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Chikungunya

Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. It is caused by the chikungunya virus and is characterized by sudden fever and joint pain that can be severe and debilitating.

Posted August 20, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 3 min read

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Ebola Virus Infection

Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that causes fever, body aches, and diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding inside and outside the body. As the virus spreads through the body, it damages the immune system and organs. Ultimately, it causes levels of blood-clotting cells to drop. This leads to severe, uncontrollable bleeding.

Posted August 20, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 2 min read

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Measles

Measles is a childhood infection caused by a virus. Once quite common, measles can now almost always be prevented with a vaccine. Also called rubeola, measles spreads easily and can be serious and even fatal for small children.

Posted August 20, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 4 min read

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Mumps

Mumps is an infection caused by a virus that’s easily spread through saliva and mucus. It usually happens in kids who haven’t been immunized. Mumps can affect any part of the body, but it mostly affects saliva-making glands below and in front of the ears (called parotid glands).

Posted August 20, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 2 min read

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Lassa Fever

Lassa fever is a viral disease that’s spread by rats. It mainly affects people in parts of West Africa, where there are about 300,000 cases of Lassa fever and about 5,000 deaths from it each year.