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Five Priorities for Combating Antibiotic Resistance

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According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, with more than 35,000 people dying as a result. The agency's "Antibiotic Threats in the United States, 2019" covers the top 18 resistant diseases and assesses progress in the fight against superbugs, which is an update of its first review of antibiotic resistance in the United States in 2013. The following are five top priorities in the fight against antibiotic resistance: Reduce antibiotic use in human medicine:   Outpatient health care settings, such as doctors' offices, emergency departments, retail health clinics, and emergency rooms, require improved antibiotic prescribing. The Joint Commission, a non-profit accrediting agency, just completed its stewardship requirement for outpatient institutions, which represents a significant step forward. Although hopeful, this rule only applies to a tiny per...

What are the Symptoms of Omicron- A Covid 19 Variant

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Research is presently being conducted all over the world in order to find this COVID variant  in fact, many research are being conducted in order to understand this variant of issue. The World Health Organization's TAG-VE, or Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution, named the COVID variant "Omicron" on November 26, 2021 (Friday). B.1.1.529 is the name of the new COVID variant.  Symptoms of Omicron: Most common symptoms:   Most common symptoms for the new COVID Variant “Omicron” include fever, cough, tiredness, loss of taste or smell. Less common symptoms:  Less common symptoms for the new COVID Variant “Omicron” include conditions like sore throat, headache, aches, pains, diarrhoea, a rash on skin, and discoloration of fingers or toes Serious symptoms:   Serious symptoms for the new COVID Variant “Omicron” include difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, and loss of speech or mobility, or confusion or chest pain.

Is your Immune system weak after covid?

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After recovering from an acute COVID-19 infection, patients may continue to experience signs and symptoms such as weariness, body aches, coughing, sore throat, breathing difficulties, and so on. In recovered patients, long Covid or Covid sequelae can arise. First, the most common side effects mentioned are fatigue or muscle weakness, dyspnea, joint pain and chest pain, sleep difficulties, anxiety or depression, and a decreased quality of life. The virus causes a cytokine storm and hyper inflammation in the immune system , which leads to additional multi-organ damage and death. Neurological issues, such as headaches, dizziness, difficulties concentrating, memory problems, diminished smell or taste, weakness, or muscle pain, affect at least one-third of patients with COVID-19. According to study, persons who recover from COVID-19 have immunity to the virus for 3 to 5 years. Immunity can develop naturally after contracting COVID-19 or as a result of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.  ...

6 Amazing Disease Fighting Superfoods

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They are disease-fighting foods that must be in everyone's pantry as they contain such a wealth of disease-fighting substances . Super foods have more than their fair share of vitamins, minerals, and disease-fighting nutrients. Include nutritional punch in your meals by adding these wholesome picks to your diet. 1. Berries Berries have a powerful extent of disease-fighting antioxidants. Blueberries are at the highest of the list in antioxidant-rich fruits, followed by cranberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries. 2. Dairy Dairy foods are not only a rich source of dietary calcium, but also have lots of proteins, vitamins, and minerals. 3. Fatty Fish Fish like salmon and tuna are abundant in Omega-3 fatty acids that can help lesser blood fats and stop blood clots related with heart disease. 4. Dark, Leafy Greens Dark, leafy greens including spinach, kale, and bok choy to dark lettuces are loaded with vitamins, minerals, beta-carotene, vitamin C, folate, ir...

What are the causes of covid-19 vaccine hesitancy?

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Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a personal choice. People have already started getting vaccinated. But there is still some hesitancy to vaccines.  Vaccine Hesitancy refers to delay in acceptance for getting vaccinated or refusal of vaccines.                                                                What are the causes of covid-19 vaccine hesitancy?  Vaccine hesitancy is caused by various factors such as complacency, convenience, and confidence.  Concerns about unknown future effects, side effects, and a lack of trust are the most common reasons. Disinformation and rum ours through social media make people lose confidence. Lower levels of education and poor access to accurate information, and lack of effective public health messages or targeted campaigns is another reason for vaccine hesitancy.  Things...

Lifestyle influences on the epidemiology of infectious diseases

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In humans, Lifestyle is an important aspect. It influences different states of human life including physical and mental health. So there is a necessity to pay attention to a healthy lifestyle that helps in preventing infectious diseases and control.  The infection develops because of the survival of infectious agents in the body. Their spread affects diseases rate and severity.  Proper social and physical lifestyle factors to control their spreading and prevention of diseases must include Proper personal hygiene Marinating a healthy weight and healthy diet nutrition style Regular physical activities Avoid smoking Entertainment activities like dance Healthy sexual relationships & family lifestyle sleep and awakening pattern Moderation of alcohol intake Limiting the consumption of oily food However, these lifestyle changes may not impact medical history completely. But a proper diagnosis for the infection or disease along with healthy lifestyle maintenance may cure over time...

How do tropical diseases spread?

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Tropical disease   any disease that is native to or occurs primarily in tropical or subtropical areas of the world is referred to as a tropical disease. Malaria, cholera, Chagas disease, yellow fever and dengue fever are examples of tropical diseases. Tropical diseases thrive in the tropics hot and humid climate. Viruses, bacteria and parasites cause them and they spread by airborne transmission, sexual contact and contaminated food and water sources. Tropical diseases thrive in the tropics hot and humid climate. Viruses, bacteria and parasites cause them and they spread by airborne transmission, sexual contact and contaminated food and water sources. Through bug bites, insects or other animals can spread tropical illnesses.  Dengue fever , yellow fever, rotavirus, AIDS, Ebola and Lassa fever are examples of viral tropical infections. Cholera, E. coli, TB and Hansen's disease are examples of bacterial tropical illnesses (leprosy). T...