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Human disease and their causes

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Disease is a departure from normal health through structural or functional disorders of the body. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity. Signs of disturbed physical health or disease can be seen by a doctor, the symptoms are felt by the [...]





Hepatitis A

« 8 January 2008 | 2:50 | Blood, Body, Health, Health Advice, Helpful tips, Information, Treatment | No Comments »

Hepatitis A also known as infectious hepatitis or epidemic jaundice is an acute communicable disease caused by hepatitis A virus which is identified in human stool and in plasma of liver cells.
Symptoms-
1)Initially there is no specific symptom except fever, chills, headache, general weakness and fatigue.
2)Few days later, specific symptoms like nausea, anorexia, and vomiting, dark [...]



Blood substitutes

« 8 January 2008 | 2:12 | Blood, Body, Health, Health Advice, Helpful tips | No Comments »

The substitutes of blood do not possess all the physiological properties as natural blood however, in emergencies and in certain physiological disorders following blood substitutes prove to be life saving.
1)    Packed red cells – can be transfused when oxygen carrying capacity is to be increased without increasing blood volume.
2)    Fresh frozen plasma- is used for [...]