About Thalassemia Thalassemia is an inherited (i.e., passed from parents to children through genes) blood disorder caused when the body doesn’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin, an important part of red blood cells. When there isn’t enough hemoglobin, …
About Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria or Listeria monocytogenes is a type of bacteria found in soil, vegetation, water, sewage and even the faeces of animals and …
About Sickle Cell disease Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that affect hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen through the body. Normally, red blood cells are disc-shaped and flexible enough to move easily through …
About Nipah Virus Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus that can be transmitted to humans from animals (such as bats or pigs) and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly between people. Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae …
About Thalassemia Thalassemia is an inherited (i.e., passed from parents to children through genes) blood disorder caused when the body doesn’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin, an important part of red blood cells. When there isn’t enough hemoglobin, …
What is HIV? HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. It is spread by contact with certain bodily fluids of a person with HIV, most commonly during unprotected intercourse , from mother to foetus …
Pre Exposure Prophylaxis PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is medicine people at risk for HIV take to prevent getting HIV from sex or injection drug use. PrEP can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body. Antiretroviral Therapy Antiretroviral …