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- How can hepatitis C be trasmitted?
Hepatitis C is a disease that inflammates the liver and can cause a lot of damage to it. It can eventually lead to liver cancer if nothing is done to treat it.
Once you get infected with the hepatitis C virus you enter a waiting period of aproximately 6 months. In this time the virus infection shows no signs and symptoms, so in most cases it's only discovered during a routine test. 20% of the people infected eliminate the virus from their bodies in these, first 6 months, but in 80% of the cases, it remains there and after the time passes it starts to "work". In the first 6 months, the disease is called acute hepatitis C. If you got the virus and you're lucky, the doctor discovers it while it's in the acute phase, and it can easily be treated. But, in the majority of cases it becomes active and acute hepatitis C turns into the dangerous chronic hepatitis C. - Hepatitis C treatment - benefits and disadvantages
Hepatitis C is a severe disease caused by a virus that affects the liver. The virus is transmitted by blood to blood contact and contrary to what some people believe, you can't get the virus by touching or kissing an infected person. You can get it by getting an injection with the same needle that was used on someone with the virus or by having sexual intercourse with a person that suffers from hepatitis C. - Hospital care for Anorexia Nervosa
Family and caretakers of patients with Nervous Anorexia must always consider hospitalization as the most benefic way to save them from starving themselves. Although the patients will try to avoid hospitalization and look for other treatment options, we must not forget these options have frequently been tried before without any success. - How can we know that our child may suffer from type 1 diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes is a very well known disease due its permanent existence in the body system and also the serie of procedures that involves. Diabetes occurs due to the lack of beta cells in the pancreas. Much more, the role of the beta cells is in producing insulin, a vital component of the body system. Once they are destroyed by the body's own immune system, they need to be replace by external sources in order to maintain a balance of beta cells in the pancreas and the most important in prolonging life. - How to Choose the Most Effective Ringworm Cures
Ringworm or tinea is a common affection of the skin, scalp and nails. The disease is very contagious and it is common in people of all ages. Ringworm is caused by infection with fungal organisms called dermatophytes. This species of fungi can be found virtually anywhere in nature and it commonly infects furry animals such as cats and dogs. Although many animals are not visibly affected by the disease, they are carriers for the fungal organisms and they can easily transmit the disease to humans. - A few answers about rosacea
Rosacea is a common and complex skin condition. People start to wonder what it means only when they develop it. It is good to know that this problem may occur and appear different form person to person and that, even if it is an incurable conditions, treatments are developed in order to reduce and even eliminate the flare-up. - A list of potential eczema causes
Eczema is also known as atopic dermatitis in medical terms. To determine what actually cause an eczema can not yet be done, because there are many potential causes of an eczema. - A rare type of diabetes- diabetes insipidus
One of the most rare medical conditions is diabetes insipidus. The immediate cause of this condition is excessive thirst and frequent passage of urine that is very diluted. The condition, diabetes insipidus is cause by a hormone deficiency in your pituitary gland, found at the base of your brain. - About the prostate cancer and ways to prevent it
It is important to know that there are a lot of risk factors for prostate cancer that we cannot control. The chances to develop prostate cancer are small in men under 50 years old, but after this age, the risk grows a lot. It was seen that there are races more affected than other: for example an African-American has an increased risk of prostate cancer.
The prostate cancer can appear due to genetic history as well. If a man in your family had had this disease, there are increased chances that you develop prostate cancer too.
There surely are a lot of unknown factors that lead to prostate cancer. It is very important to follow a lifestyle that will lower the chances to develop prostate cancer, and you will be also be able to avoid other diseases too. - All about home pregnancy tests(part one)
Most of the women who think they are pregnant, but are not sure, use home pregnancy tests. But how many of them know how these tests work and if the result is true or not? Well, first of all a woman should know when the test must be taken and which are the best home pregnancy tests. - Answers about chickenpox
People often hear about chickenpox. They have to know the general things about it because in case of an infection they usually do not know what to do. - Answers about menopausal hormone therapy
It is known that hormone therapy was highly used for the treatment of menopause and menopausal symptoms. It also proved to be effective in the prevention of osteoporosis and heart disease but nowadays a large study shed new light on how hormone therapy is viewed. - Answers about thyroid disorders
Many people care to know as many information as possible related to what they are interested. Medical problems lead to a desperate need of information for the patients and their close ones. Thyroid problems are able to change your life permanently and that is why we felt like answering to some general questions about thyroid problems might help the ones in need. - Are there people more likely to have a heart attack?
