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naomispenny.blogspot.comNaomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.comBlogger1407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-3929028319883569852024-02-15T20:53:00.004+08:002024-02-20T15:49:45.720+08:00Enlarged Heart (Cardiiomegaly)<p><span color="inherit" face="system-ui" style="background-color: white;"><b>Overview</b></span></p><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #080808; float: left; font-family: system-ui; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px 0px 24px;">An enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) isn't a disease, but rather a sign of another condition.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;">The term "cardiomegaly" refers to an enlarged heart seen on any imaging test, including a chest X-ray. Other tests are then needed to diagnose the condition that's causing the enlarged heart.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn--mayo_x-large--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--mayo_x-large--0 aem-GridColumn--mayo_x-large--none aem-GridColumn--mayo_medium--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--mayo_medium--0 aem-GridColumn--mayo_medium--none aem-GridColumn--mayo_large--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--mayo_large--0 aem-GridColumn--mayo_large--none aem-GridColumn--mayo_small--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--mayo_small--0 aem-GridColumn--mayo_small--none aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; -webkit-writing-mode: horizontal-tb; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); margin-inline-start: 0px; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px; writing-mode: horizontal-tb;"><div class="aem-container aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--mayo_x-large--12 aem-Grid--mayo_medium--12 aem-Grid--mayo_large--12 aem-Grid--mayo_small--12" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin: calc(var(--mc-spacing-1-5x)*-1); width: auto;"><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn--mayo_x-large--12 aem-GridColumn--mayo_medium--12 aem-GridColumn--mayo_large--12 aem-GridColumn--mayo_small--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-image-with-title cmp-image__corners--small" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-image-with-title__title-wrapper" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-top: var(--mc-spacing-3x);"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h3 class="cmp-title__text--body-sans-small-bold" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-bold); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-5x); margin-block: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Enlarged heart, in heart failure</span></h3></div><div class="cmp-text" data-testid="cmp-text" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: mayo-sans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><p class="cmp-text__paragraph cmp-text--caption-small" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-5x); margin-block-end: 0px; margin: 0px;">If the heart weakens, as it can with heart failure, it begins to enlarge. This forces the heart to work harder to pump blood to the rest of the body.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Heart damage and certain types of heart disease can cause an enlarged heart. Sometimes short-term stress on the body, such as pregnancy, can cause the heart to get larger. Depending on the condition, an enlarged heart may be temporary or permanent.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;">Treatment for an enlarged heart may include medications, medical procedures or surgery.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXYqS_86-_8pt4lKOEeq2yUSqTEnhuZfEL2NgUgN83ngrLnl1r63wXABRqJOPAoWKdLkhU7lhh3Z3gv3mHO054pQ8l1VcEDVtfA3H40NWWWR-EZ68iGi6FFZ3cwJIbmFjFJuZmx8x3yml78eJXO4lEL7a4LPjymDsFvRZPwYtcC_dPlG_C6m4c1_K1bE9/s800/Heart%20pic.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXYqS_86-_8pt4lKOEeq2yUSqTEnhuZfEL2NgUgN83ngrLnl1r63wXABRqJOPAoWKdLkhU7lhh3Z3gv3mHO054pQ8l1VcEDVtfA3H40NWWWR-EZ68iGi6FFZ3cwJIbmFjFJuZmx8x3yml78eJXO4lEL7a4LPjymDsFvRZPwYtcC_dPlG_C6m4c1_K1bE9/w200-h200/Heart%20pic.webp" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">credit image: Rawpixel (heart)</div><br /><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-dita-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="symptoms" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-bold); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1"><span style="font-size: small;">Symptoms</span></h2></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">In some people, an enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) causes no signs or symptoms. Others may have these signs and symptoms of cardiomegaly:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Shortness of breath, especially while lying flat</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Waking up short of breath</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia)</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Swelling (edema) in the belly or in the legs</li></ul><div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular);"><br /></div><div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-dita-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="when-to-see-a-doctor" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-bold); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1">When to see a doctor</h2></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px 0px 24px;">An enlarged heart may be easier to treat when it's detected early. Talk to your health care provider if you have concerns about your heart.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">Call 911 or your local emergency number if you have signs and symptoms of a potential heart attack:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Chest pain</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Discomfort in other areas of the upper body, including one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Severe shortness of breath</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Fainting</li></ul><div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular);"><br /></div><div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-dita-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="causes" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1">Causes</h2></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px 0px 24px;">An enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) can be caused by damage to the heart muscle or any condition that makes the heart pump harder than usual, including pregnancy. Sometimes the heart gets larger and becomes weak for unknown reasons. This condition is called idiopathic cardiomyopathy.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">Conditions associated with an enlarged heart include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Heart condition present at birth (congenital heart defect).</b> Problems with the structure and function of the heart can cause the heart muscle to get larger and weak.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Damage from a heart attack.</b> Scarring and other structural heart damage can make it harder for the heart to pump enough blood to the body. The strain can lead to heart swelling and eventual heart failure.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Diseases of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy).</b> Cardiomyopathy often makes the heart rigid or thick. It can make it harder for the heart to pump blood.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Fluid buildup in the sac around the heart (pericardial effusion).</b> A collection of fluid in the sac that contains the heart can cause heart enlargement that can be seen on a chest X-ray.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Heart valve disease.</b> Four valves in the heart keep blood flowing in the right direction. Disease or damage to any of the valves may interrupt blood flow and cause the heart chambers to get larger.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">High blood pressure (hypertension).</b> If you have high blood pressure, the heart may have to pump harder to deliver blood to the rest of the body. The strain can cause the heart muscle to grow larger and become weak.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">High blood pressure in the arteries in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension).</b> The heart has to work harder to move blood between the lungs and the heart. The strain may lead to thickening or enlargement of the right side of the heart.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Low red blood cell count (anemia).</b> In anemia, there's a lack of healthy red blood cells to carry proper levels of oxygen to the body's tissues. The heart must pump more blood to make up for the lack of oxygen in the blood.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Thyroid disorders.</b> Both an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) and an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) can lead to heart problems, including an enlarged heart.