Browsing: Infectious Disease

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is caused by an infection developing in the female’s upper genital tract that is usually caused…

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection that infects both men and women. It causes infections in the genitals, throat and…

Like genital herpes, chlamydia is one of the most common bacterial sexually transmissible infection (STI) worldwide with an annual global…

Herpes simplex virus-2, also known as HSV-2, is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections throughout the world and…

On the 5 Oct (Tuesday), Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has issued an advisory on the use of ivermectin for…

COVID-19 Vaccinations Rise  Another month passes by in the midst of the pandemic– but there’s great news imminent on the…

Ear infections are a simplified term for Otitis Media, which is an infection of the middle ear. It involves the…

Gastroenteritis is a condition caused by infection and inflammation of the digestive system. Common and usual symptoms are abdominal cramps,…

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful rash caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same virus responsible for Chickenpox.…

Hepatitis C is yet another infection that affects the liver. It is estimated that hepatitis C (HCV) affects 2.5% of…