Meningitis
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by either bacterial or viral infection.
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Motion sickness- Client
Motion sickness relates to the body's sense of balance and equilibrium or spatial orientation.
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Parasites
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism and in the process harms this organism. |
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Tick bite fever
Tick bite fever (rickettsia) is caused by a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks. This condition occurs in many areas of the world and is known by a variety of names
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Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever is an acute severe illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. The infection may affect many organ systems in the body. |
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Yellow fever
Yellow fever is an acute, mosquito-borne viral disease that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas. Its effects range from mild symptoms to severe illness and death.
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Haemorrhagic diseases- Client
Haemorrhagic diseases, such as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, are diseases that cause severe bleeding abnormalities, and are often fatal.
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Bilharzia
Five species of the flatworm or blood flukes, also known as schistosomes, cause the main forms of human bilharzia or schistosomiasis. |
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Malaria
Malaria has been recognised as a disease for thousands of years. Descriptions of the disease date from as far back as 1700 BC in China, and 1570 BC in Egypt. |
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Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria, which usually attack the lungs (pulmonary TB). The bacteria can destroy parts of the lungs |
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Insect bites - children- Client
Insect bites are a common problem in children and may be difficult to diagnose.
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Hepatitis B
"Hepatitis" simply means that the liver is inflamed. Signs that indicate that the liver is inflamed include: |
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SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a contagious and sometimes fatal viral respiratory illness. The first case of SARS was reported in 2002, in China.
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever - Client
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral disease of humans which occurs in Africa, eastern Europe and Asia. |
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Jet lag
Jet lag results when one's “physiological clock” gets disrupted when one flies from east to west or vice versa to destinations in different time zones. |
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Chikungunya fever
Chikungunya fever is a viral disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes. |
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10 short steps to holiday hell
Leave these 10 things at home, and any holiday could become hell overnight. |
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Stingers of the sea
Some are so poisonous they can kill you; others can cause severe pain. These are the marine creatures you don't want to bump into on your seaside holiday. |
