diseases and disorders

Many factors affect whether you will be more or less suceptible to viral infection and the course of a viral infection. Factors which are important include the genotype of the…

Arbo Map (map by CDC of disease presence such as dengue, west nile).  Maculopapular Rash Diseases caused by Viruses Measles (Rubeola): Every year hundreds of thousands of childen in the developing…

See CDC Introduction: Pneumococcal disease is a name for any infection caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus. Bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, can cause many types of infections. Some of these infections…

See CDC Pneumonia is common across all age groups but it is a leading cause of death among the old and immunosupressed. There are two broad classifications, community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and hospital…

Antibiotic Resistance Genes Database (ARDB) Antimicrobial Drugs in general Due to the fact that bacteria differ with eukaryotics with respect to morphology ,  and metabolism, many antibacterial drugs have been…

WHO list of bacteria for which antibiotics are urgently needed     NYC Public Health testing laboratory manual (good resource for types of viral and bacterial diseases and tests used to identify them)…

CDC Travellers Reccomendations by Country:  Mexico Smart Traveller (diseases you can get overseas) Infectious Diseases Generally: (see also bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases) Prions: prions are proteinaceous infectious particles containing, apparently,…

Avian   Avian influenza virus (AIV): Avian influenaze viruses (AIV) are negative-sense isngle-stranded segmented genomes. They are encapsulated by envelopes containg the surface proteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (N) and are…

Stroke occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain is suddenly blocked by occlusion (ischemic stroke, responsible for about 90% of strokes). The acute death of brain…

Hemorrhagic stroke accounts for about 15% of all strokes but is associated with a disproportionate degree of morbidity. Studies have indicated that inflammatory processes may be involved in exacerbating brain…