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Too much iron in the body (hemochromatosis).</b> Iron can build up in various organs, including the heart. This can cause the lower left heart chamber to swell.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Unusual protein deposits in the heart (cardiac amyloidosis).</b> This rare disease causes a protein called amyloid to collect in the blood and get stuck in body organs, including the heart. Amyloid protein deposits in the heart cause an irreversible thickening of the heart wall. The heart has to work harder to fill with blood.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Aerobic exercise.</b> In some athletes, the heart becomes enlarged as a response to frequent and prolonged exercise. Usually, this type of enlarged heart isn't considered a disease and doesn't need treatment.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Fat around the heart.</b> Some people have extra fat around the heart that can appear on a chest X-ray. Unless there are other heart conditions associated, no treatment is necessary.</li></ul><div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular);"><br /></div><div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-dita-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="risk-factors" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1"><span style="font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-bold);">R</span>isk factors</h2></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">Things that can increase the risk of an enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">A family history of heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy).</b> Some types of cardiomyopathy run in families. Tell your health care provider if a parent or sibling has a history of a thick, rigid or enlarged heart.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">High blood pressure.</b> This means having a blood pressure measurement higher than 140/90 millimeters of mercury.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Heart diseases.</b> Any problem affecting the heart, including congenital heart defects or heart valve disease, may lead to heart enlargement. It's important to follow a healthy lifestyle and have regular health checkups to manage heart disease.</li></ul><div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular);"><br /></div><div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><section aria-labelledby="complications" data-testid="cmp-section" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="aem-container aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 cmp-aside-container" id="" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin: calc(var(--mc-spacing-1-5x)*-1); width: auto;"><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-dita-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="complications" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1">Complications</h2></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">The risk of complications from an enlarged heart depends on the part of the heart affected and the cause. Complications of an enlarged heart can include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Heart failure.</b> Heart failure may occur if the left lower heart chamber (left ventricle) becomes enlarged. In heart failure, the heart can't pump the proper amount of blood throughout the body.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Blood clots.</b> Blood clots may form in the lining of the heart. A blood clot that forms on the right side of the heart can travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolism). If a clot blocks blood flow, you could have a heart attack or stroke.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Leaky heart valve (regurgitation).</b> Heart enlargement may prevent the mitral and tricuspid heart valves from closing, causing blood to leak backward. The interrupted blood flow creates a sound called a heart murmur. Although not necessarily harmful, heart murmurs should be monitored by a health care provider.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Cardiac arrest and sudden death.</b> An enlarged heart may cause the heart to beat too fast or too slow. The irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) may lead to fainting, cardiac arrest or sudden death.</li></ul><div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular);"><br /></div><div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-dita-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="prevention" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1">Prevention</h2></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Tell your health care provider if anyone in your family has or had cardiomyopathy or other health conditions that caused an enlarged heart. When diagnosed early, proper treatment of the underlying condition may prevent the enlarged heart from getting worse.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">Following a heart-healthy lifestyle can help prevent or manage some conditions that can lead to an enlarged heart. Take these steps to help prevent an enlarged heart:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Monitor and manage high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Take any prescribed medications as directed.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Eat a nutritious, balanced diet.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Get regular exercise.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Avoid or limit alcohol.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);">Don't smoke.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Don't use illegal drugs.</li></ul><div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular);">credit/source: <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/enlarged-heart/symptoms-causes/syc-20355436" style="font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular);">Enlarged heart - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic</a></div><div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-dita-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="diagnosis" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1"><br /></h2><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="diagnosis" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1">Diagnosis</h2></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px 0px 24px;">To diagnose an enlarged heart, a health care provider will usually do a physical exam and ask questions about your symptoms and medical history.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">Tests that may be done to help diagnose an enlarged heart (cardiomyopathy) and its cause include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Blood tests.</b> Blood tests may help confirm or rule out conditions that can cause heart enlargement. If an enlarged heart occurs with chest pain or other signs of a heart attack, blood tests may be done to check the levels of substances in the blood caused by heart muscle damage.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Chest X-ray.</b> A chest X-ray can help show the condition of the lungs and heart. If the heart is enlarged on an X-ray, other tests will usually be needed to determine whether the enlargement is real and to find the cause.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG).</b> This quick and painless test measures the electrical activity of the heart. Sticky patches (electrodes) are placed on the chest and sometimes the arms and legs. Wires connect the electrodes to a computer, which displays the test results. An electrocardiogram (ECG) can show if the heart is beating too fast or too slow. A health care provider can look at signal patterns for signs of a thickened heart muscle (hypertrophy).</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Echocardiogram.</b> This noninvasive test uses sound waves to create images of the heart's size, structure and motion. An echocardiogram shows blood flow through the heart chambers and helps determine how well the heart is working.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Exercise tests or stress tests.</b> These tests often involve walking on a treadmill or riding a stationary bike while the heart is monitored. Exercise tests help reveal how the heart responds to physical activity. If you're unable to exercise, you might be given medications that mimic the effect of exercise on your heart.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan or Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</b> During a cardiac <abbr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;" title="computed tomography">CT</abbr> scan, you usually lie on a table inside a doughnut-shaped machine. An X-ray tube inside the machine rotates around your body and collects images of your heart and chest.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;">In a cardiac <abbr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;" title="Magnetic resonance imaging">MRI</abbr>, you typically lie on a table inside a long tubelike machine that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce signals that create images of your heart.</p></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Cardiac catheterization.