Hepatitis A

Posted by on Feb 5, 2018 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

It is an acute viral illness.
Stages of Hepatitis A:
a) incubation;
b) prodromal or pre-jaundice – with an average duration of 7 days, characterized
by malaise, headache, low fever, anorexia, weakness, intense fatigue,
arthralgia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort in the hypochondrium region
right, aversion to certain foods and cigarette smoke;
c) jaundice – with varying intensity and duration usually 4-6 weeks.
It is preceded by two to three days of dark urine. There may hipocholia

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Leptospirosis

Posted by on Jan 16, 2018 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Acute infectious disease with systemic involvement and endemic, which may present in epidemic form under certain conditions. The infection may be asymptomatic, subclinical or cause severe clinical conditions, anicteric or icteric with high mortality. The form can simulate sub-clinical syndrome. The anicteric form occurs in 60 to 70% of cases and has two phases:
a) Phase septicemic – characterized by hepatomegaly and, more rarely, splenomegaly, gastrointestinal bleeding, myalgia involving the calves,

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Posted by on Mar 21, 2017 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

BIOTECNOLOGY: 
Frank thinks Ann has been influenced by the newspapers. TRUE
Frank thinks non-GM foods are safer than GM foods. FALSE
Scientists have worked out a way of introducing a vaccine into bananas. TRUE
Ann thinks food companies will make money out of feeding poor countries.TRUE
Frank thinks Ann is being negative. TRUE
Ann is worried about guinea pigs becoming extinct. FALSE
2. YES: risks, crops, controls, experiments, chemicals, wildlife NO: flowers, trasnport, husband, kitchen, history, hungry
3.
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