Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person’s thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being. Depressed mood is a feature of some psychiatric syndromes such as major depressive disorder, but it may also be a normal temporary reaction to life events such as bereavement, a symptom of some bodily ailments or a side effect…
Introduction. Lassa Fever is an acute viral illness that occurs in West Africa. It was first discovered in Lassa, Borno State Nigeria in 1969 when two missionary nurses died of the disease while in Nigeria. Infection linked to exposure to food contaminated by the animal vector for Lassa Fever- the multimammate rat “Mastomysnatalensis” very common…
Introduction. Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) is most often caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitides. Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the meninges – the thin covering of the brain and spinal cord. Other causes include viral, fungal, parasitic and non – infectious. While previous epidemic outbreaks of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in Nigeria were caused by…