Early 20th century saw the outbreak of a deadly mysterious disease, pellagra that could cause anything from fever to dementia to death. The disease that had killed over 100,000 people by the end of 1914 was shrouded in deep mystery because of the fact that the epidemic was largely limited to the...

In the beginning diseases were thought to be a kind of punishment from God, rather than an infection caused by a foreign body. Later this was found to be untrue, and we now have an entire field of science devoted to the study of these diseases, the foreign bodies that cause them, and treatments for ...

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the most devastating diseases in the world. It is not a matter of national, religion, race, or sexual orientation. It is rather a fact of someone being exposed to the virus. No one wants to get HIV but if one has unprotected sex or uses a dirty needle then ...

HIV has been a steadily increasing disease in the United States over the last twenty years. In the past year alone two million new women have become infected with the disease while eighteen point five were already carriers. Roughly one point one million women died last year due to this trag...

What would the human race be like if we did not have some of today's modern medicines? It would probably be just like it was 200 years ago. Doctors "claiming" to know cures forsome of the world's most infectious diseases, and then treating them in the some of themost inhuman way...

The disease known as Asiatic cholera first infiltrated Great Britain in 1831, with its arrival in Sunderland1. From there, it broke out in epidemic proportions through 1832. Three more epidemics would follow the 1832 outbreak, 1848, 1854, and 1866. Cholera is defined as an acute infecti...

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...

In 1981, a new fatal, infectious disease was diagnosed--AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome). It began in major cities, such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco. People, mostly homosexual men and intravenous drug users, were dying from very rare lung infections or from a ca...

Animal Protein Vs Antibiotics. The production of animal protein has dramatically changed during the last twenty years. Traditional farming methods were based on the natural biological cycles of the animals. The cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, rabbits and hogs were always free to roam around the far...

AIDS: The Quiet Rise in America English 112-78 10/11/01 For an epidemic that has exploded around the world and is claiming thousands of lives everyday, AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) surfaced very quietly in the United States. On June 4, 1981, a weekly newslette...

Mononucleosis Mononucleosis is an infectious disease found in humans, in which the blood and tissues contain mononuclear leukocytes. These are white blood cells with only one nucleus, either monocytes or lymphocytes. An infectious disease is a disease that can give you an infec...

My topic is about AIDS and the HIV virus. My article explains how the immune cells come back when the HIV drugs have been no longer given to the patient. The scientist in my article have discovered that given a break in medication. The immune system may have a chance to fight against the HIV and A...

Scientific researchers at a U.S. military research institute have come a step closer to creating a therapy for the deadly Ebola virus but are a long way from development of a treatment for humans, a study published in Friday's issue of the journal Science said. ``These results suggest that it is...

Donna Kundu In some parts of the world there are still wars being fought and dictators in power. There are societies which consider themselves at the peak of evolution and progress. They are able to create state of the art automobiles, luxurious homes, efficient and organized industries, comple...

AIDS AIDS: Is it a Modern Plague? In some parts of the world there are still wars being fought and dictators in power. There are societies which consider themselves at the peak of evolution and progress. They are able to create state of the art automobiles, luxurious homes, efficient and org...

AIDS: Is it a Modern Plague? In some parts of the world there are still wars being fought and dictators in power. There are societies which consider themselves at the peak of evolution and progress. They are able to create state of the art automobiles, luxurious homes, efficient and orga...

Some people think that HIV or AIDS is something that other people need to worry about like homosexuals, drug users, and people who sleep around. These ideas are mistaken. All young people need to take the threat of HIV seriously, except for the ones who are abstinent. HIV (scientifically known as...