Bacterial diseases
Activity of Cranberry and E. coli
According to research conducted by the Research Advisory Council Health and Nutrition Department of Citrus Florida, United States, the blueberry is one of the healthiest fruits because they contain proanthocyanidins (PACs), which are natural compounds with antioxidant and anti-stick, unique cranberry.
The nonstick protect the walls of the gastrointestinal tract by preventing harmful bacteria such as H. Pylori from adhering to them and are eliminated from the body in a simple and natural helping in this way, prevent digestive disorders such as stomach ulcers.
Also the stick helps prevent urinary tract infections (UTI), which are becoming more common among women. Almost half of women experience once in their life urinary tract infection, these infections are caused by the bacterium E. Coli in most cases. Read the rest of this entry »
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Health Security
The ultimate safety of our food depends in part on strict procedures for meat inspection and sanitary precautions when planting and harvesting products. There are steps you can take to buy and prepare what you eat. Here are six steps to protect your family.
1. When you shop for food, buy the meat at the end. Place in plastic bags so they do not drip onto other products. When you get home, refrigerate or place in freezer immediately.
2. Wash fruits and vegetables, scrub with a brush melons under running cold water before cutting. Read the rest of this entry »
What is Known About The Bacterium E. Coli?
Scientists say they thought the infection was mostly connected with contaminated meat – especially ground beef – has now made way into other foods.
In the four years since the outbreak at Jack in the Box, the Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has linked other infections rashes E. coli fruits, vegetables, dry salami, raw milk and unpasteurized apple cider.
Due to the recent recognized source of the deadly bacteria, infection any reports of E. coli are on the rise, according to Dr. David Swerdlow, an epidemiologist at CDC. Children, the elderly and cancer and AIDS patients with compromised immune systems are more vulnerable to poisoning by E. coli. “One of the leading causes of kidney failure in children” – says Swerdlow. Read the rest of this entry »
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Helicobacter pylori: Treatment
Treatment
Patients with peptic ulcer and Hp-positive should be treated with eradication therapy, but is not defined terms should be extended.
All patients with a history of ulcer that make frequent use of antacids need to be identified and treated. It is unknown whether patients without ulcers benefit from antibiotics. Empirical treatment has been suggested for dyspepsia with the goal of curing all patients with ulcer hidden.
In populations with a high incidence of ulcer disease should be cheaper to prescribe antibiotics to all dyspeptic patients with positive HP test all dispéticos investigate to confirm the diagnosis of ulcer. Read the rest of this entry »
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Helicobacter pylori: Diagnosis
Initially regarded as the gold standard method for confirmation of Helicobacter pylori infection by histological evidence identification and culture from a sample of gastric mucosa obtained by endoscopy. Alternative tests were subsequently developed with the sample comprising the rapid urease test, the reaction of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and molecular typing (PCR-RFLP), but they all have the disadvantage of invasiveness and therefore not apply to healthy carriers, further represent the local result of the stomach sample used and not the entire organ is therefore possible to show false negatives.
The method currently considered as the gold standard is the breath test. The test developed by Graham and Klein in 1987 documented the presence of infection is momentary and quick response to the effects of treatment and reinfection often occurs. The Hp produces urease, an enzyme absent in the digestive high. Thus the urea supply to a patient and measuring the excretion of the isotope by the exhaled air 30 min after ingestion, can diagnose the infection by this bacterium. Unlike other methods, a positive result with a breath test is confirmatory of contamination. Read the rest of this entry »
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Helicobacter pylori: Anemia and Migraine
Helicobacter pylori and anemia
The HP is currently proposed as the cause of development of vitamin B12 deficiency in adults. The mere elimination of this bacterium is able to correct levels of vitamin B12 and anemia.
Helicobacter pylori and migraine
Migraine has been associated with disorders of vascular tone. HP has typically been associated with vascular functional disorders such as Raynaud’s phenomenon. HP infection is often diagnosed in patients with migraine and the eradication of the infection produces a significant reduction in seizure frequency, reduction of vasoactive substances produced during infection is postulated to be the pathogenic factor. Read the rest of this entry »
Helicobacter pylori Infection
Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection is widespread, its prevalence worldwide is 30 to 50%. There is an inverse relationship between the degree of infection with this bacterium and the socioeconomic status of the region.
In developed countries, infection with this pathogen is rare in children and increases gradually as a function of age, reaching levels of 30% infestation at 30 to old value remains constant at older ages. In developing countries, most of its inhabitants are infected regardless of age, reaching this infestation to near 70%.
The presence of Hp in the gastrointestinal tract is invariably accompanied by manifestations of gastritis and general antibiotic therapy to eradicate the organism are now the effective procedure in the therapy of peptic ulcer. Read the rest of this entry »
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Helicobacter pylori: The Bacterium That Infects Us Most
As a result of its interference with the secretion of acid by the stomach, this bacterium is able to generate malabsorption of nutrients can compromise the nutritional status of affected and link for signs of deficiency or the causative agent of disease chronic.
Helicobacter pylori (Hp) was initially observed in patients with gastritis, but since its discovery has been associated not only with the condition, but also with peptic ulcer, gastric lymphomas and adenocarcinomas. In developing countries are estimated figures are alarming pollution. The most likely route of contamination is oral and is credited with a key role to contaminated drinking water. Read the rest of this entry »
Instructions About venereal diseases
Gonorrhea & Chlamydia
* Caused by bacteria. Infection begins a few days to several weeks after sexual intercourse with a person infected
* In men, it causes a discharge from male genitalia. Urination can be painful. These symptoms may feel heavy or did not feel at all.
