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Marburg Virus Disease: The Deadly Cousin of Ebola
Imagine a virus so deadly that it kills up to 9 out of every 10 people it infects, causing severe…
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Malaria: The Ancient Killer Still Threatening Millions
Imagine a disease so ancient that it affected the dinosaurs, so deadly that it has killed more people throughout history…
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Lymphatic Filariasis: Understanding the Disease That Causes Elephant-Like Swelling
Imagine waking up one day to find your leg has swollen to twice its normal size, becoming so heavy that…
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Leishmaniasis: Group of diseases caused by protozoan parasites transmitted by sandflies
Dr. Fatima Ahmed (Gedaref State, Sudan) watched helplessly as 8-year-old Amina wasted away in the rural health center bed. Six…
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Lead poisoning: Naturally occurring toxic metal with widespread environmental contamination
Dr. Amara Diallo (Dakar, Senegal) noticed something was wrong with 4-year-old Ibrahim when his grandmother brought him to the pediatric…
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Lassa fever: Acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus
Dr. Chioma Okonkwo (Ondo State, Nigeria) was working the night shift at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Ondo City when…
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Landslides: Large masses of soil, rocks or debris moving down slopes
Rosa Martínez (Guatemala) heard the sound first—a deep rumbling like distant thunder, but the sky was clear. It was 3:00…
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International Health Regulations: Legal framework for managing cross-border health risks
Dr. Amina Hassan (Guinea) was working at the Guéckédou District Hospital when a 2-year-old boy arrived with fever, vomiting, and…
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Intellectual property and trade: Rights affecting medicines access and innovation
Dr. Thandiwe Nkosi (Johannesburg, South Africa) watched helplessly as her patient died. It was March 2001. The patient, a 34-year-old…
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Influenza (seasonal): Acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses
Margaret Anderson (Chicago, USA) thought she just had a bad cold. She was 72, generally healthy, lived independently, and prided…
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Influenza (avian and other zoonotic): Animal influenza viruses infecting humans
Nguyen Van Hai (Vietnam) never imagined that caring for his chickens would nearly kill him. A small-scale poultry farmer in…
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Infodemic: Too much information including false or misleading information during disease outbreak
Carlos Mendez (São Paulo, Brazil) watched his father die from COVID-19 in April 2020, gasping for breath in their cramped…
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Infertility: Disease of reproductive system affecting millions globally
Priya and Raj Sharma (Mumbai, India) sat silently in the doctor’s office, holding hands, bracing for the verdict. Five years…
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Infant nutrition: Fundamental to child’s health from birth through adulthood
Amina Ibrahim (Kano, Nigeria) was desperate. Her six-month-old daughter Zainab was dying. The baby who had been plump and healthy…
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Infection prevention and control: Preventing patients and health workers from avoidable infections
Nurse Maria Santos (Manila, Philippines) walked into the neonatal intensive care unit for her night shift in 2019, expecting a…
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