Category: Health and healing
How do you get pertussis?
Parents of young babies who have not been vaccinated yet, or those who have medical issues that make the vaccine unsuitable for them, may be concerned about the spread of pertussis. Just how is the whooping cough transmitted, and is there anything you can do to prevent your young baby from catching pertussis?
Can you get pertussis after being vaccinated?
Whooping cough is a highly infectious, unpleasant, and often dangerous respiratory disease that most people aim to avoid by vaccinating against it. Children under seven years of age can receive the Dtap vaccine, while adolescents and adults can get the Tdap vaccine. But, can you still get pertussis after being vaccinated?
Can pregnant women get the pertussis booster shot?
Pertussis, which is more commonly referred to as whooping cough, is a serious respiratory infection that can go on for a long time, and has the risk of complications. In childhood, the Dtap vaccine against whooping cough is offered, but it is now recommended that adults receive regular booster shots as well. Tdap is the [...]
Gardasil deaths – is the HPV vaccine really safe?
Gardasil is a relatively new vaccine, nicknamed the “cervical cancer vaccine” because it aims to prevent cervical cancer caused by strains of the human papillomavirus (strains 16 and 18), as well as other related cancers – vulvar, vaginal, and anal. Gardasil also offers immunization against HPV strains 6 and 11, which can cause genital warts. [...]
HPV and cervical cancer
What is typically called “HPV” or “the Human Papillomavirus” actually refers to a huge umbrella group of viruses, covering more than 150 different strains. Some of them cause warts and growths, which is why they carry the name papilloma. Some strains of HPV can cause cancer, including cervical cancer, but not all do.
Gonorrhea symptoms
Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases out there, especially among teenagers. Would your body signal there was something wrong if you did have gonorrhea? What are the typical symptoms? And why should you get tested anyway if there is any chance at all that you could have gonorrhea, or another STD?
Genital warts treatment options
Genital warts are warts on and around the genitalia, that is caused by a strand of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a sexually transmitted disease, which can’t be cured unfortunately – but even though the actual virus will remain in your body, you can certainly get rid of genital warts. What are the treatment [...]
Can you still get genital warts if you use condoms?
Genital warts can be caused by some types of HPV (Human Papillomavirus), and can appear on the genital area, in and around the anus, and in some rare cases in the mouth or throat. Genital warts are, of course, a sexually transmitted disease. Does that mean that you are safe from getting HPV and genital [...]
The case for getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases annually
Sexually transmitted diseases come in all kinds of forms, from the relatively harmless to the life-threatening. Some, like chlamydia, are easy to treat if you find out you have them early on. Others, like genital warts, are ugly and annoying, but not generally very dangerous. Yet others, like HIV, can kill you. And for all [...]
What is cerebral palsy?
Cerebral palsy is a debilitating disorder that can affect nearly everything a person does, from motor skills to muscle tone, and from speech to hearing. Cerebral palsy, also abbreviated to CP commonly, is most often caused by circumstances just before or during a baby’s birth, though it can develop during the first five years of [...]
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