6: Yellow Fever
This infectious disease gets its name from one of its more prominent symptoms: yellow eyes NameYellow Fever Transmission Geography31 African countries and 13 South American countries Incubation Period3 – 6 days Signs and Symptoms Phase One (most infected people are not ill or only develop a mild illness) Phase Two (~15% of cases progress to this more severe […]
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