Typhoid fever is a bacterial disease, caused by Salmonella typhi ( S.typhi ). It is transmitted through the ingestion of food or drink contaminated by faeces or urine of infected people. A person with typhoid fever has this bacterium in their blood stream and intestinal tract. They can infect the other people by contaminating food [...]

Our genes determine, quite literally, who we are. Everything from our hair and eye color, to our temper, to our hand-eye coordination, to our height and weight and sexual preference is in our genes. Also, you’ll find our propensity toward genetic diseases written there as well. It’s important to understand that genetic diseases doesn’t just [...]

AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is a very serious disease caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). A person gets AIDS when the HIV virus has damaged his body’s defenses or immune system. Once these defenses have been damaged, bacteria and viruses may enter the body, making the person very sick. So HIV information is very [...]

Hepatitis B can be transmitted through body fluid like blood and semen. It is a common cause of liver disease in the world. Hepatitis B information become important for everyone. The symptoms of hepatitis usually appear at 25 to 180 days following exposure. These may also include joint and muscle ache. However some do not [...]

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. It is highly contagious and the virus spreads by droplets from the mouth, nose or throat when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It is most [...]