Ebola hemorrhagic fever

Ebola hemorrhagic fever

Definition:

Ebola is a virus-type disease which the agent is called Ebola-Virus. After this virus makes his way to the body, will start a fever with bleeding which is fatal in 50 to 90% of patient at all condition. First Ebola virus had been discovered at 1976 in one of Sudan province and near Congo. This virus made his way through other African country and killed some people there. Now this virus spread outside of Africa border. This virus is named after a river in Congo.

International Classification of Diseases (WHO)

International Classification of Diseases (WHO)

My next post is about the classification of diseases by WHO (World Health Organization). The official name of this classification is “International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems”. This classification are called “International Classification of Diseases (ICD)” consist of 22 different type of diseases by the version 2010 (latest version is 2010). People who are interested in detail about this classification can also check this official WHO website.

What is disease?

What is disease?

Disease is every abnormal situation in body or mental which can cause uncomfortable situation or organ disorder or cause worries of the person or people around him. Sometime disease called for all injuries, Disabilities, disorders, symptoms, deviant behaviors, or unusual modes of performance or behavior which can be visible or not.

I should mention that usually the terms Disease, illness, ill-health used instead of each other, but they mean different.

Blog introduction:

Blog introduction:

From the time human appeared in the earth, disease was already there and human forced to deal with it. Sometime he won sometime loses and it would lead to death. Humans always thinking how to cure the diseases and its side effects and maximize his lifespan. In the past 600 to 700 years ago many people would die in their young ages which disease was the main cause as expected. Other reason were falling from height or mountain, snake sting or drown. Historian believe smallpox virus was with human back to agricultural era. It means this virus was in existence since 10000 years ago.