Disease Encyclopedia
Access clinical protocols, transmission dynamics, and preventive measures for globally tracked conditions.
Influenza A
A highly contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs.
Tuberculosis
An infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, generally affecting the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body.
Malaria
A serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans.
Dengue Fever
A mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions of WHO in recent years. It causes a flu-like illness.
Ebola Virus
A severe, often fatal illness in humans caused by Ebola viruses, transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads through human-to-human transmission.
Cholera
An acute diarrheal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
