ANTHROPONOTIC DISEASE (ANTHROPONOSIS)
Spread the lovePreview(opens in a new tab) An anthroponotic disease, or anthroponosis, is an infectious disease in which a disease causing agent carried by humans […]
BIOTERRORISM
Spread the loveBioterrorism is simply defined as the unauthorized, threatened, and deliberate use of microbes (including bacteria, fungi or viruses) and their products (e.g. spores […]
ZOONOTIC INFECTIONS
Spread the loveThe phrase ‘Zoonosis’ is a Greek word that comes from zoon (which means animal) and osis (which means ill). Zoonoses (plural: zoonosis) therefore, […]
MYCOPLASMA AND L-FORM BACTERIA
Spread the loveMycoplasmas or mollicutes are wall-less bacteria.They are a group of bacteria that do not have a cell wall. Wall-less bacteria are pleomorphic, and […]
QUORUM SENSING
Spread the loveQuorum sensing (QS) is defined as the cell-to-cell interaction (communication) between one bacterium and another, and which allows them to share genetic information […]
UPDATE ON COVID-19: What you need to know
Spread the loveCoronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East […]
HEALTHY HABITS TO HELP PREVENT FLU
Spread the love The single best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year, but good health habits like covering your cough and […]
DEFINITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PARASITOLOGY
Spread the lovePublic health is a branch of medical sciences that primarily deals with the surveillance, control, detection and prevention of the emergence and spread […]
REASONS FOR THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF PARASITIC DISEASES IN THE TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL REGIONS
Spread the loveMost of these parasites are usually located and distributed in the tropical regions of the world because of some peculiar features of these […]
LIFE CYCLE OF MOSQUITO
Spread the loveMosquito species including those of Anopheles carry out effective breeding and survival in freshwaters (i.e. waters with low salinity) than in salt waters […]
LEISHMANIASIS
Spread the loveLeishmaniasis is the parasitic disease caused by the protozoal organism, Leishmania. The disease affects the skin, spleen and the liver, and it is […]