Diseases of Human

SMALL POX - disease is a

serious, highly contagious, and
often life-threatening infection
marked by a rash of
round pox (blisters) on the
face, arms, and legs. It is
caused by the Variola virus.

EBOLA - disease (EVD) is a rare

and often-fatal infection caused
by one of the five strains of
the Ebola virus.

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

(HEART DISEASE)
Cardiovascular
disease generally refers to
conditions that involve
narrowed or blocked blood
vessels that can lead to a heart
attack, chest pain (angina) or
stroke. Other heart conditions,
such as those that affect
your heart's muscle, valves or
rhythm, also are considered
forms of heart disease.

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE Basically a fancy way of saying

stroke, this happens when blood
flow to a part of the brain is
interrupted because a blood
vessel is blocked or bursts open.

TETANUS it is a medical
condition characterized by a
prolonged contraction of
skeletal muscle fibers.
Infection generally occurs
through wound contamination
and often involves a cut or
deep puncture wound. As the
infection progresses, muscle
spasms develop in the jaw
(thus the name lockjaw) and
elsewhere in the body.

Acute respiratory distress

syndrome (ARDS) is a rapidly
developing, life-threatening
condition in which the lung is
injured to the point where it

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE
PULMONARY DISEASE
is a type of obstructive lung
disease characterized by long
term poor airflow.

LUNG CANCER and smoking often,

but not always, go hand in hand.
As lung cancer stages advance,
lung cancer symptoms include

can't properly do its job of

moving air in and out of
the blood.

coughing, wheezing, shortness of

breath, and bloody mucus.