HIV cannot be transmitted as easily as the influenza virus. Compared to other viral diseases, the prevention of HIV infection is therefore easier. In rich countries, individuals who don.t want to be infected with HIV may protect themselves and avoid HIV infection. The same people will not be able to avoid the influenza virus of [...]

Children look to adults for guidance on how to react to stressful events. If parents seem overly worried, children may panic. Parents should reassure their children that health and school officials are working hard to ensure that people throughout the country stay healthy. However, children also need factual, age appropriate information about the potential seriousness [...]

What is swine influenza?
Swine flu is a respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses that regularly cause outbreaks in pigs. There have been reports of serious illness and deaths due to swine flu in Mexico, but the recently confirmed cases in the United States have been mild.
What are the symptoms of swine influenza?
Swine flu symptoms appear [...]

What is “Swine” flu? Swine Influenza (swine fl u) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Swine fl u viruses have been reported to spread from person-to-person, but in the [...]

Influenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by different strains of viruses. In the United States, there is a flu season that begins every fall and ends every spring. The type of flu people get during this season is called seasonal flu. Flu viruses spread from person to person when [...]

In fact, alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia, almost two-thirds of dementia cases are due to Alzheimer’s disease. However, a host of other conditions can also cause dementia, including the 10 described below.
In some cases, dementia is caused by some medical conditions. In this case is often called mixed dementia. The most common [...]

What are Bedbugs?
Bedbugs, scientific name Cimex lectularius, is the average wingless insects, usually from brown or reddish. This is usually around half of the leaders in length (about half the size of a dime). This is a parasitic blood-sucking insects, and usually at the dinner - most people. Feed usually last about 5 to 10 [...]