Diseases
Diseases questions and answers
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Q: What are some diseases linked with droughts and floods?
I know that droughts and floods are linked to some diseases. What are the names of these diseases?
They can be directly or indirectly related to floods and droughts.
Thank you!
A: floodwater contaminated with human waste definately increases the chance of spreading diseases like cholera. it is not 'mostly a third world issue' (like sparky said) , rather it common occurence where flooding occurs and people drink contaminated water. If i remember clearly, there were a few reported cases in New Orleans after Katrina.
to answer your question, feacal colliform bacteria and E.coli thrive in contaminated flood water and cause dysentry, typhoid,gastroenteritis, and sometimes hepatitis A on human contact.
Q: What kinds of diseases can you get from using a public restroom?
I've always heard that you can catch diseases from sitting on public toilets but no one has ever told me what kind you can get.
So I'm curious what kind of diseases have people gotten from using public restrooms?
A: You'd have a better chance of being hit by lightning. It's almost impossible to catch any kind of disease from a toilet, for the following reasons:
1. Infections don't live long outside the body...they need a host. Toilet seats are bad hosts.
2. They need warm wet areas to live.
3. Most infections enter the body through breaks in the skin or openings...
4. Even though your anus is an opening the intestines is a hostile enviroment for infection
5. You don't sit there long enough
You CAN get skin infections...I got one. They're not deadly, just annoying.
Q: What diseases would have the symptom of coughing up blood or blood in the phlegm?
This is not a symptom of my own so please don't tell me to go to the doctor, it is for a piece of work I have to do for College.
If you could tell me the name of a disease/ diseases that cause this, preferably not consmption or TB, a little about it and other symptoms it would be a massive help!
If you could also include treatment options and how serious a disease it is that would also be fantastic!
Hope you can help! Thanks!
A: The actual act of coughing up blood is called Hemoptysis. I'm not sure exactly what you need to know and how indepth this project is. Email me and I'll help you out.
Q: What diseases should a new cat coming into an established cattery be tested for?
I have established a small cattery, a couple of kittens from the same breeder now i want to bring in another from a different breeder. My vet said my kittens were disease free and did not require the cat flu vacine.
Should I give it to them now i am getting another from a different breeder ad what other diseases should I test the new cat for before introducing her.
A: all kittens there should be up to date with their vaccinations, you should test for feline leukemia and FIV on every kitten that comes in and make sure they are up to date on their vaccinations as well.
Q: What makes certain diseases more likely to be frequent and widespread epidemics?
like cholera, the flu, dengue fever, and the plague. there's a list of epidemics on wikipedia and i'd like to know what those diseases have to make them so popular (in relation to deaths/occurences/etc) throughout history.
Thank you.
A: Interesting, isn't it? These diseases are living right alongside humans. Humans and these diseases grew up together - evolved together - perhaps we're dependent upon one another in some mystical way. (Read "Guns, Germs and Steel" J. Diamond).
So on the day you don't enforce the health laws (as we often don't in these recent times of republican "deregulation"), these diseases wait in the wings to step up and start killing people - we just saw this with the salmonella in the peanut butter.
Li'l Bush killed the food inspectors - the money had to go to his rich friends instead for more bottles of champagne. And now people are dead from this - and we're damned fortunate it wasn't worse.
Q: What different types of heart diseases do they have?
I'm 23 & I saw a heart doctor yesterday, & so far, he told me that it doesn't look like I have heart disease from the EKG & ultrasound, but he has to run a stress test on a treadmill to see how I handle it. I get chest pains very easily simply just from walking the 1st 2 minutes. I know I'm overweight & I'm trying to lose it. But how can I if every time I try to exercise, I get chest pains? My Dr. said I'm too young for heart disease, & my PCP told me my cholesterol is a little high but not enough to be put on medication.
What kinds of heart diseases do they have? I hope I don't have it, & I'm trying to do my best to prevent it.
A: I have angina and wear a nitro patch..Ask about daily aspirin..
A coated childrens asprin takes the chest pain away quickly. you dont need a prescription for spray nitro.The side efects not pleasant :; pounding head etc.
Q: diseases...?
what are some major diseases that I should be aware of? how can i prevent them? how do i know what it is? thanks. i have had fish for a long time now and nothing has happened. i just want to know for future reference.
sorry, this is freshwater
A: Freshwater or saltwater?
The most common for freshwater are ich, velvet, fin rot, dropsy, columnaris, and a variety of other parasites.
For saltwater, it would be the marine versions of ich and velvet (even though they have the same names, they're only similar in appearance and are caused by different organisms) Brooklynella( clownfish disease), and lymphocystis.
Here are some links you can bookmark for future reference that include symptoms and treatment options:
http://www.fish-disease.net/diseases.htm
http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/diseases.html
http://www.petsforum.com/cis-fishnet/afm/G29036.htm
http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/ - see the "health and diseases section
http://www.klsnet.com/files/fishchart.htm
http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyummy42/disease.html - saltwater specific
http://www.tropicalresources.net/phpBB2/aquarium_medications.php - a selection of medications by brands
Q: What types of diseases could some one get from working with dirty sewer water?
