Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is an infection caused by viruses from the enterovirus group which includes enteroviruses, coxsackie viruses, echoviruses and polioviruses.
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What is Tuberculosis? TB is an infection caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a contagious disease. TB bacteria spread from one person to another by air. Children are usually infected after inhaling the bacteria from an adult with TB of the lungs. Not every child becomes sick …
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Hepatitis B is found in blood and body fluids of infected persons, and is spread by direct contact with infected blood or body fluids (including semen, saliva, and fluid from wound).
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The chicken pox virus is also called varicella virus. It is the same virus that can cause shingles. It is a highly contagious disease spread from person to person.
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Mumps is an illness caused by a virus. It typically causes painful swelling of the parotid glands (salivary glands located below the ear at the angle of the jaw).
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Pengenalan SARS telah dilaporkan di selatan China, tetapi pada masa ini terdapat juga laporan daripada kebanyakan Negara Asia, Eropah dan Australia. Pada Februari 2003, World Health Organization (WHO) mengumumkan jangkitan SARS yang pertama merebak dan ianya berakhir pada Julai 2003. Virus ini dikenali sebagai SARS – berkaitan dengan coronavirus yang …
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HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that damages the body's immune system, making the infected person prone to various infections and cancers.
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Dengue fever is a viral disease spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti. There are four types of viruses that cause dengue fever.
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It is highly contagious and spreads by air through droplets from the mouth, nose or throat when an infected person speaks, coughs or sneezes.
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