Author: Veronika Prošek Charvátová

Ebola Virus Disease is a serious infectious disease that is often fatal in humans. The first symptoms include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. Then, the symptoms become severe: vomiting, diarrhoea, rash and internal and external bleeding. The time from when you get infected to having symptoms can vary from two days up… Continue reading Ebola

Diarrhoeal disease is among the leading causes of death in young children. It can be life-threatening for adults too but children are more vulnerable. Diarrhoea that is severe and/or lasts several days can cause dangerous dehydration and loss of minerals vital for the healthy functioning of your body. If there’s also another infection, the disease… Continue reading Diarrhoeal disease

Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne illness that causes a number of severe symptoms and may result in death – up to 40 per cent of infected people die. It is caused by infection with the CCHF virus and affects people in the range of the Hyalomma tick, which is throughout Africa, the Middle… Continue reading Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever

Cholera is disease caused by bacteria called Vibrio cholerae and can cause a range of symptoms from mild to severe. The onset of the disease is quick and about one in 10 people who get infected will experience severe symptoms, such as watery diarrhoea, vomiting and muscle cramps. In this case, cholera becomes life-threatening because it leads… Continue reading Cholera

Cervical cancer is a type of cancer – an abnormal and dangerous growth of cells – which starts in the cervix. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus (womb) connecting it to the vagina. Typically, cervical cancer develops slowly and normal cervical cells don’t simply become cancer cells – they go through… Continue reading Cervical cancer

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. These bacteria live in the soil and both domestic and wild animals can get infected by them. It mainly affects grazing animals (cows, sheep, goats, antelope, deer) when they eat contaminated grass or drink contaminated water. People are usually infected through contact with sick… Continue reading Anthrax

Avian influenza (or bird flu) is a disease of birds caused by viruses. There are several strains (types) of the bird flu virus and the symptoms in birds vary from fairly mild to severe. It affects domestic poultry as well as wild birds. Infected birds spread the virus through their saliva, faeces and other body… Continue reading Avian influenza (bird flu)