</b> A health care provider threads a thin tube (catheter) through a blood vessel in the arm or groin to an artery in the heart and injects dye through the catheter. This makes the heart arteries show up more clearly on an X-ray. During a cardiac catheterization, pressure within the chambers of the heart can be measured to see how forcefully blood pumps through the heart. Sometimes a small piece of heart tissue is removed for examination (biopsy).</li></ul><div style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular);"><br /></div><div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-dita-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><div class="cmp-title" data-testid="cmp-title" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><h2 class="cmp-title__text--display-serif-small" id="treatment" style="--font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-display); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-8x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-10x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-10x); margin-block: 0px;" tabindex="-1">Treatment</h2></div></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;">Treatment of an enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) depends on what is causing the heart problem.</p></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-bold); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block: 0px;">Medications</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">If cardiomyopathy or another type of heart condition is the cause of an enlarged heart, a health care provider may recommend medications, including:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Diuretics.</b> These drugs reduce the amount of sodium and water in the body, which can help lower blood pressure.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Other blood pressure drugs.</b> Beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) may be used to lower blood pressure and improve heart function.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Blood thinners.</b> Blood-thinning medications (anticoagulants) may be given to reduce the risk of blood clots that could cause a heart attack or stroke.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Heart rhythm drugs.</b> Also called anti-arrhythmics, these medications help control the heartbeat.</li></ul></div></div><div class="aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; float: left; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); padding: var(--mc-spacing-1-5x); width: 746px;"><div class="cmp-text__rich-content cmp-dita-content cmp-text--body-sans-medium" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: calc(var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x);"><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-bold); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block: 0px;">Surgery or other procedures</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: 20px; font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px 0px 24px;">If medications aren't enough to treat an enlarged heart, medical devices and surgery may be needed.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin-block-end: var(--mc-spacing-2-5x); margin: 0px;">Surgery or other procedures to treat an enlarged heart may include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--mc-typography-font-family-sans); font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; font-size: clamp(var(--mc-typography-font-size-5x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/10*1vw,var(--mc-typography-font-size-6x)/var(--mc-typography-font-size-root)*1*1rem); font-weight: var(--mc-typography-font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--mc-typography-line-height-6x); margin: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Pacemaker.</b> A pacemaker is a small device that's usually implanted near the collarbone. One or more electrode-tipped wires run from the pacemaker through the blood vessels to the inner heart. If the heart rate is too slow or if it stops, the pacemaker sends out electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat at a steady rate.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).</b> If the enlarged heart is causing serious heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias) or you're at risk of sudden death, a surgeon may implant an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). An <abbr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;" title="implantable cardioverter-defibrillator">ICD</abbr> is a battery-powered unit that's placed under the skin near the collarbone — similar to a pacemaker. One or more electrode-tipped wires from the <abbr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;" title="implantable cardioverter-defibrillator">ICD</abbr> run through veins to the heart. The <abbr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;" title="implantable cardioverter-defibrillator">ICD</abbr> continuously monitors the heart rhythm. If the <abbr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;" title="implantable cardioverter-defibrillator">ICD</abbr> detects an irregular heartbeat, it sends out low- or high-energy shocks to reset the heart rhythm.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Heart valve surgery.</b> If an enlarged heart is caused by heart valve disease, surgery may be needed to repair or replace the affected valve.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Coronary bypass surgery.</b> If an enlarged heart is due to a blockage in the coronary arteries, this open-heart surgery may be done to reroute blood flow around a clogged artery.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal; margin-block: var(--mc-spacing-2x);"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Left ventricular assist device (LVAD).</b> If you have heart failure, your health care provider may recommend this implantable mechanical pump to help your heart pump. You may have an left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implanted while you wait for a heart transplant or, if you're not a candidate for heart transplant, as a long-term treatment for heart failure.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "kern"; font-kerning: normal;">Heart transplant.</b> A heart transplant is the final treatment option for an enlarged heart that can't be treated in any other way. 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These symptoms often are due to a condition called <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/gastroenteritis" id="aa1e1df6-0028-4ab1-af6f-8eb0684aa6da" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">gastroenteritis</a>.</p><p style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">With gastroenteritis, your <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/guide/abdominal-pain-causes-treatments" id="aa0af684-042e-4e3d-8e31-d2d690fb092c" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">stomach</a> and <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-system" id="12e052c8-a1c3-475c-a1b4-96306b6a8998" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">intestines</a> are irritated and inflamed. The cause is typically a viral or <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/bacterial-and-viral-infections" id="d8e7d7a1-121d-4d57-898c-a56efe217620" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">bacterial infection</a>.</p><p style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 1.875rem;"><b>Symptoms of Gastroenteritis</b></span></p><section style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 21.008px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">With gastroenteritis, the main symptoms you probably have are watery <a data-crosslink-type="slideshow" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/diarrhea-10/zzexpired-slideshow-foods-to-avoid" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">diarrhea</a> and <a data-crosslink-type="slideshow" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/children/ss/nausea-vomiting-remedies-treatment" id="7537cffb-0d9d-4807-8c27-e2ca0c52120f" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">vomiting</a>. You might also have <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/abdominal-pain-causes-treatments" id="70da0574-a1f3-47ff-8f10-130dcb14fb9a" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">stomach pain</a>, cramping, fever, nausea, and a <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">headache</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Because of diarrhea and vomiting, you also can become dehydrated. Watch for <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/dehydration-adults" id="aed1290e-4209-450e-89c1-4fdca08af69a" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">signs of dehydration</a>, such as <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/dry-skin" id="7a721af7-cf39-4f6c-9c57-91ea489ead0b" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">dry skin</a> and a <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/dental-health-dry-mouth" id="4fc4f6ac-e31c-4db4-a595-aa9c3514ae3f" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">dry mouth</a>, feeling lightheaded, and being really thirsty. Call your doctor if you have any of these symptoms.