CORONAVIRUS
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning […]
LASSA FEVER
Lassa fever is an acute febrile illness, with bleeding and death in severe cases. It is caused by the Lassa fever virus with an incubation period of 6-21 days. The virus is named after the town in Borno, Nigeria where the first cases occurred. LASSA FEVER CASES As at 24th of January 2020, Nigeria Centre […]
LEPROSY
Leprosy (also known as Hanson’s disease) is a long-lasting infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (Bacteria).Every year over 3500 people are diagnosed with leprosy and about 25% of patients having some degree of disability. Stigma and the discrimination against persons and communities affected by leprosy in Nigeria is very high, due to the myths and superstitions […]
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease. According to WHO, there are about 1.38 million new cases and 458 000 deaths from breast cancer each year. Breast cancer […]
Poliomyelitis
On 24th October 2019, WHO marked the World Polio Day. Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children under 5 years of age. 1 in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis. Among those paralysed, 5% to 10% die when their breathing muscles become immobilized. However, thanks to the global polio […]
World Sight Day
World Sight Day—the most important advocacy and communications day in the eye health calendar—is on 10 October 2019. It aims to focus global attention on vision impairment and blindness. The International Classification of Diseases 11 (2018) classifies vision impairment into two groups, distance and near presenting vision impairment. A person’s experience of vision impairment varies […]
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2019: FOCUS ON SUICIDE PREVENTION WHO is encouraging all to prepare to take “40 seconds […]
WORLD DEAF DAY
World Deaf Day is celebrated every year in last week (last Sunday) of the month of September to draw the attention of general public, politicians and development authorities towards the achievements of the deaf people as well as deaf people community. The theme is Full Inclusion with Sign Language Sign languages are fully fledged natural […]
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RABIES
Rabies is an infectious viral disease that is almost always fatal following the onset of clinical symptoms. In up to 99% of cases, domestic dogs are responsible for rabies virus transmission to humans. Yet, rabies can affect both domestic and wild animals. It is spread to people through bites or scratches, usually via saliva. World […]