Archives: Diseases & Conditions

  • December 13, 2025
    Tetanus is commonly known as lockjaw because the condition often causes your jaw muscles to lock, making it hard to…
  • December 13, 2025
    SARS is transmitted through close contact with an infected person, primarily via respiratory droplets produced by coughing or sneezing.
  • December 13, 2025
    Once a person begins showing signs and symptoms of rabies, the disease is nearly always fatal. For this reason, anyone…
  • December 13, 2025
    Approximately 35% of people reported with MERS-CoV infection have died according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • December 13, 2025
    Measles is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90% of the people close to that person…
  • December 13, 2025
    COVID-19 can range from mild to life-threatening, and some people develop long-term symptoms known as 'Long COVID'.
  • December 13, 2025
    Once you have had chickenpox, the virus stays in your body and can reactivate later in life as a painful…
  • December 13, 2025
    A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real…
  • December 13, 2025
    Rubella is generally mild in children and adults, but it can cause devastating birth defects if a woman is infected…
  • December 13, 2025
    Obsessions are unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images, or urges that trigger intensely distressing feelings.