In the community setting, a needle stick injury usually arises from the accidental puncturing of the skin by a syringe needle left in places...
Infections and Parasites
Acute rheumatic fever is a disease that can occur following an infection caused by the Group A streptococcus bacterium. If untreated, a '...
Anthrax is a disease caused by bacteria carried by wild and domestic animals that eat plants. These bacteria can form spores, which allows the...
Anthrax is caused by a spore forming bacterium, Bacillus anthracis. It is primarily a disease of grazing herbivores such as sheep and cattle,...
Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) is a virus that can be transmitted from bats to humans, causing serious illness. The virus was first identified...
Avian influenza, or 'bird flu', is an infectious viral disease that normally affects only birds. Since 2003, outbreaks of the H5N1...
Bacterial vaginosis is a poorly understood disease. It is associated with several changes in the vagina including:
- less normal...
Balanitis is an inflammation of the glans (head) of the penis. Balanitis is not sexually transmitted. It results from an overgrowth of organisms...
Barmah Forest virus is the name given to a virus that is carried by mosquitoes. The mosquito may have contracted the virus from infected...
What is the risk to humans from bat diseases?
Bats and flying foxes may carry bacteria and viruses which can be...