Whether you want to relax, spend time with friends and family, or travel, there is likely to be some form of alcohol present. But, not all alcohol is safe to drink because it may have been tampered with or have an expired shelf life. Thankfully, there are ways you can avoid consuming tainted alcohol.
Typhoid fever is caused by an organism called S. Typhi that stems from a group of organisms called Salmonella. Cases are commonly found in tropical or underdeveloped countries, but these areas can often delay diagnosis due to a lack of resources. In developed countries, diagnosis tends to be difficult, as it is not often the suspect of the patient’s symptoms. If left untreated, typhoid fever can spread through the body and cause organ failure.
The disease has caused many different symptoms throughout history, some being more peculiar than others, including issues with the brain.
Christmas around the world can have many meanings. In North America Christmastime means festive lights, Christmas trees, holiday feasts, gifts, and shopping. Historically Japan does not celebrate Christmas with lights, Christmas trees, decorations, gifts, or feasts like the North America does.
There are still millions of people in Japan who do celebrate Christmas, it is just celebrated a little differently. Many companies in Japan promote Christmas celebrations for commerce reasons, rather than for holiday spirit. Christmas in Japan is more commonly for couples to spend romantic time together and not so much about family like it is in western culture.
Shingles have become a rising problem for people who had chickenpox as a child. Shingles is a virus that causes painful rash like blisters by attacking the nerve roots of an infected person. In most cases the blisters and the virus are treatable. For about 50% of people over the age of 60 who go untreated, the pain doesn’t go away.
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) occurs if your nerve fibers are damaged during an outbreak of shingles. After the nerve fibers are damaged, they send mixed signals to your brain, resulting in months or years of pain. If the pain from shingles lasts for three months, it becomes a case of PHN.
The yellow fever virus is a disease that’s transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. While it’s not a common virus found in the U.S., those who travel out-of-country should be aware of the disease and if they will be required to be vaccinated against it.
The yellow fever virus is a disease found in tropical and subtropical regions, specifically in Africa and South America, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infected mosquitoes spread the virus to humans, which can cause a number of symptoms and illness to occur. Most people won’t show symptoms, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), but if they do appear, the most common include muscle pain, headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite.
