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Ten people with viral influenza who need antiviral therapy

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The Influenza epidemic is still affecting many individuals. Worldwide H1N1 cases are predominating most of the cases. Most patients who develop complications are the aged, children, immunocompromised and the diabetics. What are the symptoms of Viral influenza? Patients who develop viral influenza have flu, rhinorrhea, sneezing, and sore throat with a headache. Fever may be …

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Multivitamin benefits – 4 people who need high doses

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“Vita” meaning life, and “min” stands for mini. Thus, although required in minimal amounts, these substances are essential for life. Multivitamin benefits those individuals who are on nasogastric feeding or have a chronic diarrheal state. Vitamin D can be produced in sufficient amounts by the skin if the body is exposed to the sun for …

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Ten Subtle symptoms after a dog bite – to worry about!

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Dog bites are common throughout the world. Roughly 4.7 million Americans are victims of dog-bite each year. Worldwide 15 million people receive post-exposure vaccination each year, preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. More than 90% of the dog-bite victims reside in the African and Asian regions. Most of these victims are poor and …

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Medically important causes of Spider Angiomata

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Spider Angiomata are tiny vascular lesions characterized by a central pulsating arteriole with radiating branches. The narrow vascular branches resemble the legs of a spider. Spider angiomata is also called as a Spider Nevus, Spider Angioma, and Nevus Araneus. Up to 15% of the healthy population may have one or more spider angiomata. What causes …

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Mucopolysaccharidosis – a female with skeletal deformities

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Mucopolysaccharidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder with deficiency of enzymes responsible for the breakdown of glycosaminoglycans. This results in accumulation of GAGs in the lysosomes resulting in cellular dysfunction. Mucopolysaccharidosis should be suspected in patients with short stature, hepatosplenomeglay, coarse facial features, skeletal dysplasias, corneal opacities with or without neurological involvement. Diagnosis is made …

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Shingles (herpes zoster) – a brief overview

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Shingles also called as herpes zoster is a virus born disease, characterized by a rash and neuritis in a dermatomal pattern. What causes shingles? Shingles is caused by the virus varicella zoster which is responsible for the highly contagious disease Chickenpox. Chickenpox is the primary infection after which the virus remains dormant for years in the …

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