Health topics — Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)

Listeriosis

Key facts Listeriosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes are widely distributed i…

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Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) belongs to the Bunyaviridae virus family.

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Guinea-Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis)

Guinea-worm disease, or dracunculiasis, is a parasitic disease that is transmitted through drinking stagnant water that has been contaminated with a tiny parasite-infected flea.

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Tetanus

FactsheetKey FactsTetanus is acquired through infection of a cut or wound with the spores of the bacterium Clostridium tetani, and most cases occur wi…

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Rift Valley Fever

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease that affects mainly animals and occasionally humans.

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Trachoma

Trachoma is one of the oldest infectious diseases known to mankind.

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Chemical Safety

Chemical Safety is achieved by undertaking all activities involving chemicals

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Yaws (Endemic treponematoses)

Key factsYaws is a chronic disfiguring and debilitating childhood infectious disease.Yaws affects skin, bone and cartilageYaws is currently endemic in…

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