Tuberculosis is a deadly disease that kills more people worldwide than any other identified infectious disease. Tuberculosis has declined in the United States but it is still deadly and can not be ignored. The disease particularly infects people of racial and ethnic minorities, specifically Lati...

Influenza Influenza is an infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by the specific virus of the genus Orthomyxovirus. It is a highly contagious infection, that affects all age groups. Influenza is most dangerous in the very young, the elderly and people with chronic diseases. It is prob...

*INFECTIOUS MONUCLEOSIS* I Choose Mononucleosis for my disease report because it is a contagious illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), mainly know as the kissing disease. Mononucleosis really interested me because the disease is mainly found in people of the ages 15 - 24 which is t...

The symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of infections that do not normally develop in people with healthy immune systems. These infections are termed "opportunistic infections." Patients with AIDS have had their immune system destroyed by HIV and are susceptible to such opportunistic infectio...

The symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of infections that do not normally develop in people with healthy immune systems. These infections are termed "opportunistic infections." Patients with AIDS have had their immune system destroyed by HIV and are susceptible to such opportunistic infec...

Tetanus Tetanus is a serious, sometimes fatal, disease caused by the infection of a puncture wound in the skin by spores containing the bacterium, Clostridium tetani. These bacterial spores are commonly found in soil, animal excrement, house dust, operating rooms, contaminated heroin, and mo...

âHantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) HPS is a virus and an infectious respiratory disease caused by the Hantavirus, a Biosafety Level 4 pathogen, which could probably be found in your own back yard. Without the proper care, HPS is a typically fatal. This "hantavirus" belongs a group...

The Ebola Virus Disease is one of the only monsters left in our world today. While other mysteries have been solved, conquered and done away with, disease still afflicts people today. Among the many illnesses that afflict our world, those most damaging are usually caused by viruses. Included in t...

Diseases E. coli are germs that normally live the intestines of people and animals. The most common symptoms are severe stomach cramps and diarrhea. E. coli lives in the intestines of healthy cattle and can get into the meat when cattle are slaughtered. The germs are killed whe...

Diphtheria Diphtheria, an infectious disease in humans, is a serious bacterial infection. This disease can be fatal if left untreated. The bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes diphtheria. (mom's book) The bacteria usually grow and multiply on or near the mucous membranes in the thro...

Are Humans and Beasts Too Close for Comfort? Are humans and animals in too close contact for disease dispersal? This question that is asked in the May 2000 article, Germs and sickness in a shrinking world, of "U.S. News online" is one that needs to be looked at very directly. "...

Are Humans and Beasts Too Close for Comfort? Are humans and animals in too close contact for disease dispersal? This question that is asked in the May 2000 article, Germs and sickness in a shrinking world, of "U.S. News online" is one that needs to be looked at very directly. "...