Malaria

What is Hemolytic Anemia? Hemolytic anemia is a condition in which an individual does not have enough healthy red blood cells in the body. Red blood cells usually last approximately 120 days in the body. In hemolytic anemia, red blood cells in the blood are destroyed earlier than expected. The spleen traps and destroys healthy red blood cells. Hemolytic anemia occurs when the bone marrow is unable to replace the red blood cells that are destroyed. It can also come from red…

Is the new virus, Zika, a pressing threat to America? The dangerous pandemic of the Zika infection contamination in South and Central America is the latest of four startling landings of vital arthropod-borne viral maladies in the Western Hemisphere in the course of recent years (Fauci). The primary concern is South and Central America’s inability to contain the Zika virus causes it to be an eminent threat spreading to North America. The rapid spread of this virus is a pressing threat to…

Hepatitis A (Botkin’s disease) – main causes and possible methods of treatment Basic causes of Botkin’s disease Any person can carry Hepatitis A and may not even know about the infection. One can become infected even without a direct contact. The main reason of virus transmission is nonobservance of basic hygiene rules. Among the most widely spread factors of infection we can mention the following: • Not washing hands after visiting the toilet, • Sharing dishes at mealtimes, • Sharing of…

Recently, a tremendous news coverage on the topic of the Zika virus and its potential connection to Microcephaly have occurred. Does anyone know what the medical condition named Microcephaly is? Well, Microcephaly literally translates to small brain, and children born with this illness have abnormally small heads and brains. This condition can be genetic, or caused through external factors such as drugs, alcohol, or viruses. As the Zika virus spreads, an increasing number of cases of…

The Pan American Health Organization have put out a few recommendations to combat the Zika outbreak. The organization suggests reducing and eliminating any mosquito breeding site on your property. Related to this, people should close off their homes to mosquitos. Such methods include using window screens rather than an open window with no screen. Also, the PAHO recommends sleeping under a mosquito net to prevent bites while you are asleep. Visitors to areas with a Zika outbreak should wear…

The Zika virus in Rio causes issues that can’t be ignored during the Olympics. For example, athletes dropped out of the Rio Olympics so they won’t get in contact with it. Also, some experts believe the Olympics in Rio should be cancelled. The disease causes panic for individuals who are wondering if they have it in their bodies. The known reasons for a person two have Zika virus are from Zika carrying mosquitoes or human contact. There is more information about the Zika virus in Rio during the…

River blindness, also known as Onchocerciasis or Robles disease is an illness caused by an infection through a parasitic warm known as onchocerca volvulus. Since its first diagnosis and naming, river blindness has become a serious problem to many individuals especially in parts of Africa, Yemen, and South America. In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that onchocerciasis had not caused a single death. However, the illness had become a global burden by causing disability adjusted…

In 2002 the West Nile virus epidemic was the largest human encephalitis even documented in the Western Hemisphere. The West Nile virus has been reported in 44 states and the District of Columbia; the reported human cases have been in 39 states and the District of Columbia. In the early 1990s, a virus subtype with greater epidemic potential and virulence facilitated the geographic expansion and westward spread of WNV; in 1999 the West Nile virus first appeared in the Western hemisphere. The broad…

Albinism is most common—and most feared—in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, one in about 1,400 children are born with it. In North America and Europe, the rate is far lower, about one in 20,000. A parent may have normal skin and hair pigmentation and mate with a partner who looks the same but, if each carries the recessive gene for albinism, a child will be born with the condition. Albinos, or people with albinism, the term they prefer, suffer reduced eyesight and increased risk of skin cancer,…

A. Summary: In the wake of Zika virus, group of scientists tried to understand the cause and effect of this virus. Zika virus was carried by a mosquito. This virus was first experienced by an infant in Brazil as of 2015 and started to spread over Panama, Haiti, Mexico, and the United States. Scientists studied that Zika virus has led to microcephaly, as well as problems with the eyes, ears, and joints of the human infants. Moreover, because of this virus, infants might have seizures and…