Tetanus: Causes, Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment and Prevention
Tetanus is an infectious, non-contagious bacterial disease that affects the nervous system. It is contracted through cuts or wounds contaminated with the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria's spores can enter through deep wounds or cuts, such as those caused by nails or knives, but even a scratch can provide a point of entry. People...
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Shingles (Herpes Zoster): Causes, Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment and Prevention
Shingles is a viral infection that can cause a painful rash. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Even after the chickenpox infection ends, the virus remains latent (inactive) in the nervous system for years before reactivating as shingles. Shingles is also often referred to as "herpes zoster."...
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Rubella: Causes, Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment and Prevention
Rubella, known as "German measles", is an acute, contagious viral infection caused by the rubella virus (Rubivirus). While infection with the rubella virus usually causes a mild fever and a rash in children and adults, infection during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, can lead to miscarriage, fetal death, stillbirth, or babies with congenital...
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Rotavirus: Causes, Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment and Prevention
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that infects almost all children by the age of 5. Infection with this virus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in infants and children under 2 years of age. Viewed under a microscope, the virus has the shape of a wheel, which is where its name comes...
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Causes, Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment, and Prevention
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that can affect people of all ages, although infection is more common among children and infants. Studies indicate that almost all children will have had an RSV infection by the age of 2. Even though respiratory syncytial virus is often associated with mild, cold-like symptoms, it...
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Rabies: Causes, Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment and Prevention
Rabies is a viral, zoonotic disease. It is most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. In up to 99% of cases, domestic dogs are responsible for the transmission of the rabies virus to humans. However, rabies can affect both domestic and wild animals. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system...
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Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis): Causes, Symptoms, Transmission, Treatment and Prevention
Poliomyelitis, also known as infantile paralysis, is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by a virus belonging to the Picornaviridae family, which attacks the nervous system. The poliovirus (an RNA virus) generally affects children under 5 years of age. There are 3 types of poliovirus strains (type 1, type 2, and type 3). The...
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