There are so many diseases that can attack humans anytime and anywhere. The disease is very diverse, some are contagious and are not contagious, some are deadly and not deadly. But as technology advances, we succeed in making the disease that was once deadly not deadly. Even so, we still have to always maintain health and hygiene, because health is expensive. Here are some diseases that can attack humans. Immediately we see the first
1. Rabies
Rabies is a disease that causes acute brain inflammation in humans. This disease is also called mad dog disease. Rabies is caused by the lyssaviruses virus. The virus is most commonly attacked by dog bites, contact with mucous membranes of people affected by rabies, as well as the bite of some other animals infected with rabies. This disease can only be detected after the initial symptoms occur. Symptoms that arise include paralysis, anxiety, insomnia, confusion, abnormal behavior, and hallucinations. Animals that are often affected by rabies are dogs, cats, monkeys, and bats. This disease had an epidemic and every year killed around 26,000 to 55,000 people. The method of prevention is to avoid animal bites, especially pets. If bitten, immediately clean the bite marks with antiseptic soap and running water.
2. Fever
Fever is an infectious disease caused by the Rhinovirus virus that attacks the upper respiratory tract, especially the nose. Symptoms of this disease are coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, and fever. In fact, we do not need to buy medicine because this disease usually resolves by itself after approximately 1 week or 3 weeks. Adults suffer from fever on average two to three times each year. Whereas children are attacked every six to twelve times. This disease can be prevented by maintaining immunity, eating vegetables and fruits, avoiding people who are having a fever, especially when sneezing, and increasing their intake of vitamin C.
3. Polio
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus. This disease can cause paralysis in children. Symptoms do not appear in the first six weeks. The initial symptoms are fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, stiff neck and pain in the hands and feet. Further muscle weakness will occur which causes loss of ability to move. The polio virus spreads through infected feces and food or water that contains human feces or saliva. Polio can be prevented by doing a polio vaccine. But after being infected there is no cure. Fortunately the government is currently aggressively carrying out polio vaccines in infants which caused a drastic decline from 350,000 cases in 1988 to 416 cases in 2013. In 2014 this disease only spread in Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.
4. Herpes
Herpes simplex is a disease caused by a virus from the family Herpesviridae. Herpes is one of the STDs (Sexually Transmitted Disease) because it is very easily transmitted through direct contact with body fluids of an infected person. There is currently no cure for herpes. If the virus is latent, then it will forever be in the patient's body. The way to prevent it is do not do sexual relations with many couples.
5. Typhus
Typhus is a disease caused by Rickettsia bacteria that is transmitted through contaminated food and drinks. Symptoms of typhus are a rash on the chest, fever, cold, weakness, diarrhea, headache, hallucinations, and extreme fatigue. This disease can be cured with antibiotics. How to prevent typhus is to not eat raw fruits and vegetables, drink boiled water, and always wash your hands before eating. Without treatment, 10 to 60 percent of patients will die. According to WHO, typhus kills around 0.2 million people per year.
1. Rabies
Rabies is a disease that causes acute brain inflammation in humans. This disease is also called mad dog disease. Rabies is caused by the lyssaviruses virus. The virus is most commonly attacked by dog bites, contact with mucous membranes of people affected by rabies, as well as the bite of some other animals infected with rabies. This disease can only be detected after the initial symptoms occur. Symptoms that arise include paralysis, anxiety, insomnia, confusion, abnormal behavior, and hallucinations. Animals that are often affected by rabies are dogs, cats, monkeys, and bats. This disease had an epidemic and every year killed around 26,000 to 55,000 people. The method of prevention is to avoid animal bites, especially pets. If bitten, immediately clean the bite marks with antiseptic soap and running water.
2. Fever
Fever is an infectious disease caused by the Rhinovirus virus that attacks the upper respiratory tract, especially the nose. Symptoms of this disease are coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, and fever. In fact, we do not need to buy medicine because this disease usually resolves by itself after approximately 1 week or 3 weeks. Adults suffer from fever on average two to three times each year. Whereas children are attacked every six to twelve times. This disease can be prevented by maintaining immunity, eating vegetables and fruits, avoiding people who are having a fever, especially when sneezing, and increasing their intake of vitamin C.
3. Polio
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus. This disease can cause paralysis in children. Symptoms do not appear in the first six weeks. The initial symptoms are fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, stiff neck and pain in the hands and feet. Further muscle weakness will occur which causes loss of ability to move. The polio virus spreads through infected feces and food or water that contains human feces or saliva. Polio can be prevented by doing a polio vaccine. But after being infected there is no cure. Fortunately the government is currently aggressively carrying out polio vaccines in infants which caused a drastic decline from 350,000 cases in 1988 to 416 cases in 2013. In 2014 this disease only spread in Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.
4. Herpes
Herpes simplex is a disease caused by a virus from the family Herpesviridae. Herpes is one of the STDs (Sexually Transmitted Disease) because it is very easily transmitted through direct contact with body fluids of an infected person. There is currently no cure for herpes. If the virus is latent, then it will forever be in the patient's body. The way to prevent it is do not do sexual relations with many couples.
5. Typhus
Typhus is a disease caused by Rickettsia bacteria that is transmitted through contaminated food and drinks. Symptoms of typhus are a rash on the chest, fever, cold, weakness, diarrhea, headache, hallucinations, and extreme fatigue. This disease can be cured with antibiotics. How to prevent typhus is to not eat raw fruits and vegetables, drink boiled water, and always wash your hands before eating. Without treatment, 10 to 60 percent of patients will die. According to WHO, typhus kills around 0.2 million people per year.
