Medicine and Disease

As the tourism industry grows, it is important to know as much as possible about your destination, especially if it is a country with a high potential for contracting an infectious disease. […]

There are organizations that collect data from all over the world in an attempt to prevent outbreaks of diseases. They operate via various methods. […]

When Napoleon set out to invade Russia, his army was half a million-man strong. He came back with only 7000. Disease inflicted a much greater blow to his army than any other enemy. […]

The medical fraternity is taking crucial steps for preventing the spread of nosocomial infections. […]

Hospitals with an experienced team can certainly make the difference between life and death. However, patients can also acquire nosocomial infections in several ways when they are admitted. […]

Anti-retroviral therapy drugs first gave hope to HIV patients. Currently, there are six ART drugs used in treating HIV. […]

In spite of all the HIV prevention efforts, a vaccine will be required to end the global HIV-1 pandemic. The challenge in the development of such a vaccine appears unprecedented. […]

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, which isn’t really a disease. AIDS is a complicated syndrome with many symptoms, and is the last stage of an HIV infection. […]

Dr. Semmelweis’s crucial observations drastically brought down the maternal mortality rate in Vienna in 1847. […]