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Symptoms of Chickenpox

Usually patients have no obvious symptoms occur before the outbreak of the disease, which is accompanied by fever, fatigue, headache and lack of appetite. Symptoms begin between 10 and 21, days after infection. The master characteristic is the appearance of flat red spots, that are taking gradually raised into blisters or vesicles. These cause a great itching, break easily and form a crust that emerge and disappear in about two weeks. The process extends through the sixth day of illness.

The spots appear all over the body, especially on the trunk and the scalp in successive outbreaks. Healthy children may develop up to 500 skin lesions that sometimes leave a permanent mark. In severe cases the spots are spread over the extremities and face. They can appear sores in the mouth, eyelids, rectum, vagina, and respiratory tract. Read the rest of this entry »

Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis is an infection transmitted by a parasite (Toxoplasma gondii), which is found in the intestines of the cat or other animal species, but also in the earth. We can contract toxoplasmosis by changing the cat litter, gardening and raising her hands to their mouths, or by eating undercooked contaminated meat or vegetables in stained and unwashed. Toxoplasmosis is a mild disease characterized by the absence of symptoms or signs of simple flu. After initial infection, it is immune to life thanks to the presence of specific antibodies in the blood. Read the rest of this entry »

A prior, it is difficult to differentiate the symptoms of influenza A with those of seasonal flu, because they are basically the same.

The first thing to do is control yourself temperature as a fever above 38 º C is one of the symptoms of influenza A and one of the first to sound the alarm. The high peak temperature is the main difference between seasonal flu, which has more muscle aches, fatigue, or headache as seasonal flu.

In addition, we must take special caution if you also have the typical malaise of  flu. In this case, it is important that you inform the 112 and you stay home to avoid spreading it to others. Read the rest of this entry »

What are the symptoms of HIV and AIDS?

You can not reliably diagnose HIV infection or AIDS when taking into account only the symptoms. The only way to know for sure if a person is infected with HIV is to be tested for HIV.

People living with HIV may feel and look completely well. However, it is possible that their immune systems are damaged. It is important to remember that once someone is infected with HIV can transmit the virus immediately, even if that person feels healthy.

HIV is the AIDS virus. If a person is infected with HIV do not make effective antiretroviral therapy, HIV weakens the immune system over time. As a result, will become more vulnerable to opportunistic infections. Read the rest of this entry »

The mother’s diet during pregnancy can affect the health of the baby, even years later. To understand this “nutritional programming“, and can potentially enable the early prevention of certain metabolic diseases, several teams of researchers working on what they call the “fetal origins of adult disease.
Nutrition during pregnancy influences the health enfantUn link between maternal nutrition during pregnancy and child health
A study of survivors of the famine that struck the Netherlands in 1944-1945 was particularly shown that when pregnant women had suffered famine, their children were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

The subjects of the cohort affected by famine Holland are still followed today and interesting results still be obtained. Researchers have recently shown by example that subjects exposed to malnutrition before birth, ie during the first 16 weeks of gestation, prefer to eat fatty foods, which could increase their risk of high cholesterol if these foods are high in saturated fats and trans fats. These people also tend to be less physically active. Read the rest of this entry »

Adequate food and proper food choices in everyday play an important role in the prevention of influenza A and any seasonal flu. Moreover, in case of contracting, helps to improve their symptoms and recover quickly.

A good diet can help prevent flu-like feeling. What is a good diet? You should consider the needs of the body, protein and caloric needs should strengthen some minerals commonly found away from what we consume daily. This power must be sufficiently harmonious and appropriate to the time course of the member of the family and provide all the nutrients for our immune system is protected against the threat of the virus.

We can find certain foods that help strengthen the immune system. They are those that contain vitamins and minerals, calcium-in all forms of consumption milk, yoghurt, desserts, seeds) daily intake should exceed 800 mg, and vitamin B complex and folic acid.

Has also been shown that foods such as garlic and onions contain allicin, an efficient antiviral, antibacterial and antioxidant that stimulates the immune system.

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