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How can you get scarlet fever?
bacteria called erythrogenic exotoxin invade your body through breathing in air-borne droplets from an infected person's sneeze, direct contact with an infected person, or by touching something that an infected person has touched.
How may people a year are infected with scarlet fever?
Zero
What bacteria causes yellow fever?
Yellow Fever and Dengue fever are caused by viruses in the Flavivirus family. They are related but they are very different. Dengue viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes from infected people to healthy people. Yellow fever virus is also transmitted by mosquitoes from sick people to healthy people but may also be transmitted from infected monkeys to healthy monkeys or people.
Signs and symptoms of pyomyositis?
Pyomyositis is a bacterial infection of the skeletal muscles, which are attached directly to the bones in the human body. It is usually caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, the same bacteria that causes pneumonia and toxic shock syndrome. Pyomyositis causes several symptoms, both in the infected muscle and in the body as a whole. The disease starts with a low-grade fever and pain in the infected muscle. As the disease progresses, the sufferer may feel severe pain in the muscle. Pus may be present in the infected area. If the disease is allowed to progress, the affected person could die.
When a person gets bitten by a squirrels does it get infected?
It can. It may or may not.
How is TB transmitted?
Bacteria that cause TB are usually transmitted by coughs, sneezes, or small particles of moisture sprayed from an infected person's mouth while speaking. These small particles may contain very few bacteria, but if they are inhaled into another person's lungs and multiply, that person may contract TB. The bacteria may also enter the body through skin wounds, including tattoos and body piercings with unsterilized insturments. Via droplet infection
What's Diphtheria?
Diphtheria is a contagious bacteria that can lead to sore throat, low-grade fever, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, enlarged lymph nodes on your neck, a grayish membrane may form over the bridge of your nose, throat and tonsils may block your airway causing it to be difficult to swallow. It is transmitted by person to person though close contact with the discharge from an infected person's eyes, nose, throat or skin. Diphtheria demands immediate attention- any delay may lead to death. The infected person should be hospitalized, isolated and treated with antibiotics such as penicillin. Diphtheria is also known as Corynebacterium diptheriae.Diptheria is an upper respiratory tract illness. Symptoms of the disease are low fever, sore throat, swollen neck, and swelling of the tonsils, pharynx, and nasal cavity. The disease is spread through physical contact and breathing the air-borne secretions of the infected. The disease has been largely wiped out through vaccinations.
Is dengue fever caught by human contact?
Dengue is primarily transmitted by the bite of a certain type of mosquito (see related link.) Dengue may also be transmitted via infected blood products and through organ donation. Transmission from mother to child during pregnancy or at birth may also occur.
How is dengue fever transmitted?
Denegue is transmitted from person to person via the female Aedes mosquitoes. Mosquitoes acquire the virus while feeding on the blood of an infected person. Once infective a mosquito is capable of transmitting the virus to for the rest of its life, during probing and blood feeding. Infected female mosquitoes may also transmit the virus to the next generation of mosquitoes.
How long do fever's usually last?
The answer for an average fever is one week.Some fevers may be shorter and some may last a lot longer, depending on the cause of the fever. They can be caused by heat stroke, bacteria, viruses and various cancers.
When was the zika virus found?
Zika virus was discovered in Uganda, Africa in 1947. Zika virus is a mosquito borne disease & is carried by the same mosquito that carries dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya. The person infected with Zika virus may suffer from fever, joint pain, rashes, and headache. You can prevent yourself from getting infected with Zika virus by following some easy steps.
How do people get louse-borne relapsing fever?
In LBRF, a louse must be crushed or smashed in order for Borrelia to be released. The bacteria then enter the human body through areas where the person may have scratched
