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Disease of the Month: Cervical Cancer
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Disease of the Month: Cervical Cancer

“Get Informed, Get Screened, Get Vaccinated” – WHO Introduction: Cervical cancer is the 4th most common cancer among women and 7th most commonly occurring cancer overall. When a malignant growth or tumor occurs in the cells lining the walls of the cervix, it is called cervical cancer. The cervix is the narrow, lower part of the uterus…
January 12, 2023

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Disease of the Month: AIDS
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Disease of the Month: AIDS

“Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV”  -Theme of the year 2022  Introduction: HIV/AIDS is one of the top 10 cause of mortality. It is a chronic, epidemic disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a virus that infect WBC’s CD4 T-cell of the immune system. HIV, a type of retrovirus that isn't…
December 20, 2022

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Disease of the Month: Dengue Disease
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Disease of the Month: Dengue Diseas

In India, 16 May is observed as National Dengue Day. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease transmitted by female mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti species infected by any of the four dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4)2. These mosquitoes belong to the family Flaviviridae. They bite during the day. As per WHO reports,…
May 16, 2022

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Disease of the Month: Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)
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Disease of the Month: Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)

INTRODUCTION Chagas disease also known by the name American trypanosomiasis, is a zoonotic infection, caused by protozoan flagellate Trypanosoma cruzi (kissing bugs). It is potentially a life-threatening infection transmitted to people and animals from the feces of blood-sucking bugs which belong to the subfamily of Triatominae2. Among all the vectors, Rhodnius proxilus, Panstrongylus megistus, and…
April 14, 2022

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