Bugs and Drugs
From About.com
Bugs, in this sense, are infectious diseases, from the latest diseases to the most common illnesses. Diseases like mononucleosis, the kissing disease, are practically everywhere and there is no vaccine, whereas the tetanus shot will protect you from an equally common disease. E.coli and salmonella hide in our food. Malaria and dengue fever put fear in every traveler -- and they're spreading. Whether you are at home, on the road or in the air, Bugs and Drugs is your place to find out about prevention, vaccines and drugs that take care of these diseases.
Diseases in Food
All sorts of diseases can be spread in food, causing food poisoning and frequent visits to the toilet.
Bugs Abroad
Travel to foreign countries opens up many opportunities to catch diseases -- find out how to avoid and treat these illnesses.
- Malaria and Malaria Prevention
- Typhoid Fever and Typhoid Shot
- Yellow Fever and Yellow Fever Immunization
Superbugs
Superbugs are organisms resistant to treatment with drugs that used to treat them effectively. Examples are MRSA, XDR TB and Acinetobacter baumannii.
Diseases Typical of Childhood
Meningitis and mononucleosis are examples of diseases that can happen later in life, but also occur in children and adolescents. Learn more about diseases to watch out for in children and adolescents and how to avoid them.
- Bacterial Meningitis 101
- Bacterial Meningitis Prevention
- Meningitis Vaccines
- Mononucleosis- Kissing Disease
- Tetanus- Tetanus Shot
Bioterrorism Agents
Bioterrorism agents include those diseases that are deadly, easily manufactured and diffused to a large group of people and finally, stable enough to last in the environment long enough to infect the victims.
Bugs From Bugs
Many infectious diseases catch a ride on insects that pass them on to humans. Insect borne diseases are found all around the world except Antarctica.
Airborne Diseases
Diseases spread through the air are a concern because we usually have no idea we are being exposed to a disease, so we may not do anything to prevent getting sick.