Deep Venous Thrombosis
Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is due to blood clot in major veins taking blood back to the heart. It usually occurs in the lower leg or the arm or neck. It occursRead More…
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis occurs when the body develops a reaction against a specific substance. Causes include medicines, foods, insect stings and latex. In some cases, no cause is found. There is a small chanceRead More…
Febrile Convulsion
A febrile convulsion is a type of fit that can happen if your child’s temperature gets too high very quickly. They usually happen to children between birth and 5 years old. ItRead More…
Typhoid Fever
Typhoid fever is an infectious disease spread by eating or drinking contaminated foods and water. Typhoid fever diagnosis has been abused in Nigeria, as many resistant malaria are automatically labelled as typhoidRead More…
Typoid Fever
Typhoid fever is an infectious disease spread by eating or drinking contaminated foods and water. Typhoid fever diagnosis has been abused in Nigeria, as many resistant malaria are automatically labelled as typhoidRead More…
Background©
Crystalife Care International is a nongovernmental organisation established to take public health and medical health care on a par with international standards. In particular Crystalife brings health education, primary care services andRead More…
Antibiotics Misuse©
Antibiotics are used for targeted treatment of infections. Uncontrolled or/and non-compliant use of antibiotics has fueled resistance around the world. In particular, the unchecked use of antibiotics in Nigeria poses a hugeRead More…
Ebola
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Lassa Fever
Lassa fever is a disease caused by a virus that lives in the body of certain bush rats. These rats live in the bush around the house, they come into the housesRead More…
Malaria
Malaria is caused by small parasites injected into the blood during mosquito bites. When the mosquito carrying the malaria parasite bites someone, it injects the saliva where the malaria parasite lives intoRead More…