Tag: Infection

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Confession of One Foot: Instable Blood Glucose, Changing Me from [Jade Foot] to [Sugar Foot]

Hello everyone, I am the foot of a diabetic patient. My original name was [Yuzu], but I changed my name later. Now my name is [Tangzu]. There is also a story about my change of name. Sit down and listen to me slowly. The Cause of [Sugar Foot] Once, I was called “Jade Foot”. I was very healthy, able to run and jump. My body was ruddy and soft, and I was very popular. However, since my master was diagnosed with high blood sugar and diabetes, I gradually felt that my body had changed. Although the blood sugar is high, the host either forgot to take medicine, or forgot to monitor the blood sugar, and did not pay attention to Read More …

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A small move to solve the big trouble! Diabetics Should Pay Special Attention to

Entering late autumn, it is the season of high incidence of various respiratory infectious diseases. One of the infectious diseases is especially common: influenza. However, the physical quality of middle-aged and elderly friends is declining and it is easy to be recruited. Among them, there is a group of friends who need special vigilance. Such friends are diabetics. Influenza, diabetic [unbearable] Influenza and diabetes, both of which often [collude], bring serious consequences to diabetics and greatly increase the economic burden of treatment. 1. People with diabetes suffer from severe influenza Due to the decline of body resistance caused by diabetes, the consequences are often more serious once diabetics suffer from influenza during the season when influenza virus is rampant. Some Read More …

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How dirty is the money?

Someone must have told you [money is so dirty! ] (Not that kind of mental dirt) Yes, money is like this. What people like it, what people touch it and never wash it (those who enter the washing machine by mistake do not count). But… it seems that I don’t think I will get sick if I touch the money. Part of this is true. Money is really dirty, but you may not be ill. Someone once ran to the supermarket cashier and bank and randomly selected banknotes and coins for bacteria culture. The results showed that: In addition to Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus these common bacteria, there are mold, yeast and other fungi, sometimes can also find Pseudomonas Read More …

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Is cancer contagious?

When I was a child, I lived in a large courtyard house. A retired worker from the same street often came to my courtyard to chat with my grandfather. In summer, he was tall and stripped to the waist and could see the scars left by the operation on his central abdomen. His voice was loud and eloquent when he chatted, and he could be heard in the backyard. Suddenly one day, I heard that he had esophageal cancer. I was in my teens and had an inexplicable uneasiness, because I knew that many diseases could be contagious. He often came, could he infect us? I don’t know if readers have doubts in this respect. Today, I want to tell Read More …

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Can sharing razors spread HIV

There have been reports of infection caused by sharing razors in history, but it is controversial. A pair of young brothers in the United States have been infected with HIV one after another. They all suffer from hemophilia (a hereditary disease that is difficult to stop bleeding due to coagulation dysfunction caused by lack of coagulation factors). In order to control the disease, factor VIII needs to be imported for a long time. A was found to be HIV positive in 1985, while B was tested positive in 1991 and negative before. Researchers analyzed the virus sequences and found that the virus strains in the two bodies were highly similar, If blood transfusion products cause B infection, Then the viruses Read More …

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Is cancer contagious?

When I was a child, I lived in a large courtyard house. A retired worker from the same street often came to my courtyard to chat with my grandfather. In summer, he was tall and stripped to the waist and could see the scars left by the operation on his central abdomen. His voice was loud and eloquent when he chatted, and he could be heard in the backyard. Suddenly one day, I heard that he had esophageal cancer. I was in my teens and had an inexplicable uneasiness, because I knew that many diseases could be contagious. He often came, could he infect us? I don’t know if readers have doubts in this respect. Today, I want to tell Read More …

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Can I swim before removing the wound stitches?

In outpatient or emergency department, patients often ask how long they can swim after the wound is sutured. Most clinicians may tell patients not to swim after suturing the wound, waiting for the wound to heal and the suture to be removed before swimming. Orthopaedic doctors usually tell patients using external fixators that they can swim in chlorine-containing disinfectant water or a clearer swimming pool after the wound surface of the fixator needle path heals. The main concern about whether the wound can swim in the pool after suturing lies in two aspects: the potential infection of the wound surface after contacting the water surface and the possibility of healing of the damaged tissue. The risk of infection depends on Read More …

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Will a mother who has cancer during pregnancy pass it on to her baby?

For many expectant mothers, welcoming the birth of new life is both happy and exciting. Data show that about one in every 1,000 expectant mothers will be diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy. So, will the fetus developing in the uterus of the mother suffering from cancer be affected by the mother’s cancer? Mother and daughter suffer misfortune together, Before announcing the answer, let’s look at a true story. One day in 2007, a 28-year-old Japanese mother welcomed the birth of her daughter. The born baby brought great joy to the whole family and everything was so beautiful. However, unforeseen circumstances, 36 days after delivery, the new mother appeared uncontrollable vaginal bleeding and high fever symptoms. After being sent to a Read More …

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Pediatric Expert Pei Honggang: Children Diarrhea Alert to Frequent Vomiting

Almost every child will experience diarrhea when growing up. Diarrhea is a medical disease, but every year during the peak season of rotavirus infection, our pediatric surgery will be busier. One is that rotavirus infection will increase the risk of intussusception in children. In autumn, intussusception will also increase. In many cases, there are nearly 10 children treated by enema a day. If they cannot be irrigated, they have to undergo surgery. The second is because rotavirus enteritis often has vomiting, abdominal distension and other symptoms, to the hospital, doctors in order to eliminate intestinal obstruction, will give children a film. However, many children with enteritis will have the performance of intestinal paralysis, and the film will have liquid and Read More …

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Ji Lianmei, a professional pharmacist: Correcting dehydration is the key to diarrhea in autumn.

Autumn diarrhea does not only occur in autumn. Autumn diarrhea is the most common kind of infantile diarrhea, which is caused by rotavirus, so it is also called [rotavirus infection]. Autumn diarrhea is high in infants under 1 year old, and children under 5 years old may suffer from this disease. Adults can also be infected with rotavirus, but basically there are no symptoms, that is to say, adults are often recessive virus disseminators, they do not suffer from the disease, but are easy to infect children. Although autumn diarrhea is called [autumn diarrhea], it does not mean that it only occurs in autumn, and other seasons may also occur [autumn diarrhea]. Symptoms and Characteristics of Diarrhea in Autumn The Read More …