</p></section><section style="background-color: #f8f8f8; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif;"><h2 class="jumplink-headers" id="1-2" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--fed-theme-color,#1b1b1b); font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 1.4; margin: 3.25rem 0px 0.75rem; scroll-margin-top: 3.125rem;">Stomach Flu and Children</h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Children can get dehydrated quickly, so if your child has the stomach flu, it's important that you look for signs that they are very thirsty or has <a data-crosslink-type="slideshow" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/beauty/dry-skin-13/slideshow-cleaning-dry-skin" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">dry skin</a> or a <a data-crosslink-type="slideshow" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/ss/slideshow-dry-mouth" id="2dbf77d8-644c-41c7-96d2-ec0ca31892f7" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">dry mouth</a>. If you have a baby, look for fewer, drier diapers.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Keep children with gastroenteritis out of <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/baby/choosing-child-care" id="3e536c9b-7aaa-4623-955a-7b17d7e4f0d2" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">day care</a> or school until all symptoms are gone. Check with your doctor before giving your child any medicine. Drugs used to control diarrhea and vomiting aren't usually given to children younger than 5.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYnnduCIJWCmoRsXznlxFl-l3C30GEv9VROZzD1IQ_UZsHr-1q6C_Z4ipvl4iWtW5BuMzObdLnKo94BA8F7AV-kp5cCqvqIXKNLkAtIccWDoUTNxtgoiiJGalnGl_Orr7puR_11eMlvO8KPx6aie07LsJ4kkZYwlsFlGFi5w6wSIIrqa1cmTmon17bzn9/s275/stomach%20ache.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYnnduCIJWCmoRsXznlxFl-l3C30GEv9VROZzD1IQ_UZsHr-1q6C_Z4ipvl4iWtW5BuMzObdLnKo94BA8F7AV-kp5cCqvqIXKNLkAtIccWDoUTNxtgoiiJGalnGl_Orr7puR_11eMlvO8KPx6aie07LsJ4kkZYwlsFlGFi5w6wSIIrqa1cmTmon17bzn9/s1600/stomach%20ache.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Credit/Source: Rawpixel (stomachache)</div><br /><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="font-size: 1.875rem;"><b>What Causes Gastroenteritis?</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">There are many ways gastroenteritis can be spread:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-size: 21.008px; line-height: 1.43;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Contact with someone who has the virus</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Contaminated food or water</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Unwashed hands after going to the bathroom or changing a diaper</li></ul><div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">The most common cause of gastroenteritis is a virus. The main types are <a data-crosslink-type="slideshow" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/children/ss/slideshow-childhood-illnesses-to-know" id="c453b273-f54e-4e00-8459-c3c374839faa" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">rotavirus</a> and <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/norovirus-symptoms-and-treatment" id="3bae37db-6dde-48f7-8946-30103d79a014" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">norovirus</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Rotavirus is the world's most common cause of diarrhea in infants and young children. Norovirus is the most common cause of serious gastroenteritis and also foodborne disease outbreaks in the U.S.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Although not as common, bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella can also trigger the stomach flu. <a data-crosslink-type="slideshow" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/ss/slideshow-salmonella" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Salmonella</a> and campylobacter bacteria are the most common bacterial causes of gastroenteritis in the U.S. and are usually spread by undercooked poultry, eggs, or poultry juices. Salmonella can also be spread through pet reptiles or live poultry.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><br /></p><section style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-size: 21.008px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Another bacteria, shigella, is often passed around in day care centers. It typically is spread from person to person, and common sources of infection are contaminated food and drinking water.</p></section><section style="box-sizing: inherit;"><pagebreak style="box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Parasites can also cause gastroenteritis, but it's not common. You can pick up organisms such as giardia and cryptosporidium in contaminated <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/default.htm" id="66448e08-a8bf-465c-8668-2ac3f3b86798" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">swimming</a> pools or by drinking contaminated water.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><br /></p><section style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-size: 21.008px;"><pagebreak style="box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">There are also other unusual ways to get gastroenteritis:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.43;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead, or mercury) in drinking water</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Eating a lot of acidic foods, like citrus fruit and tomatoes</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Toxins that might be found in certain seafood</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Medications</a> such as <a data-crosslink-type="tools" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cm/rm-quiz-antibiotics-myths-facts" id="424d8100-3f90-4168-b80f-c22773037a27" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">antibiotics</a>, antacids, <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/chronic-constipation-7/laxative-safety" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">laxatives</a>, and <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/cancer/chemotherapy-what-to-expect" id="648db1d6-d078-44ae-952a-1b8bcebf2a66" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">chemotherapy</a> drugs</li></ul></pagebreak></section><section style="box-sizing: inherit;"><h2 class="jumplink-headers" id="1-4" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--fed-theme-color,#1b1b1b); font-size: 1.875rem; line-height: 1.4; margin: 3.25rem 0px 0.75rem; scroll-margin-top: 3.125rem;">Gastroenteritis Treatment</h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Prevent dehydration:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-size: 21.008px; line-height: 1.43;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Give a child an oral rehydration solution. Call your doctor for age-appropriate dosing specifics.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Give an adult as much clear fluid as possible.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">The person should drink fluids slowly in frequent, small amounts. Drinking too much too fast can make nausea worse.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">As symptoms start to ease:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-size: 21.008px; line-height: 1.43;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Gradually ease food back into the person's diet.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Start with bland, easy-to-digest food such as crackers, bananas, toast, rice, and chicken.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Avoid dairy, <a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/diet/caffeine-myths-and-facts" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">caffeine</a>, and alcohol until recovery is complete.</li></ul><div><section style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-size: 21.008px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">When to call a doctor</span></p></section><section style="box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Call 911 if the person is in shock from <a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/dehydration-adults" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">severe dehydration</a> (faints, can't walk, is confused, or is having trouble breathing)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Seek medical help if:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-size: 21.008px; line-height: 1.43;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Vomiting in an adult or a child aged 2 or older lasts more than 1 day or a fever or severe diarrhea (large amounts of loose stool every 1 to 2 hours) lasts more than 2 days.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">A child under age 2 has vomiting or diarrhea for more than 12 hours or has a fever with vomiting and diarrhea.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Vomit or diarrhea turns bloody or tarry.