Melioidosis is presently a public health concern because it is most common in AIDS patients and intravenous drug users.
Patients with mild or moderate infections are given a course of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) and ceftazidime by mouth.
What kind of diseases are the most common genetic diseases? (For example, those in which both parents may be carriers of the disease without knowing it because they don't actually have the disease.)
comminicable diseases are those which spread from infected person to healthy one. there are millions of such diseases eg common cold, chicken pox, cough etc
Lifestyle diseases are those that result from consequences of habits we have chosen. Some common examples are smoking, drinking, and doing drugs.
Lifestyle diseases are those that result from consequences of habits we have chosen. Some common examples are smoking, drinking, and doing drugs.
No- leukemia is not a communicable disease in people. HOWEVER- there are a number of other diseases that ARE contagious that are common among intravenous drug users. Those include Hepatatis and HIV (AIDS), and well as more common STDs.
Patients with pubic lice should be examined and tested for other STDs.
Drinking alcohol does not seem to be related to the development of glaucoma. It is most common in people who have a family history of glaucoma, people who are nearsighted or diabetic, people suffering from other diseases of the eye and those who smoke.
Hypothyroid conditions are common across several segments of the population. Women in the postpartum period are generally more susceptible, along with those aged above 65 and those with a history of autoimmune diseases in the family just to name a few.
Communicable diseases are those that are spread by contact with other people or items that have touched their bodies. The other terms associated with this term are contagious and infectious which specify more clearly which type of contact is required for transmission.
Infectious Diseases include: All Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) and any type of Disease that is caused by an infection. An external factor has to be introduced into the body to cause an Infectious Disease. Also colds.
You can find out what diseases you may be genetically predisposed to, but not whether those diseases will actually develop, as many genetic diseases need an environmental or other trigger to "turn on" that gene to make the disease develop.