Tropical Diseases
Travelers looking for information on travelers health and residents alike will learn all about tropical diseases from what they are to how to treat them. Malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, Chagas, leishmaniosis, Ebola and Marbourg are just a few of the many infectious diseases that affect people living in tropical areas of the planet.
Dengue Fever- Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Dengue fever is fast becoming the most common disease among travelers to tropical countries where dengue is endemic. Common dengue symptoms can be confused with other diseases so timely diagnosis is key to effective treatment of the disease.
Dengue fever is fast becoming the most common disease among travelers to tropical countries where dengue is endemic. Common dengue symptoms can be confused with other diseases so timely diagnosis is key to effective treatment of the disease.
Yellow Fever
Yellow fever can cause skin and eyes to turn yellow when this tropical disease caused by a flavivirus affects the liver. Yellow fever vaccination is an entry requirement for many countries in Africa and South America.
Yellow fever can cause skin and eyes to turn yellow when this tropical disease caused by a flavivirus affects the liver. Yellow fever vaccination is an entry requirement for many countries in Africa and South America.
Typhoid Fever Symptoms and Treatment
Typhoid fever is a serious illness that is usually spread by contaminated food or water and occurs in many developing countries.
Typhoid fever is a serious illness that is usually spread by contaminated food or water and occurs in many developing countries.
Malaria Symptoms
Malaria symptoms are chills high fever sweating and symptoms of malaria may also be watery diarrhea headache vomiting and bloody urine and signs of malaria can be anemia and jaundice.
Malaria symptoms are chills high fever sweating and symptoms of malaria may also be watery diarrhea headache vomiting and bloody urine and signs of malaria can be anemia and jaundice.
Recognize SARS symptoms
SARS symptoms are primarily a fever headache and generalized body ache although other SARS symptoms may be diarrhea and respiratory difficulties
SARS symptoms are primarily a fever headache and generalized body ache although other SARS symptoms may be diarrhea and respiratory difficulties
All About SARS
SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome struck in 2002 and was eliminated in 2003 but SARS could come back at any time causing severe respiratory symptoms.
SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome struck in 2002 and was eliminated in 2003 but SARS could come back at any time causing severe respiratory symptoms.
Buy a Mosquito Net
Mosquito nets to prevent malaria and other infectious diseases come treated with insecticide and untreated and mosquito nets also come in different shapes and sizes. In malaria endemic areas adults and children should sleep under the best mosquito net to prevent malaria and other infectious diseases.
Mosquito nets to prevent malaria and other infectious diseases come treated with insecticide and untreated and mosquito nets also come in different shapes and sizes. In malaria endemic areas adults and children should sleep under the best mosquito net to prevent malaria and other infectious diseases.
Oscar Alberto Bernal Acevedo MD MPH PhD
Dr. Oscar Bernal is a medical doctor and epidemiologist who has worked with Doctors Without Borders for more than 10 years. Dr. Bernal has an MD from the University of Antioquia in Colombia as well as an MPH from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a PhD in public health from the Autonomous University of Barcelona Spain.
Dr. Oscar Bernal is a medical doctor and epidemiologist who has worked with Doctors Without Borders for more than 10 years. Dr. Bernal has an MD from the University of Antioquia in Colombia as well as an MPH from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a PhD in public health from the Autonomous University of Barcelona Spain.
Malaria and Malaria Prevention
All about malaria and malaria prevention such as drug prophylaxis and mosquito nets and insect repellant for travelers and residents in malaria endemic countries in Africa Asia and Latin America.
All about malaria and malaria prevention such as drug prophylaxis and mosquito nets and insect repellant for travelers and residents in malaria endemic countries in Africa Asia and Latin America.
E. coli Inside and Out
E. coli is a naturally ocurring bacteria in the intestines of people and animals but can cause illness if E. coli contaminated food is ingested.
E. coli is a naturally ocurring bacteria in the intestines of people and animals but can cause illness if E. coli contaminated food is ingested.
Norovirus Symptoms
Norovirus symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting although other symptoms of gastroenteritis caused by norovirus also known as food poisoning or the stomach flu can occur such as fever and abdominal cramps.
Norovirus symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting although other symptoms of gastroenteritis caused by norovirus also known as food poisoning or the stomach flu can occur such as fever and abdominal cramps.
Norovirus
Norovirus is spread by contaminated food and is prevented by proper hygiene but its transmission can cause gastroenteritis with symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting the most common norovirus symptoms.
Norovirus is spread by contaminated food and is prevented by proper hygiene but its transmission can cause gastroenteritis with symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting the most common norovirus symptoms.