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">The person has <a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/picture-of-the-kidneys" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">kidney</a>, <a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/picture-of-the-liver" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">liver</a>, or heart disease and must restrict fluid intake.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">The person develops sudden, severe abdominal pain.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">There are symptoms of dehydration.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">Symptoms don’t go away after a week.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/rm-quiz-know-about-hydration" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #3557ff; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Dehydration</a> with these symptoms should be treated in an emergency room:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; 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First Vita Plus Natural Health Drinks is a Vitamin and Vegetable-in-a-Drink.</b></div></div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-32303133374501929742023-07-31T11:00:00.000+08:002023-07-31T11:00:00.134+08:00 What is Gianotti-Crosti? <p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;">Gianotti-Crosti syndrome</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"> </span><a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/understanding-dermatitis-basics" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">is a rash</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;">that usually affects young children. It's sometimes called papular acrodermatitis of childhood. The rash covers the arms, legs, and face. It can cause itching and discomfort.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gianotti-Crosti is usually a delayed immune reaction to a virus. The rash will appear as your child is recovering from an illness such as a respiratory infection or stomach virus. It's very common and doesn't have lasting effects, but it can be alarming when it appears on your child's skin.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img.wbmdstatic.com/vim/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/article_thumbnails/reference_guide/gianotti_crosti_syndrome_ref_guide/1800x1200_gianotti_crosti_syndrome_ref_guide.jpg?resize=300:*" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" height="133" src="https://img.wbmdstatic.com/vim/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/article_thumbnails/reference_guide/gianotti_crosti_syndrome_ref_guide/1800x1200_gianotti_crosti_syndrome_ref_guide.jpg?resize=300:*" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">credit/image: webmd.com</div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 class="jumplink-headers" id="1-1" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--fed-theme-color,#333132); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1; margin: 1.125em 0px 0.75em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What Is the Cause of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?</span></h2><section style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Viral illnesses trigger Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. The rash will typically begin as your child is recovering from another illness. Some children also get it after receiving live-virus vaccinations, such as the shots for poliovirus, hepatitis A, diphtheria, smallpox, pertussis, and influenza.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's most common in children under the age of 9 years old, and children with underlying skin conditions like <a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/eczema/eczema-basics" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">atopic dermatitis</a> are also more likely to develop Gianotti-Crosti. Adults can get it, too, with women being more susceptible to it than men. The condition is most prevalent in spring and summer. </span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;">Doctors aren't sure why some viruses lead to a Gianotti-Crosti response. There is a broad assumption </span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;">that it's part of the immune response to viruses, but experts don't know exactly why some people get it while others don't. </span></p></section><section style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The most common triggers for Gianotti-Crosti in the United States include:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.43;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/coxsackie-virus" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Coxsackievirus</a> (hand, foot, and mouth disease)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/epstein-barr-virus" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Epstein-Barr virus</a> (infectious mononucleosis) </span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/guide/aids-hiv-opportunistic-infections-cytomegalovirus" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Cytomegalovirus</a> (CVM) </span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-metrics-link="" href="https://blogs.webmd.com/from-our-archives/20141006/enterovirus-should-you-be-worried" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Enterovirus infections</a> (often seen as respiratory infections)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ECHO viruses (often seen as a gastrointestinal illness or <a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-meningitis-detection-treatment" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">viral meningitis</a>)</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75rem;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/lung/rsv-in-babies" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Respiratory syncytial virus</a> (RSV)</span></li></ul><div><section style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In regions other than the United States, <a data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/hepatitis-b-directory" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #187aab; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">hepatitis B</a> is a common trigger for Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. In the United States, children are usually vaccinated against hepatitis B. If your child has not been vaccinated for hepatitis B, you may need to have them tested if symptoms manifest.</span></p></section><section style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"><h2 class="jumplink-headers" id="1-2" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--fed-theme-color,#333132); line-height: 1; margin: 1.125em 0px 0.75em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What Are the Symptoms of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Gianotti-Costi rash looks like an outbreak of raised blisters that appear on your child's skin. The rash often first appears on or near the buttocks, then spreads to the arms, legs, and face. The blisters vary in size and may be filled with fluid. They may be pink, red, or brown in color.</span></p><section style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 21.008px; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">The blisters may become itchy or uncomfortable. Your child may also have swollen lymph nodes and a mild fever along with the rash. Children may also experience swelling of the liver or spleen, but you would need a doctor to confirm those symptoms. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">The rash usually lasts about four weeks, though it can linger as long as eight weeks. It will go away on its own. The rash doesn't typically cause scarring on the skin. There may be dark spots that remain on the skin, but they generally fade after six months. Any other symptoms will also clear up over time. </p></section><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"></p><section style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 21.008px; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"></section><p></p><section style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 21.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><h2 class="jumplink-headers" id="1-3" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--fed-theme-color,#333132); font-size: 1.375rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; margin: 1.125em 0px 0.75em;">How Is Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome Diagnosed?</h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Tests are not needed to diagnose Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. Your child's doctor will do a physical exam and ask questions about how long the rash has been present.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Your doctor will also ask about any illnesses your child may have had in the weeks before the rash appeared. They might check their vaccination records to see if a recent inoculation could be the cause of the rash. If there is cause to worry about a serious viral infection such as hepatitis or HIV, they may test for that. </p><h2 class="jumplink-headers" id="1-4" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--fed-theme-color,#333132); font-size: 1.375rem; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1; margin: 1.125em 0px 0.75em;">What Is the Treatment for Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?