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Black Death
Terrifying Facts
"Most infected people The Black Death killed 30% to 50% of
recover without Europe's population
hospitalization." The black death was not the first
plague epidemic. It was the second
The Black Death set Europe back 150 plague epidemic of the Middle Ages
years The Black Death caused by a bacterium
The Plague took free rides on known as Yersinia pesticides spread
merchant ships by fleas
Patients were often discouraged Black Death set the foundation for the
from bathing during the plague Renaissance
A village voluntarily went into a
Shutdown to stop the disease
spreading
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pandemic incidents in human history
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Germany, Italy, and several other
Eastern European countries
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Small
Pox
THE CHICKENPOX
EPIDEMIC STARTED SINCE
THE TIME OF THE EGYPTIAN
EMPIRE
Smallpox is a contagious disease caused by the variola virus
Smallpox was the first disease to be eliminated from the world
through vaccination
Smallpox causes high fever, prostration, and a characteristic rash
The smallpox vaccine contains a live virus called vaccinia
DID YOU KNOW?
Symptoms The main Chickenpox can Treatment
cause of be prevented
Symptoms chickenpox is by vaccination
that need to the variola
be considered process
such as rashes virus
on the skin,
neck stiffness, Cause
seizures, and
difficulty
walking,
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SPANISH FLU
SPANISH FLU WAS THE DEADLIEST SPANISH FLU HAD MULTIPLE
PANDEMIC THE WORLD HAS EVER WAVES OF OUTBREAKS
SEEN! First wave of the flu was a
relatively mild form
Spanish Flu struck the world Second wave have been much
from 1918-1919. more deadly, due to mutations
Official worldwide death toll of in the virus
the Spanish Flu was 20 to 50 The third wave was almost as
million people lethal as the second wave.
SPANISH FLU DIDN’T EVEN COME MORE US SOLDIERS DIED FROM
FROM SPAIN THE SPANISH FLU THAN IN
BATTLE
In 1918 most countries censored
newspapers in order to avoid Spanish Flu struck the US, it
unwanted coverage struck hard and fast
However, media's Spain could say Estimated around 26,000 men
what they wanted died during this single offensive,
People believe that the flu the greatest loss of American
originated in Spain because it was troops during the entire war
the first European country Otherwise, Spanish Flu killed the
commenting on it. number almost twice.
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Great plague pandemic reported Justinian Plague start off with a
during the reign of the Byzantine mild fever, then swellings start to
emperor Justinian I in the 6th form
century Black blisters and filled with pus,
According historian's Procopius were sign that person had the
outbreak began in Egypt and plague
striking Constantinople in 542 The victims sometimes fall into a
When reached Constantinople, it deep coma and pass away
killed roughly 300,000 people in Fortunate victims would become
the first year delirious and paranoid
First major plague in recorded Justinian plague was fast-acting
history plague that left behind far too
many corpses
FACTS ABOUT THE JUSTINIAN
PLAGUE
JUSTINIAN
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CLICK ON NAVIGATOR TO KNOW IF I HAVE HIV
HIV (human immunodeficiency
virus) is a virus that attacks the
body’s immune system. If HIV is
not treated, it can lead to AIDS
(acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome)
HIV originated with simian
immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs)
in chimpanzees and monkeys
What is HIV?
Where did HIV come from?
The virus jump through human
hunters by eating the meat or
coming into contact with the
blood
HIV may have jumped from
chimpanzees to humans as far
back as the late 1800s
There is currently no treatment
so far. Once people get HIV, they
have it for life
HIV can be controlled with
proper medical care
Someone can have HIV and not
feel sick
It's not just gay men who get
HIV
SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT HIV
AND AIDS
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Know the fact
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 binds tightly to human cells
The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, caused an outbreak of
respiratory disease (COVID-19) and pneumonia in Wuhan,
China
The virus that caused SARS is similar to the COVID-19, both
are types of coronaviruses
The virus that causes COVID-19 binds 10 to 20 times more
tightly to human cells than SARS
Coronavirus can make babies seriously ill
A multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) is affecting
children who positive in SARS-CoV-2 infection
COVID-19 virus can live on surfaces for days
COVID-19 is spread primarily through respiratory
droplets
The virus also spread through the air, but this is more
likely in crowded, indoor areas with poor ventilation than
in areas with plenty of outdoor air and fewer people
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WHAT IS
NIPAH VIRUS
NIPAH VIRUS (NIV) INFECTION A NEWLY
EMERGING ZOONOSIS THAT CAUSES SEVERE
DISEASE IN BOTH ANIMALS AND HUMANS
How it is Transmitted?
Natural host
By consuming fruits
eaten by infected bats
and birds
Through contact with Transmission of NiV to humans
other NiV infected may occur after direct contact
people
with infected bats and pigs
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WHAT IS
BIRD FLU
(H5N1) ?
Bird Flu H5N1
Bird flu, or avian flu, is an infectious type of influenza
that spreads among birds. In rare cases, it can affect
humans
Lots of different strains of bird flu virus. Most of them
don't infect humans
Although H5N1, H7N9 and H5N6 don't infect people
easily several people have been infected around the
world
How bird flu spreads to humans
Bird flu is spread by close contact with an infected bird
(dead or alive)
touching infected birds
killing or preparing infected poultry for cooking
touching droppings or bedding
Symptoms Bird Flu H5N1
sickness stomach pain diarrhoea conjunctivitis
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H1N1 INFLUENZA
SWINE FLU
It is so called because it was first
detected to have the same flu virus
carried by pigs.
In 2009, swine flu became responsible
for a flu pandemic in Mexico, which has
spread worldwide.
The flu epidemic is easily spread among
the elderly, pregnant women and those
with heart, lung, kidney and liver
problems.
Spread through contact with those who
have been infected, cough or sneeze
and touching items that have been
contaminated by someone infected
with the flu virus.
Swine flu symptoms include aching
muscles, fatigue, sore throat, cough,
fever, runny nose, diarrhea or vomiting,
headaches and shortness of breath.
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MERS-CoV
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
SYSMPTOMS The evidence show that
the viruses have been
HEAT present in bats for
some time
This virus spread to
camel by mid 1990s
The viruses appear to
have spread from
camels to human in the
early 2010s
There is no vaccine for
coronavirus infection
COUGH Wash your hands thoroughly
with soap and warm water or
TROUBLE hand sanitizer
BREATHING
More than 100 Avoid to touch The
people have died your eyes, nose, incubation
from Middle East and mouth using period is
fingers
Respiratory Avoid close contact
Syndrome MERS with people who are
which apperaed in infected
2012
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DENGUE FIND
KNOW THE FACTS
AND ACT NOW Dengue mosquitoes breed in
water, including any water
UNDERSTAND containers such as flower pots,
bottles, tyre, cocount shells,
Dengue transmit through bite of storage tanks, and many more
an infected Aedes Mosquito
Dengue Mosquitoes bite
throughout the day especially
between 6 - 8 a.m. and 4 - 6 p.m
DESTROY PREVENT
Dengue mosquito breeding sites Mosquito from breeding by
by safely disposing of items such
as tyre, coconut shell, and bottles covering existing water
that can collect water.
containers including water tanks
and buckets. These should be
scrubbed clean at least every 7
days.
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