‘Virus Diseases’

Hepatitis C

Friday, July 9th, 2010

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What is hepatitis C?

It is an infection caused by a virus called the hepatitis C virus that has high affinity for liver tissue. The virus is found in the blood of people with this disease.

This infection affects over 170 million people worldwide, and some estimates indicate that there may be 800 000 infected patients, although many of them do not know.

What are the symptoms of hepatitis C?

Hepatitis may be overlooked, many patients have no symptoms. Often the infection is diagnosed for other reasons, the laboratory abnormalities found in a routine, for example. (more…)

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Virus Diseases

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The viruses are easily spread diseases caused by viruses. These pathogens are very small, so tiny living creatures can only be seen with electron microscopes, which can infect cells and cause infection. They multiply with extraordinary rapidity.

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The virus depending on the tissue they strike, are classified as:
Dermatrópicos if they affect the skin.
Pneumotropica, if affecting the lungs.
Neurotropic, they affect the nervous system.
Viscerotropic, whether it affects the viscera and internal organs.
The viruses are transmitted in different ways, some do it through the air, such as influenza, mumps, smallpox, chickenpox. The rabies virus is transmitted through the infected animal’s saliva. Others are transmitted by mosquitoes, such as those produced yellow fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever. Others do it by water or contaminated food.
GripeEl virus influenza virus is a mutant virus that is constantly changing its genetic makeup to survive. He lives within the cells of the nose, throat, lungs and even into the ear. His life enables you to protect intracellular and environmental conditions makes it more vulnerable. The influenza virus or influenza, as it is called, enters the mouth and nose, infects cells and reproduce inside them. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, myalgia, sore throat, cough and malaise.

To overcome this disease, it is important to drink plenty of water and juices, meet the rest and take medication to ease the discomfort, are some general steps you can take. Home remedies are also good for shortening the period of convalescence has been reported including the use of teas and tea for plants like elderberry, eucalyptus and citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges are high in vitamin sweetened with honey.

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