most common infectious diseases

This is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. Producer: Centers for Disease Control. Creative Commons license: Public Domain Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses), that affects birds and mammals. The name influenza comes from the Italian ...

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Swine Flu / Information Video

their droppings. Influenza can also be transmitted by saliva, nasal secretions, faeces and blood. Infections also occur through contact with these body fluids or with contaminated surfaces. Flu viruses can remain infectious for about one week at human body temperature, over 30 days at 0 °C (32 °F), and for much longer periods at very low temperatures. Most influenza strains can be inactivated easily by disinfectants and detergents. Flu spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics, ...

Swine Flu FAQ

Dr. Margo Smith, an Infectious Diseases Expert at Washington Hospital Center, answers some of the most common questions about H1N1 aka Swine Flu. Questions include: how is it spread? who is most at risk? how can you protect yourself? ... H1N1 "Swine Flu" "MedStar Health" flu "margo smith" "washington hospital center" "infectious disease" "seasonal flu"

SIRA: Success of Gene Transplant

genetic influences in many of our society's most common diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, heart disease, arthritis and infectious diseases such as AIDS has opened doors not only to improved concepts of drug treatment but also to completely new kinds of treatments that are aimed not at the results of the disease but rather at their causes. Series: "SIRA (Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging)" [11/2005] [Health and Medicine] [Professional ...

Dr. Jimmy Gutman, M.D., recognized glutathione expert and Author

glutathione deficiency. Clinical evidence links low glutathione levels to the most common illnesses of our time as well as newly emerging diseases.Because all other antioxidants depend upon the presence of glutathione to function properly, scientists call it 'the master antioxidant'.Healthy people also benefit from elevated glutathione levels through an enhanced ability to fight off toxins, infectious disease, pre-cancerous cells and the aging process itself. Many world-class athletes ...