DENGUE What is it? It´s an infectious febrile disease caused by a subtype of a virus called Arbovirus. How is it acquired? The disease is transmitted by the sting of a mosquito of the genus Aedes. It isn´t transmitted by direct contact from person to person, nor by water or food. What does one experience?… Continuar lendo DENGUE
Categoria: Infectious Disease
GIARDIASIS
GIARDIASIS Alternative names: Giardia infection; Traveler's diarrhea; Giardia lamblia; G Lamblia What is it? Intestinal infection caused by a one-celled protozoan restricted to the small intestine and biliary tract. This parasite presents in the trophozoites form, which are active forms living and reproducing themselves in the host, and in the cyst form – the parasite's… Continuar lendo GIARDIASIS
LEPTOSPIROSIS
LEPTOSPIROSIS Jae En Chung, M.D., Infectology Specialist. Alternative names: Canine typhus, Stuttgart disease. What is it? Infectious disease with involvement of several organs of the body, caused by bacteria called Leptospira. How is it acquired? Rodents are the main reservoirs of the disease. Bovine, ovine and caprine cattle act as carriers. Transmission occurs… Continuar lendo LEPTOSPIROSIS
TETANUS
TETANUS What is it? It is a severe infection caused by the toxin of a bacterium called clostridium that enters the organism through skin lesions such as wounds, scratches, animal bites. Tetanus is not a contagious disease. How does one acquire it? The bacterium is found in the feces of animals, or humans, deposited in… Continuar lendo TETANUS