HEALTH BULLETINS

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Leptospira that can be found in contaminated water or soil. It affects many different kinds of animals and people.

Vog is a mixture of sulfur dioxide and other gases that combine with atmospheric oxygen, moisture, dust, and sunlight, resulting in a ‘hazy mixture’ that diminishes visibility in affected areas, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

The monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes MPox (monkeypox), a disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although less severe.

What is Cervical Cancer? Read on to learn the signs and symptoms of the disease, what treatment options are available, and what preventive measures can be done.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a very contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacteria called Bordatella pertussis which can be easily spread through coughing or sneezing.

Walking pneumonia is a lung infection that is often linked to mild symptoms, that bed rest, or a hospital stay will not be necessary. Someone with the infection may not feel the need to stay home from work or school, thus may be out walking around. That's how the illness got its name.

The International Day of Happiness is a global event arranged by the United Nations annually every 20th of March.

Dengue viruses spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Dengue is the fastest spreading vector-borne disease in the world endemic in 100 countries.

All viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, change over time. The changes may affect the virus's properties, such as how easily it spreads, the associated disease severity, or the performance of vaccines, therapeutic medicines, diagnostic tools, or other public health and social measures.