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Cat scratch disease – Bartonella henselae
Cat scratch disease is a bacterial infection caused by Bartonella henselae. Cat scratch disease is transmitted by cats that have contracted the bacterium through flea droppings.
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HPV infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccination
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COVID-19
In China, several cases of pneumonia were detected in December 2019 and infection with a new coronavirus was confirmed. They named it SARS-CoV-2 and the disease caused by the virus COVID-19.
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Shingles or herpes zoster
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the same virus that most children get when they get chickenpox in childhood. This otherwise harmless virus waits for a second chance, safely hidden in the sensory ganglia of the spinal cord, where it can lie dormant for life. Reawakened, it can cause 10% to 30% of the […]
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Avian influenza A(H5N1)
Avian influenza is cause by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A(H5N1).
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Necrotising fasciitis
Necrotising fasciitis is a severe, rapidly progressing, and invasive soft tissue infection caused by bacteria, most commonly Streptococcus pyogenes, Group A streptococci (GAS).
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Erysipelas
Erysipelas is an acute streptococcal inflammation of the skin, most commonly caused by infection with Group A Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS – Group A Streptococci).
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Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever is a childhood infectious disease caused by Group A Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS – Group A Streptococci).
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