and uncontrolled population growth. Infectious disease takes a terrible toll. There are about a billion cases each year of some of the common infectious diseases- diarrhea‚ respiratory infection‚ malaria‚ schistosomiasis‚ tuberculosis‚ and intestinal parasites. More than a million deaths occur each year from malaria alone in Africa. About 3 million children die in each year from diarrhea‚ 4 million die from respiratory infections and another 3 million from combination of malnutrition and vaccine-preventable
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efficiently at cleansing the bloodstream of toxins‚ including the residue from parasites. This is an important benefit because the removal of these toxins speeds up the healing process and increases energy. Parasites come in a variety of different forms‚ including viruses‚ bacteria‚ fungi and yeast. Essence of Vitality contains all the compounds needed to target not only these‚ but also candida‚ thrush‚ and intestinal worms. 1 Eliminate the yeast‚ Eliminate the cravings. Eliminate the
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pressure from pushing can damage your colon‚ and anus. Eliminating waste should be easy for the body‚ not a high pressure challenge. When the feces is moving through the intestinal wall and there is a high amount of pressure the walls begin to get pressed upon by the feces. When the feces begins to press on the folds of the intestinal wall they become stuck inside the folds‚and push out and hemorrhage the walls causing small papules‚ in which become inflamed and infected with a lot of bacteria becoming
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fluid Diagnosis: always try to detect the parasite Repeated thick smears‚ Buffy coat‚ mini anion exchange column technique (mAECT) Lumbar puncture‚ lymph node aspiration Indirect: serology (CATT)‚ clinical evidence Difficult to treat: Pentamidine‚ Suramin‚ Arsobal‚ Eflornitine Importance of early diagnosis and follow-up 2 General African sleeping sickness is caused by infection with a unicellular parasite. There are two subspecies of these parasites: the West African or Trypanosoma brucei
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Despite its pungent smell‚ horseradish is one of those plants that’s packed with health benefits‚ such as an immune booster‚ aids in weight loss‚ lowers blood pressure‚ promotes better digestion and heart health‚ strengthens the bones‚and lowers the chances of neural tube defects a lot of infants are vulnerable from. However‚ the most notable benefit of horseradish is that it can prevent the formation and development of cancer cells-- thanks to its high levels of glucosinolates. That said‚ allow
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1 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY‚ PROMOTED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CENTRAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS BSS NATIONAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MISSION BHARAT SEVAK SAMAJ AHE002-MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN ONE YEAR EXAMINATION APRIL-2013 AHE002-01 COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH AND COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS TIME: 3 Hours INSTRUCTIONS * 33 questions are there in total * Write answers to each question in proportion to the mark allotted * During the first 15 minutes read the questions carefully I. FILL IN THE BLANKS
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nutritional deficiencies‚ changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system. 6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow‚ gastro-intestinal tract etc‚ and can cause organ damage‚ like liver‚ kidneys‚ heart‚ lungs etc. 7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns‚ scars and damages healthy cells‚ tissues and organs. 8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation
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APPENDICITIS Reporter: Rita May C. Reyna APPENDIX The appendix is a normal true diverticulum of the cecum. Like any diverticulum‚ it is prone to acute and chronic inflammation‚ and acute appendicitis is a relatively common entity. Other lesions‚ including tumors‚ can also occur in the appendix but are far less common. The appendix is a wormlike extension of the cecum and‚ for this reason‚ has been called the vermiform appendix. The average length of the appendix is 8-10 cm (ranging from 2-20
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microorganisms cause gastrointestinal illness using different mechanisms of action to disrupt the homeostasis of the body. For example‚ viruses‚ bacteria‚ or parasites are known for invading the intestinal mucosa and/or other tissues‚ multiply‚ and directly damaging surrounding tissues. In addition‚ bacteria and certain viruses invade and multiply in the intestinal tract and then release toxins that damage surrounding tissues or interfere with normal organ or tissue
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carry diseases such as malaria‚ trypanosomiasis‚ intestinal worm infections‚ dengue‚ and schistosomiasis - as well as bacteria that can lead to deadly diarrheal infections. "In some areas‚" the report continued‚ "the level of suffering and misery owing to the inadequacy of clean water is almost beyond comprehension judging by the number of pregnant women and children who suffer from deadly diarrheal diseases such as cholera and dysentery. "These parasites and diseases feed on very young children and
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