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Yellow fever is a serious infection spread by mosquitoes. It is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease, and “yellow” in the name refers to the jaundice that affects some patients. It…

Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by a virus spread by blood and body fluids.  Whilst we have a lower occurrence of Hepatitis B in the UK,…

Allergies are a very common occurrence throughout the population. In the UK, we have one of the highest rates of allergies per capita in the world with over 20% of…

Typhoid - or Typhoid fever, is a bacterial infection caused by the Salmonella Typhi bacteria.  This illness is spread from person to person, generally when someone goes to the toilet…

There are several kinds of meningitis - viral and bacterial. All types of meningitis affect the meninges, or, the protective membrane surrounding the brain.

Shingles is characterised by a skin rash with painful blisters usually affecting one side of the body - typically the face or torso. It is caused by varicella zoster (VZV),…