FILIARIASI

FiliariasisFiliariasis is a group of tropical diseases caused by thread-like parasitic round worms (nematodes) and their larvae. The larvae transmit the disease to humans through a mosquito bite. Filariasis is characterized by fever, chills,headache, and skin lesions in the early stages and, if untreated, can progress to include gross enlargement of the limbs and genitalia in a condition called elephantiasis. Approximately 170 million people in the tropical and subtropical areas of southeast Asia, South America, Africa, and the islands of thePacific are affected by this debilitating parasitic disease. Filariasis is occasionally found in the...

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Blood Cancer

Every one of us must have heard of blood cancer but do we really have the familiarity with what is blood cancer? Chronic leukemia which is generally known as the blood cancer is the type of cancer that is initiated due to the excess of white blood cells in the body. It happens when the growth of red blood cells is restricted and the white blood cells are produced in greater amount causing disproportion in the blood cells. The white blood cells are responsible for the protection of organism against the infection, disease and bacteria. Leukemia is the excess of white blood cells in the body. When it continues to a longer duration, complexities...

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What are HIV and AIDS

Lectron microscope image of HIV, seen as small spheres on the surface of white blood cells. HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus. It is the virus that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. CDC estimates that about 56,000 people in the United States contracted HIV in 2006.There are two types of HIV, HIV-1 and HIV-2. In the United States, unless otherwise noted, the term “HIV” primarily refers to HIV-1.  Both types of HIV damage a person’s body by destroying specific blood cells, called CD4+ T cells, which are crucial to helping the body fight diseases. Within a few weeks of being infected with HIV, some people develop...

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All About Of Cancer

Cancer is a scary word. Almost everyone knows someone who got very sick or died from cancer. Most of the time, cancer affects older people. Not many kids get cancer, but when they do, very often it can be treated and cured. What Is Cancer?Cancer is actually a group of many related diseases that all have to do with cells. Cells are the very small units that make up all living things, including the human body. There are billions of cells in each person's body.Cancer happens when cells that are not normal grow and spread very fast. Normal body cells grow and divide and know to stop growing. Over time, they also die. Unlike these normal cells, cancer...

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