Infective Diseases
Malaria is a serious disease that spreads when you’re bitten by a mosquito infected by tiny parasites. When it bites, the mosquito injects malaria parasites into your bloodstream. Malaria is caused by the parasites, not by a virus or by a type of bacterium
Continue ReadingWhat is HIV? HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV infects and destroys cells of your immune system, making it hard to fight off other diseases. When HIV has severely weakened your immune system, it can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Because HIV works backward to insert its instructions into your DNA, it is […]
Continue ReadingHeart disease (the catch-all condition under which heart attack is one subset) accounts for almost one in five deaths among adults between the ages of 25 and 64, according to a recent review in Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine.
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Dengue (DENG-gey) fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Mild dengue fever causes a high fever and flu-like symptoms
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