Medical Science

Malaria is a parasitic disease which contributes to around 1 million deaths each year with most numbers being children in the African region. It also gives rise to almost 250 million cases of Malaria each year amounting to millions of…
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Penicillin, the wonder drug first discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 when he was doing a few housekeeping chores—a petri dish was growing some funny looking stuff that caught his attention—is still an important drug but it has created its…
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Human skin is a protective layer and it is the first line of defense against invading microorganisms. During an animal bite, that protective barrier is broken. In addition, various microorganisms that colonize the animal’s mouth enter into the human body…
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Poliomyelitis is a condition which can give rise to lifelong disability and sometimes fatal outcomes that can be prevented by giving a simple vaccine at the earliest stages of life. Being contracted by a virus, the poliomyelitis had engulfed the…
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Helminths are worms with many cells. They are tapeworms, pin-worms, hook worms and round worms, which are among the most common helminths. A person becomes infected whenever they come in contact with helminth worms, which are parasites.  According to World Health Organization,…
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Staphylococcus is a specific type of bacterial infection that can attack the human body at any time.  Although there are more than 20 species of Staphylococcus, only two interact with humans according to Bergey’s Manual (2001) on systematic bacteriology. The…
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There are 460 recognized species of mosquitoes, of which only about 100 transmit the malaria parasite to the human being and only 30 – 40 transmit the most dangerous and deadly of parasites, the Plasmodium falciparum.  The Anopheles gambiae mosquito…
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Each year, more than two million people die from mosquito-borne diseases worldwide, diseases like malaria, yellow fever and dengue fever. In the United States, there aren’t nearly as many people afflicted with mosquito-borne illnesses as there are in places like…
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Staphylococcus is a gram positive bacterium that occurs almost ubiquitously; most people carry staph organisms on their skin surfaces and nasal passages. Intact skin and mucosa are generally effective barriers to staph infections. Unfortunately, the converse is also true, with…
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When the body contracts a viral infection, a healthy immune system will seek to destroy the virus, thereby eliminating the illness.  However, sometimes the immune system’s response to the virus may cause joint inflammation.  In very rare cases this inflammation…
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