Anthrax is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by infection with the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax is caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis, a hardy spore-forming bacterium that can survive long periods of time … Read more
In Europe, Lyme disease is caused by infection with one or more of the European pathogenic spirochete genospecies B. burgdorferi sensu lato, mainly carried by the tick Ixodes ricinus. Not all deer ticks are infected … Read more
Gastrointestinal (stomach and intestine) rotavirus infection affecting young children. Worldwide, rotavirus infection remains the leading cause of death in infants and children. Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants and … Read more
Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease that is widely spread among humans, as well as some other primates and humans, due to the bite of yellow fever-infected mosquitoes. The yellow fever virus (or flavivirus) … Read more
Vaccinations are effective and offer good protection against many serious diseases. Those who are vaccinated are more likely to be protected against a specific disease. The germs in vaccines can be killed or weakened, but … Read more
Chronic waste disease (CWD) is a white deer disease that can lead to the death of up to 80 percent of deer in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects young children and young adults in the USA and Canada. The disease is caused by a bacillus, a rod-shaped bacterium known as Mycobacterium leprae. … Read more
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite toxoplasma gondii and is usually transmitted by a parasite that enters the body through the mouth, for example by eating under cooked meat. Although most toxoplasmosis sufferers … Read more
Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by the development of vocal tones, known as tics. TS belongs to a group of disorders of the developing nervous system called “tic” disorders. There is no … Read more
Meningitis is a condition in which the fluid in the cerebral spine (CSF), the thin membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord, swells. It is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection that … Read more