Can You Get Dengue Fever on Your Next Trip? According to estimates by the World Health Organization, around 2.5 billion people in over 100 countries are at risk of getting dengue…
What You Need To Know About Pandemics This wonderful infographic was sent to us by our friends at Nursing School Hub. It provides a terrific overview of pandemics and we…
Why Thermal Screening At Borders Is Not Effective If you haven’t read our latest blog post that mentions why passenger screening measures for infectious diseases applied at the border are…
Can We Realistically Stop Infectious Diseases at the Border? Everyone is pretty concerned about the possible spread of Ebola virus around the world, especially with the news of cases in Texas,…
First Case of Ebola Diagnosed Outside West Africa — Quarantine In Place A person from Liberia flew to Texas to visit family and became ill after arrival. He went to the hospital but…
How Ebola Spreads: One Doctor’s Tragedy To illustrate how Ebola is being transmitted from person to person and some of the difficulties faced by professionals who are trying to control this…
Total Ebola Cases 3,000+, Deaths 1500+: Is This The Whole Story? The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried that the extent of the Ebola virus disease (Ebola) outbreaks in Guinea, Liberia,…
Why You, As A Traveller, Won’t Catch Ebola The Ebola outbreak affecting 3 countries in West Africa is getting a lot of media attention, and perhaps it should since it is…
So, You Think You Won’t Get Chikungunya Fever While Visiting the Caribbean? You should be aware that there is a raging epidemic of chikungunya fever in the Caribbean. It all…
20 Countries with the Harshest Drug Laws in the World This is a guest post from Ella Moss. Ella is a freelance writer with experience from a major law firm. She…
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