Older people are usually those predisposed to heart attack. However, studies have shown that other people as well can suffer from a heart attack, even when they are younger. - Bird flu – one step to a pandemic
Since the bird flu virus was noticed in humans, in 1997 in Hong Kong, specialists shared us their opinions about this virus and the risks that may develop.
The risks of mutating into a pandemic disease are estimated to cause 7.5m deaths. Some specialists believe that this is an optimistic opinion. - Causes of gall bladder disease
Gall bladder disease becomes more and more common nowadays. We should realize that the causes for this condition are inappropriate diets and bad eating habits. To confirm our affirmation we can say that only in the United States almost 20 percent of the persons that have passed 40 suffer from gall bladder disease. This disease is common in women, persons that have passed 50, people with weight problems, people with high blood cholesterol levels and people with gastrointestinal disorders. - Facts about strep throat
The condition known as strep throat is caused by group A streptococcus, a bacterium responsible for a variety of health problems. The actions that this bacteria has on the body of a human are very wide and sometimes very dangerous. A person attacked by group A streptococcus can get a mild skin infection or strep throat, or as seen in more severe cases of infection, life threatening toxic shock syndrome, and necrotic fasciitis ( or more commonly known as the terrible flesh eating disease). We are all familiarized with the strep throat illness, sometimes followed by minor skin infection. Scientists and doctors estimate that some 10 million cases of strep throat occur only in the USA. - Facts about the polycystic ovarian syndrome
The polycystic ovarian syndrome is a disease which affects 4-7% of the world's women. Most people mistake the polycystic ovarian syndrome with the ovarian cysts but they are different affections. In the definition of the polycystic ovarian syndrome pain is not mentioned while in the case of ovarian cysts, pelvic pain is known to be mostly present. - General discussion about bladder infections
It is well known that normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts or waste products but no bacteria, viruses or fungi. The bladder infection occurs when microorganisms occur at the opening of the urethra and begin to multiply. This condition is also known as cystitis. Statistics say that women are more prone to develop bladder infection. The reason is the urethra which is not as long as in men and that is why bacteria can reach easier to the bladder to cause infection. It is also good to know that even if they occur more frequently in women, these infections may cause severe problems in men too. - General information on hepatitis and its symptoms
Hepatitis may have evident symptoms or not, depending on the stadium of the disease and how much of the liver is affected. First symptoms are nausea, diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, unexplained tiredness. In an advanced stadium when the liver can’t perform its functions jaundice occurs one of the most evident and characteristic sign of hepatitis. Bilirubin is usually processed by the liver, and is the last product of the disposal of old blood cells, this pigment is yellow and is found in the bile and then is expelled in the digestive tract. Bilirubin is the pigment that gives the brown color to the faeces. In hepatitis when the functions of the liver are perturbated bilirubin isn’t processed accordingly and is not eliminated, but enters in the blood. - New vaccine trial in Tuberculosis
The trials will take place in the US. And will be conducted by biotechnology company Corixa and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, along with the National Institutes of Health. The new vaccine is made with several proteins from the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), it is the first recombinant tuberculosis vaccine. Specialist have great hopes in reducing the burden of a disease that claims so many lives every year with the help of this vaccine. - Sinus infection or just the flu?
The proper medical term for a sinus infection is sinusitis. Because a sinus infection has many symptoms that are similar to those of a cold or the flu, to proper diagnose sinus infection by yourself is quite difficult. A sinus infection can also be in many cases, the result of a infection in your upper respiratory system. However, there are some signs of a sinus infection that are specific to this ilness. Here are some tips in how to make the difference between a sinus infection of the flu, or just a cold.
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