HEPATITIS A
- Hepatitis A
is a viral
infection that causes liver inflammation and damage.
- Inflammation is
swelling that occurs when tissues of the body become injured or
infected. Inflammation can damage organs. Viruses invade normal
cells in your body.
- The virus causes slowly progressing, but
ultimately devastating damage to the liver.”
- Both hepatitis A and B also can be dangerous. “Hepatitis A
virus can cause acute liver
disease, but can heal within a few months. It can
cause high spiking fevers and is more severe in adults than in
children.
- Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection
caused by the hepatitis
A virus.
- The virus is one of several types of
hepatitis
viruses that cause inflammation and
affect your liver's ability to function. ... Most people who are
infected recover completely with no permanent liver damage.
SEPSIS
The serious effects of sepsis is having a case of severe
sepsis increases your risk of a future infection. Severe sepsis or
septic shock can also cause complications. Small blood clots can
form throughout your body.
These
clots block the flow of blood and oxygen to vital organs and other
parts of your body
What are the long-term effects of
sepsis?
- Insomnia, difficulty
getting to or staying asleep.
- Nightmares, vivid
hallucinations, panic attacks.
- Disabling muscle and
joint pains.
- Decreased mental
(cognitive) function.
- Loss of
self-esteem and self-belief.
- Organ
dysfunction (kidney failure, lung problems, etc.)
HIV/AIDS.
- HIV attacks immune system
cells. In particular, it infects and uses CD4 cells as 'factories'
to reproduce and destroys CD4 cells( also known as T cells and
are a type of white blood cell that
form a crucial part of the immune system) in the
process.
- The more CD4 cells
destroyed, the weaker the immune system becomes. As the immune
system gets weaker, the risk of developing infections and illness
becomes greater.
- The
CD4 count of a person with HIV who does not receive HIV treatment
will reduce over time.
- Once
the CD4 levels fall below 200, a person’s immune system will
probably be damaged and the person will likely experience
definitive signs and symptoms of illness.
- People
who have HIV and are not receiving treatment put themselves at
greater risk of developing symptoms, a condition known as
symptomatic HIV. They are also more likely to pass on the virus to
another person.
- Without treatment, a person is likely
to develop
AIDS because their
immune system is no longer able to protect the body. At this stage,
even the most minor infection becomes life-threatening
RABIES
- The first
symptoms of rabies can appear from a few days to more than a year
after the bite happens.
- At first, there's a tingling,
prickling, or itching feeling around the bite area. A person also
might have flu-like symptoms such as a fever, headache, muscle
aches, loss of appetite, nausea, and tiredness.
- This
strand of rabies can cause
hyperactivity, hydrophobia, and aerophobia. After a few days, the
symptoms can cause the individual infected to go into a coma and
later die.
- The paralytic form of rabies is
usually less harmful, but can last longer. This strand of
rabies causes
muscle weakness and even paralysis