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Hace 2 días · An outbreak is an increase in cases for a short time in a limited area. A common source outbreak is an epidemic which arises from a single source of infection, and where most people fall ill after the same incubation period.
Hace 5 días · An emotional breakdown, also known as a nervous breakdown, mental breakdown, or mental health crisis, is a period of severe emotional distress, during which a person may feel paralyzed and entirely incapable of coping with challenges, says Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and professor at Yeshiva University.
Hace 2 días · Tuberculosis; Other names: Phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, consumption, great white plague: Chest X-ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis: Infection in both lungs is marked by white arrow-heads, and the formation of a cavity is marked by black arrows.: Specialty: Infectious disease, pulmonology: Symptoms: Chronic cough, fever, cough with bloody mucus, weight loss
Hace 2 días · SARS, highly contagious respiratory illness characterized by a persistent fever, headache, and bodily discomfort, followed by a dry cough that may progress to great difficulty in breathing. SARS first appeared in November 2002 in Guangdong province, China, and a specific vaccine for it has not yet been developed.
Hace 4 días · A zoonosis ( / zoʊˈɒnəsɪs, ˌzoʊəˈnoʊsɪs /; [1] plural zoonoses) or zoonotic disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion) that can jump from a non-human (usually a vertebrate) to a human and vice versa. [1] [2] [3]
Hace 4 días · Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi bacteria, also called Salmonella typhi. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several days. This is commonly accompanied by weakness, abdominal pain, constipation, headaches, and mild vomiting.
Hace 3 días · Bird flu, a viral respiratory disease of poultry and other bird species, including migratory waterbirds, that can be transmitted to humans. The first known human cases were reported in 1997. Outbreaks of avian influenza viruses later increased in frequency. Learn about bird flu viral subtypes and their detection.
