Friday, 15 November 2019

My fate with genital herpes

What is the fate of a person with genital herpes?
 
Genital herpes is caused by the Herpes simplex virus. Upon infection, this virus establishes itself in the nerves supplying the region that it has affected. Though the body mounts an immune response to the virus, the virus is never completely removed from the body. As a result, sporadic recurrences of symptoms occur. The frequency of these recurrences are uncertain and the triggers are unknown. Stress, decreased immunity, and trauma are known to be triggers. Over time, the frequency and severity of these recurrences decrease; however, the affected individuals continue to shed the virus and remain infective. Use of condoms greatly reduces the chances of transmission of the virus. Use of antiviral drugs can also reduce the infectivity of the affected persons.

What to eat after taking out your tooth

 
Upon extraction of a tooth, there is an open wound with a defect in the gum left behind where the tooth was. In case it was a difficult extraction, there might be some bone damage. You should take care not to injure the area further. For the first hour or so after extraction, you should bite hard on the cotton plug that the dentist would have placed on the wound. This will prevent excessive bleeding from the wound and cause a blood clot to form. For the next few hours you must take only cold liquids and preferably on the other side of the mouth. After this, for a couple of days it is best to take a soft diet and not to chew on the side of the extracted tooth. By this time, the wound would have healed and you can gradually get back to your normal diet. If any sutures have been placed, you should remember to go back to your dentist to have them removed. Take any medication as prescribed by the dentist. _Do not self medicate_.

Diabetes with bladder infection

I have diabetes and why do i get bladder information so often
 
I am guessing you mean "bladder infections". Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus causes impairment of immunity. These patients are prone to develop repeated infections. Further, the infections that they contract are difficult to treat. Diabetes mellitus causes increased glucose levels in the urine. This increased urine glucose provides an excellent source of nutrition for bacteria. The increased production of urine in diabetes mellitus also causes a reduction in the acidity of the urine. These are the reasons why urine infections are common in diabetics. You must take care to control your diet, get adequate exercise and take appropriate medication to keep your diabetes mellitus under control.

Balance diet-best option than ARV to cure HIV?

Can one live healthy with HIV and AIDS on balanced diet only without arvs
 
In the initial stages of HIV infection, you could probably live a healthy life without taking Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART). However, you would be infective as the viral load would be high. Over time, the virus will destroy the immune system making you prone to contracting various infections and eventually lead to death. A balanced diet alone will not be able to prevent this. ART prevents this from happening. ART controls the multiplication of the virus keeping your viral load at very low to negligible levels. Because of this, the virus cannot destroy the immune system and you remain healthy. The other major effect of ART is that transmissibility of the virus decreases dramatically once your viral load decreases to undetectable levels. It is a good idea to begin ART at the earliest instead of waiting for symptoms to appear.

Infant HIV Detection

Does HIV detect the first week a child is born
 
The usual tests for HIV detect antibodies to the virus. These antibodies are produced by the immune system to fight the virus. Newborn babies do not have any antibodies of their own. They depend on antibodies that have crossed over from the mother across the placenta when the baby was in the womb. So, if the mother was HIV positive, the baby’s blood will also show a positive result to HIV. However, this is due to the presence of maternal antibodies in the baby’s blood. These antibodies may be present in the baby’s blood for upto 3-4 months after birth. There are other tests that can detect HIV RNA and other viral antigens. These tests are more expensive and are done only when there is a strong suspicion that the baby may have contracted infection before or during birth. You must consult with your doctor for more information.

Fight against my Ex

I just find out that my girlfriend still have her ex's phone number what should I do?

You don't need to do anything. Just because your girlfriend still has her ex's phone number, it doesn't mean that she's still not over him, or that she's cheating. She may be completely over him, but still on talking terms with him, which is normal especially if they have mutual friends. The opposite may even be true - she might have his number so that she knows not to pick up the phone when he calls!