Public Health

We fight germs with our white blood cells and the fluids that carry them. Together, they for our immune system, our best defense against germs. But there is a type of germ that doesn't attack...

The Centers for Disease Control has stated that we are in the midst of a pandemic due to the H1N1 flu virus. Most people who do contract the illness do recover, but it is still important to know...

MRSA, also known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a strain of staph infection that usually occurs in hospitals, nursing homes or other health care settings. It generally causes...

Salmonella Typhi was first isolated in 1880 by Karl J. Erberth and is a multi-organ bacterium that lives in the lymphathic tissue of the small intestine, liver, spleen and bloodstream of infected...

HPV (human papilloma virus) is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseased in the U.S. The Mayo Clinic For Medical Research and the Centers For Disease Control estimate that at any given...

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes AIDS. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 55,000 people are infected in the United States each year.

Chickenpox is one of the most common illnesses that afflict young people, particularly children under 12. Unless they have been vaccinated, most children will contract chickenpox before reaching...

The influenza virus most commonly spreads from humans to humans. The virus can be carried in droplets catapulted to other people when an infected person sneezes or coughs. The virus lands on...

Africa is the continent that has been affected the most by HIV/AIDS over the past 30 years. Surpassing malaria, AIDS is the number one killer in sub-Saharan Africa, taking the lives of over one...

The thought of parasites is enough to make anyone's skin crawl. Parasites are tiny worms and other organisms that live their entire lives in or on a host creature. Although we would like to think...

There are certain types of intestinal parasites that people can catch from dogs. Children are more likely to be infected with intestinal parasites than adults for a number of reasons, including...

"The flu" is any illness caused by the influenza virus. There are many strains of the virus, causing illnesses ranging from very mild to potentially life-threatening. Flu can hit at any time of...

Infections caused by MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) are killing more people each year than AIDS, according to the Center for Disease Control. These “superbugs” are actually...

Hepatitis C is an inflammatory liver disease that can be an acute (short term) illness, but may turn chronic (long term) and lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer. The disease is highly contagious and...

While the specific origin of AIDS, or the virus that causes it, HIV, has never been concretely determined, scientists have been able to track it to chimpanzees. The production of the polio vaccine...

Hundreds of diseases are present in the world. Many diseases are transmitted by vector-borne arthropods, such as mosquitoes, fleas and ticks. Other diseases can be transmitted from animal to...

While statistics on HIV infection have yet to be calculated for 2009, as of last year over 2 million children were infected with the virus globally. Due to a lack of knowledge regarding HIV...

There are four primary ways for a person to become infected with HIV, the first being via unprotected vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone infected. The second is through a blood transfusion...

The Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) estimates that there are 200 to 300 million new cases of malaria a year, with 2 to 3 million of those resulting in death. The Center for...

There are two types of influenza virus that are commonly spread: type A and type B. The virus is spread from person to person through drops of moisture. The moisture drops infected with the...

To effectively avoid swine flu, you first need to know how to catch swine flu. Swine influenza, or swine flu, is a virus hosted by sick pigs. Swine flu is contracted and spread between people like...

The swine flu is spread from human to human though sneezing and coughing of those infected. In this article you will learn the basic precautionary measures to prevent from getting infected by the...

Swine flu is a respiratory infection found in pigs that can effect people. Once a person is infected, those who are infected can pass the swine flu on to others. Since this disease has been...

Helicobacter pylori is a type of germ, or bacteria, that survives inside the stomach. While most people have this germ, a portion of those infected will experience inflammation of the stomach...

A mosquito becomes infected with yellow fever virus, part of the Flaviviridae group, by biting either an infected human or an infected non-human primate. The types of mosquito that become infected...

Infection always is a risk following an ear piercing, even if a sterile procedure is followed. Proper hand washing remains the best prevention against harmful bacteria and infection, but if a...