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What is Tetanus?
Tetanus is an infection of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). The disease is rare, but often fatal. It is caused when the bacterium Clostridium tetani (pronounced claw-STRID-eeum TEHT-uh-nee) enters the body. The bacterium often enters the body through wounds or cuts exposed to soil. Tetanus can easily be prevented [...]
Rabies is a disease humans may get from being bitten by an animal infected with the rabies virus. Rabies has been recognized for over 4,000 years. Yet, despite great advances in diagnosing and preventing it, today rabies is almost always deadly in humans who contract it and do not receive treatment.
Rabies can be totally prevented. [...]
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite that’s transmitted by mosquitoes. The illness results in recurrent attacks of chills and fever, and it can be deadly.
Estimate your risk of being exposed to malaria. You can find out from the Destinations section of this website if there is risk of malaria in the count
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Millions of Americans suffer from it, but what really are the causes of heart disease? There is almost as many myths and misinformation about the causes of heart disease as there are actual causes. Everything from fatty foods, to high cholesterol, to lack of exercise is included in the list of causes of heart disease, [...]
Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but sometimes it can be severe.
Cholera has been very rare in industrialized nations for the last 100 years; however, the disease is still common today in other parts of the [...]