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Showing posts with label Papillomavirus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Papillomavirus. Show all posts
Saturday, 8 April 2017
HPV Virus can cause cancer
Humans papillomavirus HPV that causes cancer affects 25 percent of men and 20 percent of women according to new government statistics.
People less than 25 years can be protected by vaccine from strains of HPV that causes a range of cancers.
Some HPV can cause genital warts, this have low risk of causing cancer. Other types causing cancer in different areas of the body like cervix, vagina, penis, anus and oropharynx are considered high risk.
According to experts, 70 percent of all head and neck cancer are caused by HPV and it affected more men than women.
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Thursday, 23 March 2017
HIV lesions treatments
HIV alters the body's immune system and this can leads to development of many health problem like skin infections.
Lesions are abnormal growths on the skin, it can grow on the skin of people who are not suffering from HIV, but it is common in people who are HIV positive.
It may develop as side effect of HIV medication, CD4 count is a blood test that measure the level of white blood cells in the body, if CD4 count is very low, the rate of developing skin lesions will be very high.
Common HIV skin lesions:
• Bullous impetigo
• Human papillomavirus (HPV) warts
• Prurigo nodularis
• Molluscum contagiosum
• Herpes simplex lesions
• Kaposi's sarcoma
Treatments
1. Taking antiviral medication according to Doctor's prescription may increase CD4 cells.
2. Eating balanced diet
3. Getting enough rest
4. Regular exercise
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