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The Pathophysiology of Tetanus
by: Wong Lai Teng Tetanus is an acute, often fatal disease caused by an exotoxin produced in a wound by Clostridium tetani. Clostridium tetani is a gram-positive, nonencapsulated, motile, obligatively anaerobic bacillus. It exists in vegetative and sporulated forms. Spores are highly resistant to disinfections by chemical or heat, but vegetative forms are susceptible to the [...]
Continue reading...Dengue Fever
16. June 2008
by: Wong Lai Teng Dengue fever, a disease caused by mosquitos, was reported in Malaysia since 1902 but it was only known as haemorrhagic dengue when the first severe dengue outbreak occurred in Penang in 1962. Since then, dengue fever has been spreading across the country mainly in the cities and suburban areas.
Continue reading...Who gets Hemochromatosis
16. June 2008
Peter Whittington Who Gets Hemochromatosis? Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common form of hemochromatosis. It is predominately a disorder of persons of northern European extraction. In this form of hemochromatosis patients are most commonly homozygous for (carry two copies of) the C282Y mutation of the HFE gene. Sometimes patients may carry one copy of the C282Y [...]
Continue reading...Oral Herpes
16. June 2008
by: Kent Pinkerton Herpes, both oral and genital, is caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus. While oral Herpes is caused by HSV-1, genital Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the HSV-2 virus. The common symptoms for both oral and genital herpes include the appearance of sores on the body. These sores appear on different parts [...]
Continue reading...Herpes Dating
16. June 2008
by: Kent Pinkerton Herpes is a viral disease that is prevalent in people in the USA, but involves no visible symptoms in most cases. The result is that people are not even aware that they have either oral or genital herpes. It has been observed that people generally go into a shell when they realize they [...]
Continue reading...Herpes Cure
16. June 2008
by: Kent Pinkerton Herpes is a viral infection caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus. There are two strains of this virus- HSV-1 and HSV-2 and they cause two variants of the disease, oral and genital herpes. While there is no cure for herpes, the illness itself can be shortened by anti-viral drugs like acyclovir. The outbreak of [...]
Continue reading...Herpes and Pregnancy
16. June 2008
by: Kent Pinkerton Herpes, both oral and genital, are highly communicable diseases caused by the two strains of the Herpes Simplex Virus: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Genital herpes is transmitted sexually and is rarely transmitted from a pregnant mother to her unborn child, but could prove fatal for the unborn infant if it is transmitted. It is possible, [...]
Continue reading...Genital Herpes
16. June 2008
by: Amy Otis, RN What is Genital Herpes? Genital Herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus II (HSV-II). It is estimated that 500,000 to 1 million new cases occur each year in the U.S alone. The infection is transmitted during sexual intercourse or by other intimate contact with the genitals, mouth, or [...]
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