Meningitis Tips

Pneumonia is a type of lung infection that may affect one or both lungs. In this condition the air sacs, also known as alveoli, fill with pus or fluid which makes it difficult to breathe. Moreover, pneumonia is known to cause inflammation in the air sacs. This disease may range from mild to life threatening and the severity depends on cause of inflammation, the organism fostering your infection, your age and general health.

Symptoms:

Most common symptoms associated with the co...more

Dengue is caused from the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. This mosquito has been known to breed and survive in tropical and subtropical regions. A waterborne disease, it causes extreme discomfort and pain, even death is a possibility. Statistics suggest that each year, the number of people afflicted with dengue is around 390 million. Out of this huge number, 96 million tend to develop severe illnesses wherein hospitalization becomes mandatory.


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Is your child undergoing Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders (PIDDs)? If you are tired of seeing your child suffering from regular cold and cough which could be solely due to a lack of nutrients in the diet, resulting in low immunity of the body. Adopting healthy habits by cutting back on junk food while including healthy items will help raise your child s immunity levels immensely.

Some of the best foods to include in the diet to increase the immunity of your child are mentioned below:<...more

In simple terms, hepatitis means injury to your liver due to inflammation. There are five main types of hepatitis and the type that you are suffering from is determined by a laboratory test. All the five main types of hepatitis are caused by viruses. Out of the five, Hepatitis C and B are quite big. Globally, around 250 million people are affected by hepatitis C and 300 million people are estimated to be hepatitis B carriers.

Fact sheet on hepatitis

Hepatitis A & E is caused by...more

Dengue is caused from the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. This mosquito has been known to breed and survive in tropical and subtropical regions. A waterborne disease, it causes extreme discomfort and pain, even death is a possibility. Statistics suggest that each year, the number of people afflicted with dengue is around 390 million. Out of this huge number, 96 million tend to develop severe illnesses wherein hospitalization becomes mandatory.

Causes

It is primarily cause...more

Pneumonia is a lung infection that affects one or both lungs. It can be triggered by bacteria, virus or fungi and causes inflammation in the lung s air sacs that make it difficult to breathe. Pneumonia can range from a mild infection to being a life-threatening condition. This severity depends on the age and general health of the patient along with the cause of the inflammation and type of infection.
Pneumonia can be classified in many ways. There are three main types of pneumonia based on t...more

डेंगू बुखार के कहर से अक्सर कई लोगों की जान तक चली जाती है. डेंगू बुखार, मादा एडीज इजिप्टी मच्छर के काटने से होता है. इन मच्छरों की खासियत इनके शरीर पर चीते जैसी धारियां होती हैं. इसके अलावा ये मच्छर दिन में, खासकर सुबह में काटते हैं. डेंगू बरसात के मौसम और उसके फौरन बाद के महीनों यानी जुलाई से अक्टूबर में सबसे ज्यादा फैलता है क्योंकि इस मौसम में मच्छरों के पनपने के लिए अनुकूल परिस्थितियां होती हैं. एडीज इजिप्टी मच्छर ज्यादा ऊंचाई तक उड़ पाने में सक्षम नहीं हो पाते हैं. डेंगू बुखार से ग्रसित रोगी...more

चिकेन पॉक्स एक समय में महामारी के रूप में जाना जाता था. लेकिन अब तो इसका शत-प्रतिशत इलाज उपलब्ध है. ये वेरिसेला-ज़ोस्टर वायरस के कारण होने वाली एक संक्रामक बीमारी है. इससे बीमारी से आपके त्वचा पर छाले या फफोले जैसे रैशेस, थकान, खुजली और बुखार होता है. यह रैशेज़ सबसे पहले पीठ, पेट और चेहरे पर पहले दिखाई देता है और फिर पूरे शरीर में फैल जाता है. चिकेन पॉक्स ज्यादातर बच्चों, वयस्कों और कमजोर प्रतिरक्षा प्रणाली वाले लोगों में फैल सकता है. चिकेन पॉक्स से खुद को बचाने का सबसे बेहतर विकल्प चिकेन पॉक्स व...more

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be potentially fatal if it is not treated on time. This disease may cause fever, cough, cold and congestion and is known to clear within two to three weeks with bed rest and proper remedies at home. Yet, it is best to have it checked by a doctor, especially if it happens to affect a child.

The causes of symptoms of this condition are as follows:

Symptoms: The most common symptom of pneumonia is a painful cough with which you will end up t...more

Dengue is caused from the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. This mosquito has been known to breed and survive in tropical and subtropical regions. A waterborne disease, it causes extreme discomfort and pain, even death is a possibility. Statistics suggest that each year, the number of people afflicted with dengue is around 390 million. Out of this huge number, 96 million tend to develop severe illnesses wherein hospitalization becomes mandatory.

Causes

It is primarily cause...more