* The symptoms of gonorrhea in women is usually very mild or not felt at all, but if left untreated, this disease can be severe and cause infertility
* The disease can be cured with antibiotics if treated early
Herpes
* Caused by a virus, can be treated but not cured
* Symptoms appear between 3 to 10 days after having sex with this disease
* The initial symptoms appear as blisters which then opens into a small hole and watery.
* In 5 to 10 days the symptoms disappear
* The virus settled in the body and can reappear as things, and sometimes often
* Women often do not Realize that he was suffering from blisters occur because the herpes inside the vagina
Fungal infections
* Caused by the fungus
* Causing the red irritation under the skin of a man who is not circumcised
* In women going out of thick white fluid that causes itching
* Can be cured with anti-fungal cream
Syphilis
* Caused by bacteria. The lesions appeared between 3 weeks to 3 months after having sex with this disease
* The wound looks like a hole in the skin with a higher edge. In general, do not feel sick
* The wound will disappear after a few weeks, but the virus will persist in the body and illness cans appear in the form of blisters on the entire body abrasions will disappear too, and the virus will attack other parts of the body
* Syphilis can be cured at each stage with penicillin
* In women lesions may be hidden in the vagina
VAGINISTIS
* Infection of the vagina that usually causes vaginal discharge that smells and cause inconvenience
* Caused by various types of bacteria (bacteria gonorrhea, chlamydia) or fungi
* It can also be caused by a variety of harmless bacteria that are settled in the vagina
* Can be investigated by examining the vaginal fluid with a microscope
* In most cases can be cured with appropriate drugs according to the cause.
Genital ulcer
* Caused by a virus (Human Papilloma Virus or HPV)
* It comes in the form of one or more sores or lumps between a month until a year after having sex with the disease
* In general, can not be seen in women because it is located in the vagina, or on men for being too small. Can be tested with a layer of vinegar
* It can have serious repercussions on women because it can cause cancer of the cervix
* This genital ulcer can be cured, she must perform a pap smear every time change intimate partner
FLEAS Gender
* Very small (less than or equal to 1 / 8 inch), brownish gray berwana, settled on pubic hair.
* Can be cured with a liquid medicine rubbed on genital hair
FLEAS UNDER THE SKIN
* Similar to genital lice, but smaller in size and settled under the skin
* It causes small wounds and itching all over body
* Treated with liquid medicine into the body diusapkan
* Clothing, linen and towels should be washed after treatment, because the lice can live on fabrics terebut
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) / HIV DISEASE
* The disease due to sex the most serious, causing no operation of the immune system
* There are no real symptoms without blood research
* Can cause death after ten years after infection with HIV virus, but treatment has been found
* Spread through sexual intercourse and use the same syringe.
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease (salpingitis, PID, pelvic inflammatory disease) is an inflammation of the fallopian tubes (the liaison between the ovaries) in the uterus.
Inflammation of the fallopian tubes occurs primarily in women who are sexually active.
The risk is mainly among women with a spiral.
The second attack Bisasanya inflammation of the fallopian tubes.
The infection can lead to the abdominal cavity and peritonitis.
Cause
The inflammation is usually caused by a bacterial infection bacteria in the vagina and go in the uterus and fallopian tubes.
PID is 90-95% of cases caused by bacteria that also causes the appearance of sexually transmitted diseases (such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, mycoplasma, staphylococci, streptococci).
These infections rarely occur before the first cycle, after menopause or during pregnancy.
The main transmission through sexual contact, but the bacteria, the body after gynecological content (eg, installation of spirals, birth, miscarriage, abortion, and endometrial biopsy in force).
Other causes are less common:
- Aktinomikosis (bacterial)
- Skistosomiasis (parasitic infection)
- TB
- Inkjet special X-ray-ray examination.
Risk factors of EPI:
- Sexual activity during adolescence
- Sex partners Going
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- The risk of sexually transmitted infections
- The use of contraception is not an obstacle.
Symptoms
Symptoms usually occur immediately after the menstrual cycle.
The patient had abdominal pain worsened and was accompanied by nausea or vomiting.
In general, the infection block the fallopian tubes. Can swollen and clogged pipes filled with liquid. Therefore, may present with chronic pain, irregular bleeding and periods of infertility.
The infection can affect the surrounding structures, reducing the formation of fibrous scar tissue and abnormal perlengketan between abdominal organs and cause chronic pain.
In May tube, ovary or pelvis is an abscess (pus).
If the explosions and the abscess of pus in the pelvis, the symptoms worsen and the patient may suffer a shock.
Of the possible spread of infection in the bloodstream causing sepsis.
Other symptoms may be found in the PID:
- Of the vaginal fluid color, texture and smell of the abnormal
- Fever
- The irregular menstrual bleeding or spotting (red dots in underwear
- A cause of menstrual disorders
- The pain during intercourse
- Bleeding after intercourse
- Back
- Fatigue
- Decreased appetite
- Frequent urination
- Pain when urinating.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is based on symptoms and physical findings.
Played touch the abdominal and pelvic area.
Other tests routinely performed:
- Complete blood test
- Test cervical fluid
- Kuldosentesis
- Laparoscopy
- Pelvic USG.
TREATMENT
PID without complications can be treated with antibiotics and patients should not be treated.
In the case of complications or the spread of infection, the patient should be hospitalized.
Antibiotics, intravenously (administered through the blood vessels) and is administered orally) (through the mouth.
If no response to antibiotic treatment, surgery may be performed.
The patient’s sexual partner should also undergo the same treatment and during treatment if you have no relationship, couples should use condoms to patients.
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