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Lyme disease
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria that are widespread in Europe, North America and parts of Asia. The bacteria are transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick.
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Suppurative meningitis
Suppurative meningitis is an acute, life-threatening disease. It is caused by a number of bacteria that invade the meninges. 95% of suppurative meningitis is caused by meningococci, pneumococci and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
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Fifth disease (Erythema Infectiosum)
Fifth disease (Erythema Infectiosum) is usually a mild rash. It most often affects young children, schoolchildren and rarely individual adults. Individual cases occur in small outbreaks throughout the year, with epidemics usually every 3 to 7 years, mainly in winter and spring.
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Zika virus
Zika virus is a flavivirus that is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes mosquito. The same species of mosquito also transmits other infectious diseases such as dengue and chikungunya.
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Influenza
Influenza (flu) is an acute viral respiratory illness that spreads very quickly. It occurs mainly during the winter months in the northern hemisphere and threatens the entire population, especially the elderly, people with chronic heart, lung, metabolic and other diseases, and young children.
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Salmonellosis (Salmonella infections)
It is an intestinal infectious disease caused by Salmonella bacteria. It is spread worldwide.
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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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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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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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Avian influenza A(H5N1)
Avian influenza is cause by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A(H5N1).
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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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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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Dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. It occurs in tropical and subtropical parts of the world, mainly in urban areas of Africa, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and the western Pacific.
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Hand, foot and mouth disease – recommendations for kindergartens and schools
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral illness among children. Adults can also get sick. The disease is usually mild and most cases do not require hospitalisation. Rarely, more severe forms of the disease may occur.
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Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E is a viral inflammation of the liver that is very similar to viral hepatitis A. It can occur without obvious signs in the gastrointestinal tract. The disease occurs in the liver and the main symptom is jaundice, which is known as jaundice of the skin and mucous membranes.
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