Posts Tagged ‘viral diseases’
Causes Of Chronic Hepatitis
January 19, 2012
Chronic hepatitis is a fairly common condition during which the liver is chronically inflamed. This condition is caused by a few different types of diseases. If left untreated infectious diseases, chronic alcoholism, and autoimmune diseases are the most common types of diseases that cause chronic hepatitis. Viral diseases (hepatitis B and hepatitis C) are the most ...
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The Dangers Of Swine Flu
October 24, 2011
Swine flu is a respiratory infectious disease that is caused by an influenza (flu) virus. The strain of virus that causes this type of influenza is known as the H1N1 virus. This type of flu was first recognized in the spring of 2009. Swine flu causes symptoms such as fever, cough, chills, headaches, nasal congestion, ...
Cold Sores And Herpes: Cold Sore Story
October 17, 2011
Years ago, my sister went to Guatemala for a week as a volunteer with a non-profit. She had a good time, except that she happened to develop a cold sore while she was down there. Cold sores can more accurately be called lip herpes, since the sores are the primary symptoms of one of the ...
Healthy Living Without Viruses And Bacteria
October 12, 2011
Mixing up viruses and bacteria can make you sicker. Honest. Viruses and bacteria can sometimes cause similar types of diseases, for example, either can give you pneumonia or meningitis, but they have to be treated, even prevented, differently. Antibacterial soap, for example, doesn’t kill viruses. Colds and flus are both viral diseases, so using antibacterial soap ...
Some More Facts About Viral Diseases
September 15, 2011
Viral diseases have the likely tendency of becoming systemic, latent or chronic diseases over time of exposure. They are caused by viruses which, unlike other microorganisms causing disease, cannot survive outside host cells. So the first thing a virus does when it gets into our system after finding a suitable tissue to attack, is to ...
Hearing Problems In Children
September 14, 2011
Hearing is a significant part of child's cognitive and emotional development. Hard-of-hearing and deaf children have serious problems with developing speech habits and social adaption. Early medical diagnosis is necessary for initiating opportune treatment. So all newborns should have a hearing screened within the first month after birth. In the U.S. every second or third child ...
Cold Or Flu, Which Do You Have?
July 26, 2011
You have a stuffy nose and are achy all over with a nagging cough. You feel so bad that you call in sick to spend the day lying in bed, drinking hot tea and eating chicken soup. Is this just a cold virus, or is it allergy? The cold virus is actually one of two hundred ...
Hepatitis C And Your Liver
July 12, 2011
There are numerous serious viral diseases to which your organism is vulnerable. Hepatitis C is among them. Hepatitis C is an inflammation of liver, which results from injured or infected body tissues. Hepatitis C can be acute and chronic. Acute hepatitis C is usually a short time infection, but it can turn into a chronic disease requiring a ...
