Pertussis

Pertussis

Pertussis Definition: Pertussis (also known as Whooping cough or a 100-day cough) is an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis…
Tetanus (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention)

Tetanus (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention)

Tetanus (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention) Definition: Tetanus is a serious bacterial (Clostridium tetani) disease that affects our nervous system, leading to painful muscle contractions, particularly…
Tetanus (Causes, Symptom, and Complications)

Tetanus (Causes, Symptom, and Complications)

Tetanus (Causes, Symptom, and Complications) Definition: Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a serious disease that attacks the nervous system with the potentially deadly bacteria…
Mumps (Complications and Prevention)

Mumps (Complications and Prevention)

Mumps (Complications and Prevention) Definition: Mumps is a viral infection that primarily affects saliva-producing (salivary) glands that are located near our ears and it is…
Diphtheria (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention)

Diphtheria (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention)

Diphtheria (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention) Definition: Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheria, which primarily infects the throat and upper airways,…
Diphtheria (Causes, Symptom, and Complications)

Diphtheria (Causes, Symptom, and Complications)

Diphtheria (Causes, Symptom, and Complications) Definition: Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection, caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheria, which affects the mucous membranes of the throat…
Rubella (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention)

Rubella (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention)

Rubella (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention) Definition: Rubella, which is also known as German measles, is a viral infection that causes a red rash on the…
Rubella (Causes, Symptom and Complications)

Rubella (Causes, Symptom and Complications)

Rubella Definition: Rubella, also called German measles or three-day measles, is a contagious viral infection best known by its distinctive red rash. Aside from the…
Measles (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention)

Measles (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention)

Measles (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention) Definition: Measles is a viral disease that can spread rapidly. Also called rubeola, measles can be serious and even fatal…
Measles (Causes, Symptom, and Complications)

Measles (Causes, Symptom, and Complications)

Measles (Causes, Symptom, and Complications) Definition: Measles (also called rubeola or morbilli) is a childhood infection caused by a virus. Once quite common, measles can…
Ischemia

Ischemia

Ischemia Definition: Ischemia (is-KE’me-ah) is a serious condition in which there are inadequate blood flow and oxygen to a specific part of the body. It…
About Typhus

About Typhus

About Typhus Definition: Typhus is a disease caused by infection with one or more rickettsial bacteria. It is also known as typhus fever. Common symptoms…
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