Noise, hearing loss, and other health effects

January 15, 2022 - Noise is basically an unwanted sound. And ambient noise, also known as background noise, is all of the noise from the en...
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Toxicants

January 14, 2022 - Toxicology studies chemicals, substances, and agents that negatively affect the health of humans and other living organi...
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Exposure Assessment

January 13, 2022 - Exposure Assessment. There are voluntary exposures and involuntary exposures. An example of a voluntary exposure is a pe...
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Work Related Asthma

January 12, 2022 - There are two types of work-related asthma (occupational asthma and work exacerbated asthma). Occupational asthma is a n...
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Zika Virus

January 10, 2022 - Aedes is the genus of mosquito that is the vector for Zika, Dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. The Aedes mosquitos b...
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Syphilis

January 09, 2022 - Syphilis is caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum, a gram-negative bacterium that only infects humans. S...
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Strep Throat and Other Group A Strep Infections

January 08, 2022 - Group A strep causes strep throat. Strep pyogenes, a gram-positive bacterium, is the main etiologic agent of Group A str...
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Aspergillosis

January 07, 2022 - Aspergillus is caused by a group of related fungi, mold. There are around 50 species of aspergillus that cause human dis...
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Hepatitis C

January 06, 2022 - Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C virus. The hepatitis C virus is an R.N.A. virus. A flavivirus. Hepatitis C was...
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Malaria

January 05, 2022 - Malaria is a deadly disease caused by a group of intracellular protozoan parasites (four species of intracellular parasi...
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HIV AIDS

January 04, 2022 - H.I.V./ AIDS is caused by the H.I.V. virus, the human immunodeficiency virus, an R.N.A. virus that replicates by reverse...
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Tuberculosis

January 03, 2022 - Tuberculosis causes a great burden of disease globally. There are an estimated 10 million cases of active T.B. in the wo...
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Motorcycle Helmets

January 02, 2022 - T.E. Lawrence of Arabia died of severe head injuries secondary to a motorcycle accident in 1935 during the victory perio...
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Smallpox Eradication

January 02, 2022 - Smallpox is the only human disease to have been eradicated. Smallpox was certified as eradicated in 1980. The last case...
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Road Deaths, Focusing on Vulnerable Road Users

January 01, 2022 - Rideshare e-bike usage has increased significantly in urban cities during the pandemic. Many people seem to be choosing...
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