It may be hard to believe, but these outdated diseases still exist and are sometimes quite common. If you don't take precautions, you can get seriously ill or even die.
Measles
People who refuse vaccinations are the reason for the re-spread of measles, which has been almost completely eradicated in some countries thanks to modern vaccines. This contagious disease spreads by air or through direct contact with the sick person, patients can infect people for four days, which lasts an incubation period. After this, a characteristic rash appears all over the body. In addition to the rash, symptoms include severe fever, sore throat, redness of the eyes, and the appearance of white rashes in the mouth. Complications include deafness, brain damage, and death, especially in young children.
Plague
Yes, this is the same disease that spread rapidly throughout Europe in the fourteenth century and killed millions of people. For example, in the United States, there are about seventeen cases of plague per year. The bacterium that causes the disease has not disappeared anywhere, it is transmitted through insect bites or contact with infected or dead rodents. The disease causes fever, weakness and excruciating swelling of the lymph nodes. Septic plague also causes a blood infection, which causes skin and tissues to blacken and die. Cases of this disease are rare, because modern hygiene and sanitary conditions are much better than in the Middle Ages. If you respond in time, antibiotics are effective treatments. If the disease is ignored, the danger of death is up to sixty, and in some forms - up to one hundred percent.
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Whooping cough
How dangerous can a cough be? Extremely. Whooping cough, also known as choking cough, starts out like a common cold but then leads to a cough so severe that it causes vomiting, a flushed or blue face, and extreme tiredness. The disease is characterized by a sharp intake of air, as if a person were suffocating. Hundreds of thousands of cases occur around the world every year. Children under two months of age are at greatest risk because they are too young to be vaccinated. It is recommended to vaccinate pregnant women, as well as all close relatives who will be in contact with the child.
Yellow fever
The disease is spread by infected mosquitoes and begins with flu-like symptoms. Sometimes it leads to fever, internal bleeding, seizures, internal organ failure and even death. There is a vaccine for yellow fever, but during outbreaks it is often not enough - for example, this happened in Angola and Congo in 2016. A recent epidemic broke out in 2017 in the jungle of Brazil, near Rio and São Paulo. It is recommended to get vaccinated before visiting such regions.
Piggy
Mumps has recently begun to spread again, with thousands of cases reported. The disease spreads through close contact with an infected person. It causes flu-like symptoms and painful swelling of the salivary glands. Complications can include both meningitis and hearing loss.
Leprosy
You will be shocked, but this disease also exists. It is a bacterial infection that attacks the skin, nerves, respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa. If left untreated, it causes skin and nerve damage, paralysis and blindness. However, when using antibiotics, treatment is effective.
Scurvy
When you think of scurvy, you probably think of medieval sailors, but the disease still exists today. Homeless, poor, or mentally ill people often face this problem due to a lack of vitamin C. Fortunately, the disease is easy to treat.
Cholera
Cholera remains a serious problem in poor countries with poor water quality. There are pills that protect against the disease, but outbreaks occur regularly in some regions.
Typhus
This disease was common in the nineteenth century, but is now rarely heard of. At the same time, millions are sick with it. Typhoid spreads through contaminated water and food, causing fever, weakness, rashes, and bowel problems. If untreated, the disease is deadly.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a contagious airborne disease. It causes severe cough, chest pain and fatigue, and treatment usually requires months of antibiotics. Thousands of people receive this diagnosis every year.
Syphilis
This frightening disease is spreading again. This is because people are poorly aware of diseases and do not use contraception. Syphilis can be treated with penicillin, but it is often confused with other diseases and has dire consequences.
Polio
The infectious disease that causes muscle weakness, paralysis and death is almost gone. However, a growing number of people are refusing vaccines. If people do not vaccinate, the number of people infected can grow to hundreds of thousands of cases per year.
Gout
This disease is not contagious. It is a painful form of arthritis caused by crystallization of uric acid in the joints. It is exacerbated by the use of foods like red meat and certain types of fish, as well as beverages like beer and spirits. Millions of people around the world suffer from gout. Experts believe that the reason for the increase in the number of cases is the spread of obesity and hypertension, although genetic factors also play a role.
Rubella
This disease is associated with rash, headache, and mild fever. It is not too dangerous and threatens only pregnant women - rubella can lead to miscarriage or death of the fetus, as well as cause serious complications. The vaccine helps protect against the disease.
Rickets
It may seem like a disease from an old novel, yet it is still prevalent. The disease causes severe vitamin D deficiency. Exposure to sunlight and certain foods can help prevent it.
Marina Ilyushenko
