The term “hepatitis” refers to a family of diseases that result in liver inflammation and can be chronic and long-lasting. There are a few different types of hepatitis, all of which are viral diseases. These include Hepatitis A, B, and C. When the the liver is affected by these viruses, it
Hepatitis B is part of a group of viruses that affect the liver and also include Hepatitis A and Hepatitis C. According to the World Health Organizaiton (WHO Fact Sheet), approximately two billion people around the world have the disease and nearly 600,000 die from complications of Hepatitis B every
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a virus that can infect both humans and animals. In humans, the virus creates a swelling reaction in the membranes surrounding the brain, potentially causing long-term brain damage to nerves and tissues. The disease is transmitted through mosquito bites, similar to West Nile Virus. In the
The disease of rabies is viral in form, causing a quick and severe infection of the central nervous system, leading to inflammation of the brain (encephalitis). Rabies affects animals that are warm-blooded, and is passed on from species-to-species. For example, if a rabies-infected dog were to bite a human, the
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a common and often lethal disease which typically attacks the lungs, although it can affect other parts of the body. About 1/10th of latent infections will progress to the active disease, which if not treated properly kills more than half of people infected. About
Typhoid (also known as Typhoid fever) is a widespread universal bacterial disease. It is transmitted when water or food is contaminated with an infected person’s feces and ingested by another person. It has various names, including slow fever, nervous fever, gastric fever, and abdominal typhus. The impact of the disease