</h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">The main symptom -- the rash -- will go away on its own. But if it’s itchy, you can use over-the-counter anti-itch treatments to ease the symptoms. Your doctor may suggest oral antihistamines if topical treatments don't help. Cool compresses may also reduce itching.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">If your child has a fever, ask your doctor about using a fever reducer such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Ask about appropriate dosing for your child's age. Make sure your child drinks plenty of fluids since fevers can be dehydrating. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;">Gianotti-Crosti syndrome is not contagious, so you don't need to isolate your child while they have the rash. In fact, the rash usually appears after the child has stopped being contagious with the virus that triggered the syndrome. Your child can participate in activities while the rash is still present, though you may need a note from your doctor to explain the situation.</p></section><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0px 0px 0.715em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Credit/Source: <a href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/what-is-gianotti-crosti-syndrome#:~:text=Gianotti%2DCrosti%20syndrome%20is%20a%20childhood%20skin%20condition%20that%20caused,as%20papular%20acrodermatitis%20of%20childhood." style="letter-spacing: -0.273104px;">Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome: A Common Childhood Rash (webmd.com)</a></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; letter-spacing: normal;"><b style="text-align: center;">Disclaimer: The information contained on this site is for educational purposes only and </b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; letter-spacing: normal;"><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;">s</b><b style="text-align: center;">hould not be taken as expert advice. 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This means it can recognise and destroy the microbe quickly if it enters the body again, before it can multiply and make you feel sick.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">Some infections, like the <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/flu-influenza" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/flu-influenza" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">flu</span></a> and the <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/colds" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/colds" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">common cold</span></a>, have to be fought many times because so many different viruses or strains of the same type of virus can cause these illnesses. Catching a cold or flu from one virus does not give you immunity against the others.</p><h2 id="parts-of-the-immune-system" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; margin-top: 3rem; max-width: 37.875rem;">Parts of the immune system</h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">The main parts of the immune system are:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">white blood cells</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">antibodies</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">complement system</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/lymphatic-system" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/lymphatic-system" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">lymphatic system</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/spleen" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/spleen" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">spleen</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/bone-marrow" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/bone-marrow" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">bone marrow</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;">thymus.</li></ul><h3 id="white-blood-cells" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%;">White blood cells</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">White blood cells are the key players in your immune system. They are made in your bone marrow and are part of the lymphatic system.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">White blood cells move through blood and tissue throughout your body, looking for foreign invaders (microbes) such as <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/infections-bacterial-and-viral" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/infections-bacterial-and-viral" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">bacteria, viruses</span></a>, parasites and fungi. When they find them, they launch an immune attack.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">White blood cells include lymphocytes (such as B-cells, T-cells and natural killer cells), and many other types of immune cells.</p><h3 id="antibodies" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%;">Antibodies</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">Antibodies help the body to fight microbes or the toxins (poisons) they produce. They do this by recognising substances called antigens on the surface of the microbe, or in the chemicals they produce, which mark the microbe or toxin as being foreign. The antibodies then mark these antigens for destruction. There are many cells, proteins and chemicals involved in this attack.</p><h3 id="complement-system" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%;">Complement system</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">The complement system is made up of proteins whose actions complement the work done by antibodies.</p><h3 id="lymphatic-system" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%;">Lymphatic system</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">The <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/node/1409" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/node/1409" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">lymphatic system</span></a> is a network of delicate tubes throughout the body. The main roles of the lymphatic system are to:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">manage the fluid levels in the body</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">react to bacteria</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">deal with cancer cells</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">deal with cell products that otherwise would result in disease or disorders</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;">absorb some of the fats in our diet from the intestine.</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">The lymphatic system is made up of:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">lymph nodes (also called lymph glands) – which trap microbes</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">lymph vessels – tubes that carry lymph, the colourless fluid that bathes your body's tissues and contains infection-fighting white blood cells</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;">white blood cells (lymphocytes).</li></ul><h3 id="spleen" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%;">Spleen</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">The <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/spleen" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/spleen" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">spleen</span></a> is a blood-filtering organ that removes microbes and destroys old or damaged red blood cells. It also makes disease-fighting components of the immune system (including antibodies and lymphocytes).</p><h3 id="bone-marrow" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%;">Bone marrow</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/node/987" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/node/987" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">Bone marrow</span></a> is the spongy tissue found inside your bones. It produces the red blood cells our bodies need to carry oxygen, the white blood cells we use to fight infection, and the platelets we need to help our blood clot.</p><h3 id="thymus" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%;">Thymus</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">The thymus filters and monitors your blood content. It produces the white blood cells called T-lymphocytes.