Archive for November, 2007

 
Posted in Stroke on November-27-2007

Stroke SymptomsThere are many symptoms of stroke that should seek immediate medical attention once you experienced any of it, you might have a great risk if the medical attention doesn’t take immediately. The overdue medication attention have a risk on the brain injury that can cause paralysis or long term disability.

Here are some symptoms that may occur:

  • Sudden numbness, weakness or paralysis of the face, arm, or leg, typically on one side of the body
  • Sudden vision problems in one or both eyes, such as double vision, blurring, dimness, or even loss of sight
  • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
  • Sudden onset of confusion, having trouble speaking, understanding or walking
  • Sudden dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
  • Suffers severe headache suddenly, with no known cause
  • The symptoms experienced by one can vary, depending on whether the stroke is caused by a blood clot or bleeding. The rate and intensity of such symptoms also depends on the severity of the condition. A large blood clot will cause symptoms to appear within seconds, whereas a narrowed artery will take minutes, hours, or maybe even days to appear.

    Stroke is one of the top 3 killers worldwide, and is considered a medical emergency. The faster you can diagnose the symptoms, a great and have faster opportunity to heal.




     
    Posted in HIV & AIDS on November-26-2007

    HIV Symptoms In early stage, People who are infected with HIV will not suffer from the HIV symptoms. They will suffer from the HIV symptoms couple months later. The HIV symptoms may appear fever, headache, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes especially in the neck and groin. The symptoms look like an ordinary flu.

    When the HIV symptoms disappear, it means that the stage is rising. The virus is easily transmitted by genital contacts. This period of “asymptomatic” infection depends on the person. Really severe symptoms sometime occur only a decade later. Children born from HIV mothers may show symptoms earlier. Some people develop the symptoms within a few months.

    The HIV virus spreads during the asymptomatic period and the virus kills immune cells. The loss and deactivation of the immune system eventually leads to complications. The first signs of infection are enlarged lymph nodes (lay people name them glands). This is sign of majority of infections and other inflammatory conditions. Other HIV symptoms are also not
    specific to HIV only. Low energy, weight loss, fevers and night sweats are also common for tuberculosis, rheumatic diseases and many others. Later the loss of immunity leads to yeast infections (inside mouth or vagina), skin rashes, inflammatory conditions, which do not respond to regular treatment.

    Thereafter, different weird bugs that are easily destroyed by a normal immune system, take control over in the HIV infected persons. They cause unusual infections and tumors. Herpes infections of mouth and genitalia become frequent guests. Shingles happen too often.