Cholera in the Context of Global Health Inequities

Cholera is caused by bacteria and is usually spread by dirty water. It leads to serious diarrhea and losing a lot of water. If cholera is not treated, it can kill within hours, even in people who were healthy before.In developed countries, cholera is almost completely gone thanks to modern sewage and water cleaning. But … Read more

Gonorrhoea and non-gonococcal urethritis

The World Health Organization estimated that 106.1 million new cases of gonorrhoea would arise globally in 2008. In most of Europe, the diagnosis rates of gonorrhoea are rising. Infections with bacteria spread sexually are second most common in the UK. There were 21% more new gonorrhoea diagnoses in England in 2012 overall and 37% more … Read more

Chlamydia trachomatis

According to World Health Organization estimates, 105 million new cases of chlamydia were recorded globally in 2008. The most frequent STD in the US had 1.4 million documented cases in 2011. It continues to be the most typically diagnosed bacterial sexually transmitted infection in Europe and the UK. One obligatory intracellular pathogen of the Chlamydia … Read more