La tuberculosis o TB, como se le conoce en inglés, es una enfermedad causada por la bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Estas bacterias por lo general atacan a los pulmones, pero también pueden atacar otras partes del cuerpo, como los riñones, la columna vertebral y el cerebro. Si no se trata ap...ropiadamente, la tuberculosis puede ser mortal
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Colour poster. Aimed at community in Sierra Leone. Explains principles of contact tracing in a simple manner.
If you live or visit an area where cholera is present or has happened before, learn about cholera and take these steps to prevent getting sick.
Website last accessed on 18.03.2023
Education and information about hookworm including fact sheets and information on prevention and control, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Listen and download Ebola Radio Health Messages in Local Languages from the website http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/radio-spots.html
Schistosomiasis is the medical term for Bilharzia.
Bilharzia is an acute and chronic disease caused by schistosome parasitic worms.
You cannot see the parasite when it enters your body.
The worms can stay in the body from 5 to 30 years.
At least 261 million people required.
El brote de la enfermedad del coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) podría ser estresante para las personas. El temor y la ansiedad acerca de una enfermedad pueden ser abrumadores y causar emociones fuertes en los adultos y los niños. Sobrellevar el estrés hará que usted, las personas que usted quiere y s...u comunidad sean más fuertes. Cada persona reacciona de manera diferente a las situaciones estresantes. La manera en que responda al brote puede depender de sus antecedentes, las cosas que lo distingan a usted de las demás personas y de la comunidad en la que viva.
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A World of Healthy People Who are Protected from Vaccine-Preventable Disease, Disability, and Death. Progress toward that vision is structured around five capacity building goals, and implemented using four guiding principles, to achieve health impact objectives.
COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you from getting COVID-19. You may have some side effects, which are normal signs that your body is building protection. These side effects may affect your ability to do daily activities, but they should go away in a few days. Some people have no side effects.
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Learn how to protect your pregnancy from dengue.
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Ready-made materials you can use to inform your healthcare teams and other staff
La prueba cutánea de la tuberculina le indicará si alguna vez ha tenido los microbios de la tuberculosis (TB) en el cuerpo.