Archive for May, 2008

27
May

Chicken pox?

Author: admin

im 12 and im fed up lol
my mum keeps on nagging me about how i need 2 get chicken pox coz wjen i get older it will b worse and stuff, but i can't find any1 2 get it from and is it true if u get older it gets worse?
Answer: Yeah, it does get […]

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27
May

A friend of mine has just informed me that she has had the MRSA virus for about 5 years now. This is news to me and I’ve kids as does she, who also have this. As does her husband and mother! I am upset and not knowing and thankful that it has not affected […]

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27
May

I am trying to find some information on Hepatitis B which is directed for young people and children. It needs to include information relating to a past hep b infection and that if you have cleared the virus you can not pass it on to others. I am working with a child who is getting […]

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27
May

What is MRSE?

Author: admin

Hi, i'm interested to know more about MRSE. It's often linked with MRSA (Methicillin Resistance Staph.Aureus) but may i know what's the difference? Will a patient develop MRSA if he/she gets MRSE in the first place? I do know that hospital staffs need to report of the incidence of MRSA, but what about MRSE? I […]

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27
May

When a boy comes in the home crying with a board held to his foot by a rusty nail which is deeply imbeded, everyone wants to rush the kid to the clinic for a tatanus shot.
One nurse told me this is rediculous, because you can’t immunize a person after the fact, it is too late, […]

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27
May

from contact with birds. Please help!
I need info on how common it is for humans to catch bird diseases & which ones. Can you give Shona, (& me), this info please?
Thank You,
Harry Gams
Answer: I work with birds each day and am also an avian vet tech. It is not common for people […]

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27
May

???
Answer: Well, that all really would depend on where in the world you live. But a sore or swollen throat isn’t one of the usual symptoms you would anticipate to see. You could just as easily have a viral infection of some sort. Dengue fever also causes a much higher fever to […]

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27
May

i was bitten by a dog on 9th of this month on my lower leg. i was wearing a thick jeans which wasn’t torn during the bite.
my leg didn’t got any wounds and there was no bleeding at all. it happend when i was walking and suddenly a stray dog hold my leg in his […]

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27
May

I’ve a small staph infection on my stomach. Its still very small but hurts a tiny more everyday, i was wondering if anyone knew of a way to get rid of it in the early stages without having to go to the physician.
Answer: First, you need to see a physician to ascertain if it is […]

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27
May

My six month old Pug has Parvo. I'm debating whether to have him treated or just put to sleep. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Answer: Ask different vets on whether they'd able to cure him..
some state these, some state that

ps wrong category
Answer: if it's caught in the early stages, it can be treated. what […]

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