MUST IT ALWAYS BE TYPHOID FEVER?

A young lad met me on my way back from work; “Good day sir, he said; I have been sick for up to two weeks now. My mouth was bitter and I had a fever. I was treated for malaria initially and after which I was placed on several antibiotics but I still feel sick and my mouth is bitter” “They said I have typhoid”. “Who said so?”I queried? Ah! Doctor, I went to the Laboratory and they did Widal test for me and it was high. Then I laughed and replied jokingly; MUST IT ALWAYS BE TYPHOID FEVER?

MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (MERS)

What is MERS?
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS is a viral respiratory illness. It is caused by a coronavirus called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

Burden of the infection

The infection was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. The disease is currently ravaging South Korea The outbreak in South Korea has been the largest outside Saudi Arabia -- where the virus was discovered. But South Korea is far from alone in the battle. As of Wednesday, 1,179 cases of MERS have been confirmed in 25 countries, WHO said. Two of those cases were in the United States -- both were health workers who lived in Saudi Arabia.

HEPATITIS B AWARENESS

Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). 

One-third of the world population has been infected with HBV. 350 million people worldwide have chronic HBV infection. In Nigeria ,the prevalence is about 15-40% depending on the state involved.