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Health files
Understanding Stroke : Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
I) Definition and key figures Sometimes called a “stroke”, a cerebrovascular...
Understanding Yellow fever
I) Definition and key figures Yellow fever is an acute viral disease spread by the bite of an...
Migraine
I) Definition and key figures Migraine is a chronic disease characterized by painful...
Understanding Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic diseases
I) Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic diseases: definition Chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases...
Understanding malaria
I) Definition of Malaria: Malaria is an infectious disease that can be fatal, with initial...
Understanding epilepsy
I) Definition of epilepsy: Epilepsy is a chronic disease that affects the brain. It is one of the...
Understanding Tuberculosis
I) Tuberculosis: definition and key figures Definition: Tuberculosis (TB) is an...
Understanding HIV and AIDS
1) HIV and AIDS: definitions and key figures Definition: from HIV to AIDS AIDS, also known as...
Understanding and preventing prostate cancer
I) Prostate cancer: definition and key figures A) Key figures and facts Each year, 1.3 million...