Levels of public health surveillance
Public health surveillance: Public health surveillance is the systematic process of data collection, analysis, and interpretation with the routinely dissemination of these data to concern […]
Health and Diseases
Dynamics of disease transmission: Reservoir, Mode of transmission and Susceptible host
Diseases are transmitted from the source of infection to susceptible host. The medical model of infectious disease transmission consists of three interlinked chains. They are: […]
Fragile X syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Fragile X syndrome (FXS): Fragile X syndrome is also known as marker X syndrome or Martin-Bell syndrome. It is one of the genetic disorders that […]
Leishmaniasis: Visceral (kala-azar), Cutaneous, Lupoid and Mucocutaneous
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala-azar: Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) also known as kala-azar or black fever or dum-dum fever, is the most severe form of leishmaniasis. […]
Hookworm infection: life cycle, transmission, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
Hookworms: Hookworms are parasitic nematode that lives in the small intestine of mammalian host such as dog, cat or humans. They are characterized by their […]
Leprosy: clinical diagnosis and treatment
Specimens: It includes nasal mucosa, skin lesions, ear lobules. Occasionally, lymph nodes and affected nerves. Method of collecting of skin smears: Slit and scrap method: […]
Leprosy: transmission, pathogenesis and clinical features
Leprosy: Hansen’s disease (leprosy) is a chronic granulomatous disease of humans primarily involving the skin, peripheral nerves and nasal mucosa but capable of affecting any […]
Marfan syndrome: genetics, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Marfan syndrome: Marfan syndrome is one of the genetic disorders i.e. the child inherits from their parents. It is a condition that affects the connective […]
Cystic Fibrosis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Cystic fibrosis: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the genetic diseases i.e. it can be inherited to offspring. It is the condition where the mucus […]
Alpha-Thalassemia: Causes, symptoms, types, diagnosis and treatment
Thalassemia Thalassemia is a common term for a group of inheritable, genetic diseases characterized by reduced levels of Hemoglobin, low RBCs production and anemia. There […]