diseases

Tetanus

a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles

E. co·li

a bacterium commonly found in the intestines of humans and other animals, where it usually causes no harm. Some strains can cause severe food poisoning, especially in old people and children

sal·mo·nel·la

a bacterium that occurs mainly in the intestine, especially a serotype causing food poisoning

Rabies

a contagious and fatal viral disease of dogs and other mammals that causes madness and convulsions, transmissible through the saliva to humans.

HIV/AIDS

a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy

West Nile Virus

a flavi virus of African origin that can be spread to humans and other mammals via mosquitoes, causing encephalitis and flu like symptoms, with some fatalities.

Anthrax

a notifiable bacterial disease of sheep and cattle, typically affecting the skin and lungs. It can be transmitted to humans, causing severe skin ulceration or a form of pneumonia (also called wool-sorter's disease).

Ebola

an infectious and frequently fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by a filo virus ( Ebola virus ), whose normal host species is unknown

tu·ber·cu·lo·sis

an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs.

poliomyelitis

an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.

Malaria

an intermittent and remit tent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions.

Lung Cancer

is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line the air passages. The abnormal cells do not develop into healthy lung tissue, they divide rapidly and form tumors