My husband just moved departments with the City and now he's in maintence in water but sometimes he may have to deal with dirty (pee and poop) water! Couldn't he get diseases from this? How to prevent them?
A: Hope he is wearing proper kit while on his job; like gloves, long boots etc. He must have a proper shower with soap after his work.
The water borne diseases include Dysentry, Diarrhoea, Hepatitis-A, Typhoid, skin diseases, infections in the eyes & ears etc..
Q: What sort of diseases might cause slight limps but no deformity of the leg?
I need to know of a few diseases that a child might catch that would render her with a slight limp for the rest of her life, but no physical deformity.
Thanks.
A: The most frequent cause of limping in an otherwise normal youngster is the childhood disorder "transient synovitis of the hip." It is presumed that a virus produces inflammation in the lining of the hip joint since most affected children had a mild cold before they suddenly started limping. This self-limited condition usually occurs in boys between 2 to 12 years of age (average 6 years).
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Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is a rare condition that always has to be considered when a child limps. It develops when, for unknown reasons, something happens to interrupt the blood supply to the top of the thigh (femoral) bone. This results in destruction of bone’s top causing pain when the child walks. Boys ages four to ten are five times more likely to be affected than girls. X-rays of he hip may be normal at first but repeated studies and bone scans make the diagnosis apparent.
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Another cause of limp in children is "slipped capital femoral epiphysis." For unknown reasons the top of the thigh (femoral) bone slides into an abnormal position causing an abnormal fit of the hip joint. It is most frequently seen in overweight male teenagers (10-15 years of age). There is often a history of slight injury and pain may be first felt at the knee, even though the condition afflicts the hip.
The link to information provided is below. Hope this helps!
Q: What diseases should I be worried about in Latin America >?
I am planning on traveling to South America soon with a group of people and we are planning on doing this the cheap way and staying in hostels and such and I am worried about all the illnesses and diseases there.
What should I be aware of and what shots do I need ??
A: Yellow Fever. And for heavens sake bring a condom. STD's are common as dirt.
Q: What are the cause and effects of hemorrhagic diseases?
It would be best if you could also include the nature of these diseases and prevention methods. Examples of hemorrhagic diseases would be appreciated :)
put everything about hemorrhagic diseases if you can :) THANK YOU!
A: A hemarrhagic disease is any disease that causes bleeding.
There are thousands of hemorrhagic diseases - way too much for Answers.
Best you narrow things down a bit.
Q: What are the 5 common diseases in the Philippines that is caused by bacteria?
This is an assignment of my cousin. She need the 5 common diseases that is cause by bacteria. These diseases should be common in the Philippines.
A: err... phlippines ai
let me see...
pneumonia, sphilis, gonorrhoea, typhoid and diarrhoea
hop i get the 10 points coz dats all i got
Q: What are some diseases similar to tuberculosis and could be mistaken as Tuberculosis?
So I am researching tuberculosis, and I have to answer the question:
If it isn't your exact disease, what else could it be?
So essentially I have to find diseases with the same signs and symptoms, ones that may act in the same way or cause your body to look the same way as tuberculosis.
I then have to talk about how they are similar and why. Any help would be great. Thanks.
A: So other mycobacterium would look the same on stains:
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium kansasii
and other mycobacteria
Other bacteria can cause similar lung disease (but look different on stain and culture):
Nocardia
Rhodococcus equii
and other bacteria
Q: What kind of diseases were going around during the time of the Salem Witch Trials?
I would like to know the kind of diseases that one might have suffered during the Salem Witch Trials. Description of the disease would be very much appreciated.
A: one thing that has been hypothesized, as far as the "witches" themselves, is that there was a cause for the women to have hallucinations and act strangely other than "witchery/witchcraft"-- ergot poisoning.
Rye and rye bread (popular basic in the diet at the time) is prone to a fungus that when ingested can cause all sorts of problems, including hallucinations and convulsions.
check out the site listed below
http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/history/ergot.htm
Q: What diseases that can be transmitted from animals to human and vice versa?
Tell me what diseases do you know that came from animals and transmitted to us. And also what ways we can prevent it.
A: There are hundreds, way too many to list here! You are referring to zoonoses, the term for a disease that can be passed from animals to humans and vice versa. Zoonoses can be parasitical, fungal, bacterial, viral, and just plain "other". They can be transmitted by cows, cats, dogs, birds, reptiles, and even fish.
Read about common zoonoses at
http://www.who.int/zoonoses/en/
http://www.anapsid.org/chomeltables.html (about pets!)
If you have access to a library, this book http://www.amazon.ca/Zoonoses-Communicable-Diseases-Common-Animal/dp/927511580X is a good source for your Question.
If you have a particular pet you are concerned about, you may want to search [pet] zoonoses.