Showing posts with label Disease English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disease English. Show all posts

Sunday 15 October 2017

About Cancer

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Cancer
Cancer is very harmful for our body

cancer

Cancer also called malignancy

Disease

Fojla Rahman Zia

Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells. There are more than 100 types of cancer, including breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma.

Symptoms vary depending on the type. Cancer treatment may include chemotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery.

Local symptoms may occur due to the mass of the tumor or its ulceration. For example, mass effects from lung cancer can block the bronchus resulting in cough or pneumonia; esophageal cancer can cause narrowing of the esophagus, making it difficult or painful to swallow; and colorectal cancer may lead to narrowing or blockages in the bowel, affecting bowel habits.

Masses in breasts or testicles may produce observable lumps. Ulceration can cause bleeding that, if it occurs in the lung, will lead to coughing up blood, in the bowels to anemia or rectal bleeding, in the bladder to blood in the urine and in the uterus to vaginal bleeding. Although localized pain may occur in advanced cancer, the initial swelling is usually painless. Some cancers can cause a buildup of fluid within the chest or abdomen

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Sunday 2 July 2017

Tuberculosis /TB cause, sign symptoms and Treatment

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Tuberculosis /TB cause, sign symptoms and Treatment
If Treatment is done properly Tb is almost curable

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs.

Diseases

Fojla Rahman Zia

Tuberculosis is curable and preventable.TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. A person needs to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected.

In 2015, 10.4 million people fell ill with TB and 1.8 million died from the disease (including 0.4 million among people with HIV). Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.Who is at risk ?People with compromised immune systems are most at risk of developing active tuberculosis.HIV suppresses the immune system, making it harder for the body to control TB bacteria.Tobacco use has also been found to increase the risk of developing active TB

Symptoms of tuberculosis:

While latent TB is symptomless, the symptoms of active TB include the following:Coughing, sometimes with mucus or blood,Chills,Fatigue,Fever,Loss of weight,Loss of appetite,Night sweats

When TB occurs outside of the lungs, the symptoms vary accordingly. Without treatment, TB can spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream:TB infecting the bones can lead to spinal pain and joint destruction.TB infecting the brain can cause meningitis.TB infecting the liver and kidneys can impair their waste filtration functions and lead to blood in the urine.TB infecting the heart can impair the heart's ability to pump blood.

Treatments for tuberculosis:

The majority of TB cases can be cured when the right medication is available and administered correctly.Antibiotics are:isoniazid (INH),rifampicin (RIF),ethambutol (EMB),pyrazinamide (PZA)...Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis:Multi-drug - resistant tuberculosis (MDR - TB ) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) infection caused by bacteria that are...resistant to treatment with at least two of the most powerful first-line anti- TB medications (drugs), isoniazid and rifampin.

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