There are four main kinds of germs that cause infectious diseases. Bacteria are single-cell germs that have the ability to multiply rapidly and release chemicals that will make you sick. Viruses are capsules containing genetic information and use your own cells to multiply.
Fungi are vegetable-like mushrooms or mildew that will make you ill and protozoa are single-cell predators that are looking for a host where they can eat and live. The idea of contracting communicable diseases is enough to make anyone want to live in a bubble, but the body is naturally very resilient, so simply washing your hands can avoid most trouble.
There are viral, contagious diseases like AIDS, Smallpox, Ebola, Hepatitis, sexually transmitted Herpes or HPV, Influenza, Measles, Mumps, Rabies, SARS, West Nile, Meningitis, Mono, Pneumonia and Yellow Fever. Then there are bacterial, transmittable diseases like Anthrax, Botulism, Cat Scratch Fever, Cholera, Diphtheria, Gonorrhea, Leprosy, Lyme disease, Strept Throat, Salmonella, Scarlet Fever, Tuberculosis, Typhus and Shingles. Some transferable diseases are transmitted via parasites, such as Chagas Disease, Malaria, Pinworm Infection, Scabies, Trichomoniasis, Giardiasis, Echinococcosis and other rare diseases. Other times, diseases are transmitted through fungus or prion (proteins).
When dealing with an infectious disease, the first step is the infection, when microbes enter your body and begin to multiply. Health experts say the infection becomes a disease when cells in your body become damaged and the symptoms of illness appear. White blood cells and antibodies will attempt to ward your body off from the infection, which results in fevers, coughing, sneezing or other ailments.
Once the disease takes hold, medication will be needed. It’s important to know the difference between infectious diseases caused by bacteria or by a virus because medications that may treat one are ineffective against treating the other. Bacterial infections caused by single-celled living organisms are treated with antibacterial antibiotics. Viral infections, which alter genetic capsules, cannot be treated with medication directly but may have the symptoms assuaged with lozenges, rest, water, decongestants, cough syrups and pain relievers.
Infectious diseases are no laughing matter. If you are coughing and nose blowing all over the place but feel tempted to go to work, then resist and rest. Not all diseases are contagious, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Avoid sharing drinks or personal items with people and remember that prevention is the best cure.
According to the Center for Disease Control, there are seven steps you can take to prevent infection at home: always wash your hands, routinely clean AND disinfect all kitchen and bathroom surfaces, follow food safety precautions to prevent under-cooking meat or cross-contaminating surfaces, get immunized, use antibiotics properly, keep your pets clean and stay away from wild animals. Don’t be one of the 160,000 Americans who die from an infectious disease each year!
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I want to start playing Eve Online, but I’ll be a sophomore when school starts… As long as i put my schoolwork first, and make sure i study before i play each night, and make sure i get to bed on time, I don’t see how it could affect my grades(I’m Top of my class), my social life, maybe but it’ll be cool talking to people in game… My version of AIM…
I’d just like to know your thoughts, although If someone (like in a previous post) Thinks that online gaming is a disease, please go shoot yourself!
LOL Thanks! Appreciate it!
Online games will kill your life. Though not in that kind of Jack Thompson way. I mean from your description it sounds like you’ll do fine, just focus on your work and play in spare time. But as a fellow online gamer, if you get hooked, there’s really no letting go. There’s always one more level, one more kill, one more item. But hey, honestly, I say go for it. You’ll probably be fine in school and have a blast playing the game. But for other people that aren’t doing so well already, online games can and will cut them away from the rest of the world (true story about my older brother). But as I said, in your case, you’ll be fine. Besides, gaming is a great release for energy, anger, excitement, hell make some friends and it’s great for just about anything. If you do go for it and end up playing more stuff, my gamertag’s floackle, and I’m more then willing to play some games with you. Good luck in school and the game, and just don’t get sucked up.
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My grandfather had multiple sclerosis, and he was never blind. I just remember him being in a lot of pain sometimes, and he had lost his ability to walk. (he died, btw, thats why i’m talking about him in the past tense)
my friend has an uncle with ms, and he had told her that he could one day wake up blind, and that ms was a disease where you have too much of some sort of liquid in your body.
I don’t really beleive that you can wake up blind. because I though ms is when your body attacks your nervous system, as well as your muscles, and you eyes aren’t really a part of that. (well they are but they arent)
So can you wake up blind? and if ms a disease where you have too much liquid or what? thanks a lot! 
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Hey there!!
First of all, what is Multiple Sclerosis? Well, It’s a chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies (they destruct other cells) are produced against one’s own central nervous system!!!
What causes it? Well, exact cause is not known!! However, several factors like genetic, viral infections, etc are thought to cause it!!!
So what happens in this disease?? Since nerves of the brain, spinal cord, optic nerve etc are all affected, patient will have episodes of symptoms like pain, difficulty in walking, blurring of vision, etc.. This runs a long course before they die of recurrent urinary tract infections, uraemia, bronchopneumonia, etc..
What to do?? Well, we give steroids, physiotherapy for joints, muscle relaxants etc..
Now regarding your question: Well a person can get up with blurring of vision or a person already with some visual deficit may get up with complete blindness but an otherwise healthy and normal person cant suddenly get up completely blind as it is a chronic disease
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