Mpox (monkeypox)
Key facts Mpox (monkeypox) is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. Two different clades exist: c…
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Chronic respiratory diseases
Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) affect the airways and other structures of the lungs altering how one can breathe.
Lire la suiteExpanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Disease
Fourteen countries set to finalize their Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Annual Plans of Action with guidance from the World Health Organization’s Expanded Special Project on the Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN).
Lire la suiteLeprosy
Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatus, affecting the skin and peripheral nerves. It is curable with Multiple Drug Therapy (MDT), yet about 19 000 new cases are reported annually in the African region.
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Ear health encompasses numerous conditions that include earaches, tinnitus, vertigo, Meniere’s disease, ear infections and hearing loss.
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Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is transmitted from human to human by the bites of infected female mosquitoes.
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Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is a widespread tropical disease that can be fatal if not treated.
Lire la suiteViral Haemorrhagic Fever
Viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of epidemic prone diseases that are caused by several distinct families of viruses.
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