On Dec. 23, 2003, the FDA was alerted to the first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, in the United States. The infected cow from a farm in Washington had been slaughtered two weeks earlier and the meat and byproducts from the animal traveled the normal slaughtering path.
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection transmitted by a certain type of tick called lxodes scapularis, also called the deer tick or black-legged tick.
Hantavirus is a potentially deadly disease caused by a virus carried by rodents. Hantavirus can cause Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), which causes the lungs to fill with fluid, and can cause respiratory failure.
Working months at a time, over two-thirds of India's 3 million long-haul truckers have frequent unprotected sex, according to a study cited by the international charity AVERT.
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors, such as alcohol abuse, some medications and trauma. Its various forms affect millions of Americans.
Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa
Dengue, a rapidly expanding disease in most tropical and subtropical areas of the world, has become the most important arboviral disease of humans. More than 2.5 billion persons now live in areas at risk of infection.
