General Directorate for Health Enhancement and Health Education Fact Sheet
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: Hepatitis A is a viral liver disease that can cause mild to severe illness. The hepatitis A
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Prevention
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Gastroenterology/Documents/Viral_Hepatitis_(A).pdf
To HE the Director of Health Affairs in the Provinces of: Mekkah Al-Mukarramah, Al-Madeenah Al-Munuwarah, Qaseem, Riyadh, Eastern
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Assistant Deputy Minister for Prevention Medicine
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/swineflue/Documents/ememo5.pdf
is osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis or bone thinning is a disease characterized by a decrease in
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Prevention and treatment:
Osteoporosis is now a largely treatable disease, thus helping the
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/OrthopedicDiseases/Pages/2014-10-20.aspx
Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes
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Yellow fever occurs when infected people introduce the virus into heavily populated
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Prevention
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Infectious/Pages/001.aspx
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Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes your body to have less hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells than normal
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Types:
The type of thalassemia depends on
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Prevention
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Hematology/Pages/003.aspx
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness that is spread by the Aedes mosquito
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Prevention:
There is no vaccine for Zika virus, but several vaccines are currently in
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Infectious/Pages/015.aspx
A parasitic infection, transmitted through the bites of sand flies infected with the parasite
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Prevention:
There are no vaccines or medications to prevent Leishmania infection
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Infectious/Pages/016.aspx
Albinism is an inherited genetic disorder that reduces the amount of melanin produced in the skin
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Prevention:
Because albinism is a genetic disorder, genetic counseling is important
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Dermatology/Pages/012.aspx
Bacteria may cause a hair follicle (or more) to be inflamed
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There are three types of such an inflammation
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Folliculitis: Folliculitis is a condition in which hair follicles
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Prevention
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Dermatology/Pages/014.aspx
Bell's palsy:
It is a form of temporary facial paralysis or weakness on one side of the face
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Prevention
Bell's palsy usually cannot be prevented because it is likely to be caused by
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Nervous-system/Pages/009.aspx