</p><h2 id="the-bodys-other-defences-against-microbes" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; margin-top: 3rem; max-width: 37.875rem;">The body's other defences against microbes</h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">As well as the immune system, the body has several other ways to defend itself against microbes, including:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/skin" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/skin" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">skin</span></a> – a waterproof barrier that secretes oil with bacteria-killing properties</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/lungs" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/lungs" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">lungs</span></a> – mucous in the lungs (phlegm) traps foreign particles, and small hairs (cilia) wave the mucous upwards so it can be coughed out</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/digestive-system" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/digestive-system" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">digestive tract</span></a> – the mucous lining contains antibodies, and the acid in the stomach can kill most microbes</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">other defences</span> – body fluids like skin oil, saliva and tears contain anti-bacterial enzymes that help reduce the risk of infection. The constant flushing of the urinary tract and the bowel also helps.</li></ul><h2 id="fever-is-an-immune-system-response" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; margin-top: 3rem; max-width: 37.875rem;">Fever is an immune system response</h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">A rise in body temperature, or <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/node/1225" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/node/1225" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">fever</span></a>, can happen with some infections. This is actually an immune system response. A rise in temperature can kill some microbes. Fever also triggers the body's repair process.</p><h2 id="common-disorders-of-the-immune-system" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; margin-top: 3rem; max-width: 37.875rem;">Common disorders of the immune system</h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">It is common for people to have an over- or underactive immune system. <a class="rpl-link rpl-text-link" data-print-url="https://www.nationalimmunodeficiencystrategy.org.au/" href="https://www.nationalimmunodeficiencystrategy.org.au/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;"><span class="rpl-text-label" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.375rem;">Overactivity of the immune <span class="rpl-text-icon__group">system<svg aria-hidden="false" class="rpl-icon rpl-icon--external_link rpl-icon--color_primary rpl-text-icon--after" overflow="visible" style="height: 14px; width: 14px;" viewbox="0 0 14 14"><path d="M14 1.54v11.062C14 13.3 13.3 14 12.46 14H1.54C.7 14 0 13.3 0 12.46V1.54C0 .7.7 0 1.54 0h11.062C13.3 0 14 .7 14 1.54zm-2.8.42H7.7c-.56 0-.981.84-.419 1.259l.98.98-6.16 6.16a.428.428 0 000 .563l.977.976c.14.141.422.141.563 0l6.16-6.16.98.98c.418.563 1.258.141 1.258-.417V2.8c0-.422-.418-.84-.84-.84z"></path></svg></span></span></span></a> can take many forms, including:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">allergic diseases</span> – where the immune system makes an overly strong response to allergens. Allergic diseases are very common. They include:<ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem; padding-top: 0.6875rem;">allergies to <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/food-allergy-and-intolerance" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/food-allergy-and-intolerance" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">foods</span></a>, <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/allergies-to-medications" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/allergies-to-medications" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">medications</span></a> or <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/allergies-to-bites-and-stings" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/allergies-to-bites-and-stings" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">stinging insects</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/anaphylaxis" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/anaphylaxis" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">anaphylaxis (life-threatening allergy)</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/hay-fever" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/hay-fever" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">hay fever (allergic rhinitis)</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">sinus disease</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/asthma" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/asthma" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">asthma</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/hives" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/hives" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">hives (urticaria)</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">dermatitis</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/eczema-atopic-dermatitis" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/eczema-atopic-dermatitis" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">eczema</span></a>.</li></ul></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/autoimmune-disorders" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/autoimmune-disorders" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">autoimmune diseases</span></a> – where the immune system mounts a response against normal components of the body. Autoimmune diseases range from common to rare. They include:<ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem; padding-top: 0.6875rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/multiple-sclerosis-ms" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/multiple-sclerosis-ms" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">multiple sclerosis</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;">autoimmune thyroid disease</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/diabetes-type-1" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/diabetes-type-1" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">type 1 diabetes</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/lupus" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/lupus" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">systemic lupus erythematosus</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/rheumatoid-arthritis" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/rheumatoid-arthritis" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">rheumatoid arthritis</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;">systemic vasculitis.</li></ul></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">Underactivity of the immune system, also called immunodeficiency, can:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">be inherited</span> – examples of these conditions include <a class="rpl-link rpl-text-link" data-print-url="https://allergy.org.au/patients/autoimmunity/autoimmune-diseases" href="https://allergy.org.au/patients/autoimmunity/autoimmune-diseases" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;"><span class="rpl-text-label" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.375rem;">primary immunodeficiency <span class="rpl-text-icon__group">diseases<svg aria-hidden="false" class="rpl-icon rpl-icon--external_link rpl-icon--color_primary rpl-text-icon--after" overflow="visible" style="height: 14px; width: 14px;" viewbox="0 0 14 14"><path d="M14 1.54v11.062C14 13.3 13.3 14 12.46 14H1.54C.7 14 0 13.3 0 12.46V1.54C0 .7.7 0 1.54 0h11.062C13.3 0 14 .7 14 1.54zm-2.8.42H7.7c-.56 0-.981.84-.419 1.259l.98.98-6.16 6.16a.428.428 0 000 .563l.977.976c.14.141.422.141.563 0l6.16-6.16.98.98c.418.563 1.258.141 1.258-.417V2.8c0-.422-.418-.84-.84-.84z"></path></svg></span></span></span></a> such as common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), x-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and complement deficiencies.</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">arise as a result of medical treatment</span> – this can occur due to medications such as <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/Hormones-cortisol-and-corticosteroids" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/Hormones-cortisol-and-corticosteroids" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">corticosteroids</span></a> or <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/cancer-treatments-chemotherapy" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/cancer-treatments-chemotherapy" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">chemotherapy</span></a></li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">be caused by another disease</span> – such as <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/hiv-and-aids" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/hiv-and-aids" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">HIV/AIDS</span></a> or certain types of <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/cancer" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/cancer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">cancer</span></a>.</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">An underactive immune system does not function correctly and makes people vulnerable to infections. It can be life-threatening in severe cases.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">People who have had an <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/organ-and-tissue-transplantation" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/organ-and-tissue-transplantation" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">organ transplant</span></a> need immunosuppression treatment to prevent the body from attacking the transplanted organ.