Chikungunya is a viral fever transmitted by mosquitoes and spreads in humans by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes infected with Chikungunya virus. In this post let us see the answers for few questions like: Which mosquitoes carry chikungunya? How long does chikungunya last in our body? How much time does it take to recover from […]
Quick read about dengue epidemic and how the dengue virus infection is caused by a single mosquito bite. All you need to know about dengue fever symptoms and dengue treatment guidelines. A small mosquito is capable of taking the life of a human being. Yes, that is indeed true whether it is malaria, chikungunya, yellow […]
Continue reading …What is Common Cold? Common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract and affects everybody at any part of the year but more commonly in winter and rainy seasons. Who are affected with Common Cold? Children are more prone for common cold due to their low resistance and the infection spreads easily […]
Continue reading …What is Rabies? Causes and Transmission of Rabies Rabies is a fatal infection caused by a virus affecting the brain and nervous system. It affects almost all animals and human beings. Human beings get the infection usually through the saliva of the affected animal. In developing countries the infection is usually through the bite of […]
Continue reading …Transmission and Causes of Dengue Fever: Dengue is a hemorrhagic fever transmitted by mosquitoes and it spreads rapidly and decreases the blood platelet number which in turn prevents blood clotting. Dengue fever is caused due to the virus injected into the body by the bite of a mosquito named – ‘aedes aegypti‘. This mosquito bites […]
Continue reading …HIV Infection, its First Occurrence and Transmission Human Immune deficiency Virus (HIV) is responsible to produce AIDS in human beings. The virus was first detected in certain primates in Africa. The virus was later transmitted through the monkey bites to Humans. In humans it is mostly transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse. Once entered into the body […]
Continue reading …What is meant by Mumps? Causes for Mumps: Mumps is the pain in the salivary glands mostly the parotid glands. Mumps is caused by a virus named Myxovirus Parotidis. Myxovirus Parotidis is a RNA virus, that means it consists of only RNA and proteins. DNA is not present in that virus. In whom Mumps is Common? […]
Continue reading …What are warts? Warts are small out growths on the skin caused by a virus Human Papilloma Virus (H.P.V). It has several strains up to about 40 each having a specificity of the body part to grow. For example the virus strain producing warts on the body parts like neck, hands and face is different […]
Continue reading …Posted under Category : Health Fundas HIV can be diagnosed in laboratory by two methods: Enzyme Immuno Assay (EIA): This method is used to detect the HIV antibodies. A positive EIA have to be confirmed by methods like Western blot technique or Immuno fluorescence Assay (IFA) for the detection of specific HIV proteins. p24 is […]
Continue reading …What is Hantavirus Disease? Hantavirus is a life threatening disease that spreads to humans through rodents. These are the negative sense RNA viruses belonging to the Bunyaviridae family. Causes of Hantavirus: Humans can be infected with hantavirus through rodent bites, urine, saliva or contact with the rodent contaminated waste products. The main carrier of the […]
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