Get the App
For Doctors
Login/Sign-up
Health Feed
AllQ&AsTipsQuizzes
Rotarix Vaccine Health Feed
Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip
Share
Bookmark
Report
Some forms of cancer such as cervical cancer can be prevented by vaccines. Cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer that affects women. The vaccine that prevents cervical cancer is known as the human papilloma virus(HPV) vaccination. Let's take a look at a few things you should know about this vaccination.
What is HPV?
There are over a hundred types of HPV. While some of them affect the genital area and can cause abnormal tissue growth that leads to cervical cancer o...more
What is HPV?
There are over a hundred types of HPV. While some of them affect the genital area and can cause abnormal tissue growth that leads to cervical cancer o...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
Share
Bookmark
Report
Some forms of cancer, such as cervical cancer can be prevented by vaccines. Cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer that affects women. The vaccine that prevents cervical cancer is known as the human papilloma virus(HPV) vaccination. Let's take a look at a few things you should know about this vaccination.
What is HPV?
There are over a hundred types of HPV. While some of them affect the genital area and can cause abnormal tissue growth that leads to cervical cancer ...more
What is HPV?
There are over a hundred types of HPV. While some of them affect the genital area and can cause abnormal tissue growth that leads to cervical cancer ...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
Share
Bookmark
Report
Typhoid fever is a bacterial disease caused by a bacteria Salmonella typhi. It spreads through consuming food or water that has been contaminated by stool of an infected person. The bacteria spread rapidly through your blood and causes a range of ailments.
It can cause bleeding in the intestine and perforations. This results in stomach pains, nausea, vomiting, and sepsis. Repair of intestinal damage may require surgery. In less frequent cases, typhoid can result in inflammation of muscl...more
It can cause bleeding in the intestine and perforations. This results in stomach pains, nausea, vomiting, and sepsis. Repair of intestinal damage may require surgery. In less frequent cases, typhoid can result in inflammation of muscl...more
Health Query
Share
Bookmark
Report
Vaccine that protects from cervical cancer is a vaccine against human papilloma virus. It can be taken by women from 10 to 25 years of age. It provides about 70% protection. It can be available with gynecologists/pediatricians or in hospitals.
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
Share
Bookmark
Report
During pregnancy, flu (influenza) can impose serious health implications for both the mother and the child. Due to pregnancy, the risk of developing complications like pneumonia are very high, which can pose as a problem during childbirth. Miscarriage, low birth weight, premature birth are some of the major issues, which might develop if the mother has suffered from flu during her pregnancy. Although flu vaccination during pregnancy has certain risks, it has been observed that in most cases the ...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
Share
Bookmark
Report
By now many men have heard of the HPV vaccine for women. This vaccine is vitally important to help sexually active women avoid HPV infection, which is one of the most common reasons for cervical cancer. But men who want to ensure the best possible penis care should also get the vaccine, as it is designed to provide many protections for everyone, not just the females in the equation. Here's what a man needs to know.
What is HPV, anyway?
Also known as human papillomavirus, HPV is...more
What is HPV, anyway?
Also known as human papillomavirus, HPV is...more
Asked for male, 25 years old from Pune
Share
Bookmark
Report
Asked for male, 33 years old from Delhi
Share
Bookmark
Report
Asked for male, 27 years old from Gandhinagar
Share
Bookmark
Report
Pediatrician•Palakkad
Asked for female, 27 years old from Mumbai
Share
Bookmark
Report
Ask a free question
Get FREE multiple opinions from Doctors
posted anonymously