The bacteria, Ricketsia, is a unusual form of bacteria. Not only, can this bacteria metastasize into several different infections, but the only way it can survive is inside of a host (eg. human body or animal body).
1. Rickettsia Infection can be the culprit for several diseases, such as, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or the Q [...]
“Sleep tight; don’t let the bed bugs bite!” Seriously, if your bed happens to be South American or African region; do not let them bite! An infected mosquito can inject an individual with the West Nile Virus, Malaria, and the most severe, lesser known, Yellow Fever. Each year, Yellow Fever infects an estimated 200,000, and [...]
What if I told you; the soil beneath your feet, contains a bacteria that lives up to 40 years, and if contracted has a 30% of killing you…Clostridium tetani, more commonly known as tetanus; is a microscopic bacterial spore, which lives in the environment.
1. The tetanus toxin, tetanospasmin, ranks as one of the most potent [...]
Last year, 850 United States citizens woke up with a slightly stiff neck and the hint of a headache. A day or so later, they contracted a fever. Four days later, the individual is experiencing insensate vomiting and even the occasional seizure. Two weeks, after all the symptoms began; they are dead. This is the [...]
Try and think for a moment on when you got chicken pox. Remember how annoying it was to have that constant itch? Even better, remember how relieving it was to wake up with all of your symptoms erased? Well, what if I told you that while your chicken pox lie dormant, another infection was lurking [...]
Infectious diseases can be a scary thing. The pathogenic microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and prions, are invisible to the human eye. These invisible pathogens can cause debilitating diseases that can change one’s life forever. Some infectious diseases are highly contagious and are, fittingly, also known as contagious diseases. Infectious diseases may [...]