What are the most common diseases in Ghana?
According to the World Health Organization, the most common diseases in Ghana include those endemic to sub-Saharan African countries, particularly: cholera, typhoid, pulmonary tuberculosis, anthrax, pertussis, tetanus, chicken pox, yellow fever, measles, infectious hepatitis, trachoma, malaria, HIV and schistosomiasis.
What is the current health issue in Ghana?
There is high prevalence of communicable diseases, including malaria, HIV/Aids, tuberculosis (TB) and diarrhoea as well as a rising incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancers, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus and sickle cell diseases.
What are neglected tropical diseases in Ghana?
Ghana is endemic for a number of neglected tropical diseases namely Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, Trachoma, Schistosomiasis, Soil transmitted helminthiasis, Buruli ulcer, Yaws, Leprosy, Guinea worm, Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), Cutaneous leishmaniasis and Rabies.
What are the six killer diseases in Ghana?
As in most developing countries, immunization against the six immunizable childhood diseases (i.e., diphtheria, measles, pertussis, poliomyelitis, teta- nus, and tuberculosis) has been instituted as part of Ghana’s primary health care pro- gram.
What are the killer diseases in Ghana?
Malaria.
What diseases can you get from Travelling abroad?
Common travel-related illnesses include:
- Diarrheal disease. Most travel-related diarrheal diseases are acquired by consuming contaminated water and food.
- Hepatitis A.
- Malaria.
- Dengue fever.
- Parasitic infections.
- Tuberculosis.
- Typhoid fever.
- Yellow fever.
What are the non communicable disease?
The four main types of noncommunicable diseases include cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes.
What diseases are eliminated?
According to the CDC, a disease is categorized as eliminated when it is no longer circulating in a specific region. Measles, rubella, mumps, diphtheria and polio have all been eliminated in the U.S., largely due to the introduction of vaccination programs in the United States in the 1970s.
What diseases can be eradicated?
| Disease | Burden of disease | Cause |
|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | Declared eradicated in 1980 | Variola virus |
| Rinderpest | Declared eradicated in 2011 | Rinderpest virus |
| Poliomielitis | 116 cases in 2017 | Poliovirus |
| Guinea worm disease | 30 cases in 2017 | Parasitic worm Dracunculus medinensis |
What are the top 5 deadliest diseases?
Read on to see the top 10 diseases causing the most deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) .
- Ischemic heart disease, or coronary artery disease.
- Stroke.
- Lower respiratory infections.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers.
- Diabetes mellitus.