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.

Prevention

The aim of the vaccine is to prevent the spread of the disease, its complications and subsequent reinfection in the form of herpes zoster. It can be administered in a single dose is well tolerated and generally no important reactions in healthy children and adolescents. Side effects are mild and manifest as redness, pain and swelling in the area where applied. It can cause dizziness, fatigue, fever or nausea.

The vaccine prevents the disease by up to 80 percent of cases and is administered to healthy children between 12 and 18 months of age. From the age of 13 can be immunized with two doses. It can be applied along with other vaccines, such as measles, rubella, mumps, polio, hepatitis B and meningitis. However, it should be administered to people with weak immune systems or pregnant women. People who have not been vaccinated at the time and are at substantial risk of complications after receiving antibodies contracted the disease.

Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis and pregnancy

In the mother, toxoplasmosis often goes unnoticed or is generally benign, but can infect the fetus: early pregnancy, the risk of transmission is rare but the consequences can be brain damage, severe eye damage, miscarriage etc and in mid and late pregnancy, the risk of transmission is higher but the consequences are much less serious for the baby because her immune system is more efficient.

Prevention of toxoplasmosis

We need to respect the rules of simple hygiene: wash raw vegetables and abstain from eating at restaurants or buffets always eat cooked meat, avoid changing the litter box even though, unlike belief, the animal is actually less contaminating the food, do not handle contaminated land, unless you use gloves. – Wash your hands regularly.

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.

In addition, cough and fatigue, and congestion are other symptoms of influenza A. They also often appear rarely sneezing and vomiting or diarrhea. Another issue to consider is that, in general, during the incubation period of influenza A may not show symptoms, the WHO has set between one day and one week. Of course, this is dangerous because you can be infected and not notice the symptoms and be spreading to other people. Finally, it should be noted that respiratory infections may also occur or in the ear.

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.

Symptoms caused by opportunistic infections

These infections are caused by germs that surround us all the time, but normally can be combated by a healthy immune system. When the immune system is weakened enough, such infections will develop and produce a wide variety of symptoms, some of which may present with intensity. Some cancers can also become more common when the immune system is weakened.

These symptoms, however, can not be interpreted as definite signs of HIV infection or AIDS. A diagnosis of AIDS requires signs that express important immune deficiency and whose appearance can not be explained by any other factor other than HIV. This generally be required for HIV testing.

Later symptoms of HIV infection

Some people who are infected with HIV do not notice any immediate change in your health. However, some suffer from flu within a few weeks short of becoming infected or develop rashes and swollen lymph them. These symptoms do not indicate the development of AIDS and generally disappear within a few days or weeks.

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.

It is clear from this research that changes in nutrition at certain stages of pregnancy may give very different results for child health. Currently, two projects funded by the European Union, the EDEN study (Study of the determinants of pre-and postnatal development and child health) and the EARNEST project (Project on early nutritional programming) bend elaborate on these issues.

What aspects of development and health programming nutritional influence it?
Several aspects of health and well-being of infants appear to be influenced by the nutritional status of the mother’s weight before pregnancy and weight gain during pregnancy. These phenomena affect the baby’s size at birth and the risk of prematurity. We know, for example, according to several studies, a low birth weight is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

A study conducted in the project EARNEST reveals a balanced diet during pregnancy, including good sources of omega-3 (fish oil such as salmon, herring and mackerel), can protect some degree of chronic diseases like asthma and possibly have a beneficial effect on the immune system.

Other studies have shown that high intakes of omega-3 during pregnancy favor the growth of the baby before birth and reduce the risk of prematurity. However, these studies did not take into account the body mass index (BMI) of the mother.
Health in adulthood could be determined to some extent by nutrition during infancy. Breastfeeding is best for the baby for a number of psychological and physiological reasons. Studies have shown that breastfed infants were less likely to become obese in adulthood and that 5 to 7 months of breastfeeding seemed to produce the most favorable results. This observation supports the recommendations of the World Health recommends that exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life.

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.

It is important to know that beyond that feeding during the period of the disease must be balanced, is much more important to a healthy diet daily, which is the best way to prevent. It is very important that every family is cared and protected with proper selection of fresh and rich in vitamins, minerals and proteins; trying to schedule the daily menu, ordering food intake, doing the 4 meals and, if possible, a snack midmorning or midafternoon. This, coupled with a good rest and the consumption of copious amounts of fluid are key recommendations to facilitate the proper functioning of our immune system.

Ultimately, treatment is based on prevention. Being healthy and well nourished brings therefore less impact on the symptoms of influenza. What to eat? Here are some clues to know where to find minerals, vitamins and protein.

Vitamin C is the best known antioxidant and is blamed for several immunological functions, can relieve flu symptoms, helps to preserve natural barriers against infection, increases the production of various substances such as interferon (a natural antiviral agent) and collagen. Where did you find? In citrus (orange, tangerine and grapefruit) the dark green leafy vegetables, kiwi, mango, pineapple, strawberries, and broccoli and cauliflower.

Vitamin E: it has been shown that repeated use of this vitamin increases the immune response. We found in wheat germ oil, soybean oil, olive oil, nuts (walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts).

Vitamin A is another ally, plays an essential role in infection and maintenance of the natural barriers against infection. It’s in the beef liver, butter, eggs, milk and its derivatives. Beta carotene is the precursor of vitamin A (from the plant kingdom) who after being ingested are converted into vitamin A, they are yellow vegetables such as cabbage or carrots and tomatoes.

But there’s more. They have been immune system disorders related to eating or not eating deficit B vitamins; The lack of this group can reduce the production of antibodies

The B complex is found both in the plant kingdom (green vegetables, nuts (walnuts or almonds and hazelnuts), cereals and legumes (lentils, beans and chickpeas) and in the animal kingdom (usually meat, offal, seafood)) The Vitamin B12 is found in liver, shellfish, red meat and fish.

Also important minerals. For example, iron deficiency is fairly common primarily within the more formal groups (children and pregnant women). The inadequate supply of this mineral leads to anemia, decreased cell proliferation and immune response.

The food source is the liver, red meat in general, offal, sausage, egg yolks and legumes, for its best use is essential to involve their folic acid intake.

Zinc: its deficiency causes alterations of the immune system in general risk groups (pregnant women, children, elderly, people with inadequate feeding practices) are to eat less of this mineral. We also saw that inhibits their use snuff. We found in seafood, seeds in general, legumes, nuts, eggs and dairy.

Selenium: its lack in the diet causes a decrease of bactericidal activity of antibodies. I incorporate eating meat in general, fish, seafood, cereals.

Besides all the foods mentioned, we must pay attention to dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt with probiotics and all derivatives) which are an important nutritional resource to prevent flu or combat in the event that has already been installed. A daily serving of each of our immune system favors

And finally we must not forget to drink fluids during the life-flu-and these may be in the form of water, fresh fruit juice or natural vegetable broths. The daily amount should be increased to 2 liters.