Hepatitis is a disease caused by a virus and affects the liver‚ which in turn affects the gastrointestinal system. There are many types of hepatitis to include Hepatitis A‚ hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Each different type of hepatitis is it own distinct disease that has specific signs and symptoms as well as different treatments. Laboratory testing of a persons ALT and AST levels determine the specific type of hepatitis. Hepatitis A is the most common type. This virus can be found in the feces
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HEMOFLAGELLATES characterized by the presence of a large mitochondrion known as a kinetoplast. the kinetoplastida assume different morphologic forms depending on their presence in vertebrate hosts‚ including humans‚ or their insect vectors . 2 genera important in human disease: Trypanosoma Leishmania transmitted by arthropod vectors and have animal hosts that serve as reservoirs. Amastigote stage spherical‚ 2–5 μm in dm and displays a nucleus and kinetoplast. no
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affects mostly children but in the last few years this disease is also started affecting adults. It mostly affects the cells of the brain‚ heart‚ liver‚ skeletal muscles‚ kidney and the endocrine and respiratory systems and the symptoms it causes involve muscle weakness‚ loss of motor control‚ gastro-intestinal disorders‚ learning disabilities‚ diabetes‚ liver disease‚ poor growth‚ cardiac disease‚ respiratory complications and seizures.
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with an endoscope‚ this procedure is called an endoscopy. Your doctor may order a biopsy depending on the results of EGD a biopsy is the only way to find out if the cells that are present are cancerous. The way that esophageal cancer affects the body may be detected by an endoscopic ultrasound or MRI to show if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes the bones or other organs this cancer can spread and affect the liver and lungs. The treatment depends on where the cancer is located within the body
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Viral hepatitis are distinct diseases that affects and injures the liver due to the inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. They are caused by the contamination of food or water‚ the practice of unsafe sex‚ and by the usage of dirty syringes or needles. There are six known types of hepatitis‚ but the three which are most common include A-B-and C‚ as they cause about ninety percent of acute (lasts less than six months) hepatitis cases in Canada. Many people infected by this disease mistake
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Patient Profile: Jada is a 9-year old Pitbull-mix. She is a spayed female. History: Jada has bright red splotches on her abdomen and surrounding her vulva. The area is inflamed and tender to the touch. She licks frequently. Physical Examination: Heart rate= 102 bpm (normal range= 60-140 bpm). Temperature= 101.8°F (normal range= 100-102.5°F). Weight= 35.1lb (normal range= 30-60) Diagnosis: The doctor used a scalpel to scrap off crust on Jada’s lower abdomen. A slide was prepared with a blue-violet
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much better prognosis than those diagnosed in later childhood[3].The wide range of clinical presentations makes the diagnosis‚clinical management and follow-up a challenge. It can be diagnosed by ultrasound or CT scan. Urine VMA analysis‚ FNAC or biopsy from the metastatic lesions can confirm the diagnosis. Here we report a case of 3 months old infant diagnosed as
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Epstein-Barr Virus Disease Information‚ Diagnosis‚ and Treatment Epstein-Barr Virus Disease Information‚ Diagnosis‚ and Treatment . . For more Information www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm www.emedicinehealth.com www.uptodate
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public aware of its diagnosis and treatment. Diagnosis: A spot on the skin need to be confirmed as melanoma if the Dermatologist insists for a biopsy after preliminary examination. A biopsy is the only way to make a fool proof diagnosis. In this procedure‚ the doctor tries to remove all or portion of the suspicious-looking growth depending on the size. A biopsy can normally be carried out in the doctor’s clinic administering local anesthesia. A pathologist then examines the tissue under a microscope
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Signs and symptoms: -Persistent diarrhea‚ despite any bowel rest – bowel actions usually range from 8-10 times per day – can be confused for looking like urine -Electrolyte imbalances and dehydration -Failure to thrive -Vomiting -An endoscopy/biopsy can reveal villi atrophy‚ which is where the villi in the digestive system erodes away -Some infants may also have an undeveloped esophagus‚ called esophageal atresia Causes: -Tufting enteropathy is thought to be related to abnormal development
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