</p><h3 id="immunoglobulin-therapy" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 100%;">Immunoglobulin therapy</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">Immunoglobulins (commonly known as antibodies) are used to treat people who are unable to make enough of their own, or whose antibodies do not work properly. This treatment is known as <a class="rpl-link rpl-text-link" data-print-url="https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/immunodeficiencies/immunoglobulin-replacement-therapy" href="https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/immunodeficiencies/immunoglobulin-replacement-therapy" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;"><span class="rpl-text-label" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.375rem;">immunoglobulin replacement therapy <span class="rpl-text-icon__group">(IRT)<svg aria-hidden="false" class="rpl-icon rpl-icon--external_link rpl-icon--color_primary rpl-text-icon--after" overflow="visible" style="height: 14px; width: 14px;" viewbox="0 0 14 14"><path d="M14 1.54v11.062C14 13.3 13.3 14 12.46 14H1.54C.7 14 0 13.3 0 12.46V1.54C0 .7.7 0 1.54 0h11.062C13.3 0 14 .7 14 1.54zm-2.8.42H7.7c-.56 0-.981.84-.419 1.259l.98.98-6.16 6.16a.428.428 0 000 .563l.977.976c.14.141.422.141.563 0l6.16-6.16.98.98c.418.563 1.258.141 1.258-.417V2.8c0-.422-.418-.84-.84-.84z"></path></svg></span></span></span></a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">Until recently, immunoglobulin therapy in Australia mostly involved delivery of immunoglobulins through a drip into the vein – known as intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy. Now, <a class="rpl-link rpl-text-link" data-print-url="https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/immunodeficiencies/scig-therapy-general-information" href="https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/immunodeficiencies/scig-therapy-general-information" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;"><span class="rpl-text-label" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.375rem;">subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) <span class="rpl-text-icon__group">therapy<svg aria-hidden="false" class="rpl-icon rpl-icon--external_link rpl-icon--color_primary rpl-text-icon--after" overflow="visible" style="height: 14px; width: 14px;" viewbox="0 0 14 14"><path d="M14 1.54v11.062C14 13.3 13.3 14 12.46 14H1.54C.7 14 0 13.3 0 12.46V1.54C0 .7.7 0 1.54 0h11.062C13.3 0 14 .7 14 1.54zm-2.8.42H7.7c-.56 0-.981.84-.419 1.259l.98.98-6.16 6.16a.428.428 0 000 .563l.977.976c.14.141.422.141.563 0l6.16-6.16.98.98c.418.563 1.258.141 1.258-.417V2.8c0-.422-.418-.84-.84-.84z"></path></svg></span></span></span></a> can be delivered into the fatty tissue under the skin, which may offer benefits for some patients. This is known as subcutaneous infusion or SCIg therapy.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">Subcutaneous immunoglobulin is similar to intravenous immunoglobulin. It is made from plasma – the liquid part of blood containing important proteins like antibodies.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-text-link" data-print-url="https://content.dhhs.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-03/Aus-Red-Cross-Immune-System.pdf" href="https://content.dhhs.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-03/Aus-Red-Cross-Immune-System.pdf" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;"><span class="rpl-text-label" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.375rem;">Download the SCIg introduction fact <span class="rpl-text-icon__group">sheet<svg aria-hidden="false" class="rpl-icon rpl-icon--external_link rpl-icon--color_primary rpl-text-icon--after" overflow="visible" style="height: 14px; width: 14px;" viewbox="0 0 14 14"><path d="M14 1.54v11.062C14 13.3 13.3 14 12.46 14H1.54C.7 14 0 13.3 0 12.46V1.54C0 .7.7 0 1.54 0h11.062C13.3 0 14 .7 14 1.54zm-2.8.42H7.7c-.56 0-.981.84-.419 1.259l.98.98-6.16 6.16a.428.428 0 000 .563l.977.976c.14.141.422.141.563 0l6.16-6.16.98.98c.418.563 1.258.141 1.258-.417V2.8c0-.422-.418-.84-.84-.84z"></path></svg></span></span></span></a> to read more about this type of treatment.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">Many health services are now offering SCIg therapy to eligible patients with specific immune conditions. If you are interested, please discuss your particular requirements with your <a class="rpl-link rpl-text-link" data-print-url="https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/locate-a-specialist" href="https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/locate-a-specialist" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;"><span class="rpl-text-label" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.375rem;">clinical immunology/allergy <span class="rpl-text-icon__group">specialist<svg aria-hidden="false" class="rpl-icon rpl-icon--external_link rpl-icon--color_primary rpl-text-icon--after" overflow="visible" style="height: 14px; width: 14px;" viewbox="0 0 14 14"><path d="M14 1.54v11.062C14 13.3 13.3 14 12.46 14H1.54C.7 14 0 13.3 0 12.46V1.54C0 .7.7 0 1.54 0h11.062C13.3 0 14 .7 14 1.54zm-2.8.42H7.7c-.56 0-.981.84-.419 1.259l.98.98-6.16 6.16a.428.428 0 000 .563l.977.976c.14.141.422.141.563 0l6.16-6.16.98.98c.418.563 1.258.141 1.258-.417V2.8c0-.422-.418-.84-.84-.84z"></path></svg></span></span></span></a>.</p><h2 id="immunisation" style="background-color: white; color: #001a35; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 2rem; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; margin-top: 3rem; max-width: 37.875rem;">Immunization</h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;"><a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/healthyliving/immunisation" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/healthyliving/immunisation" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">Immunization</span></a> works by copying the body's natural immune response. A vaccine (a small amount of a specially treated virus, bacterium or toxin) is injected into the body. The body then makes antibodies to it. If a vaccinated person is exposed to the actual virus, bacterium or toxin, they won't get sick because their body will recognize it and know how to attack it successfully.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; max-width: 90%;">Vaccinations are available against many diseases, including <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/measles" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/measles" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">measles</span></a> and <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/tetanus" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/tetanus" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">tetanus</span></a>. The immunizations you may need are decided by your health, age, lifestyle and occupation. Together, these factors are referred to as HALO, which is defined as:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 1.1rem;"><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">Health</span> – some health conditions or factors may make you more vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases. For example, premature birth, asthma, diabetes, <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/heart" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/heart" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">heart</span></a>, lung, spleen or <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/kidney-and-bladder" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/kidney-and-bladder" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">kidney</span></a> conditions, <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/down-syndrome" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/down-syndrome" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">Down syndrome</span></a> and HIV will mean you may benefit from additional or more frequent immunizations.</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">Age</span> – at different ages you need protection from different vaccine-preventable diseases. <a class="rpl-link rpl-text-link" data-print-url="https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/national-immunisation-program" href="https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/national-immunisation-program" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;"><span class="rpl-text-label" style="font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.375rem;">Australia's National Immunisation <span class="rpl-text-icon__group">Program<svg aria-hidden="false" class="rpl-icon rpl-icon--external_link rpl-icon--color_primary rpl-text-icon--after" overflow="visible" style="height: 14px; width: 14px;" viewbox="0 0 14 14"><path d="M14 1.54v11.062C14 13.3 13.3 14 12.46 14H1.54C.7 14 0 13.3 0 12.46V1.54C0 .7.7 0 1.54 0h11.062C13.3 0 14 .7 14 1.54zm-2.8.42H7.7c-.56 0-.981.84-.419 1.259l.98.98-6.16 6.16a.428.428 0 000 .563l.977.976c.14.141.422.141.563 0l6.16-6.16.98.98c.418.563 1.258.141 1.258-.417V2.8c0-.422-.418-.84-.84-.84z"></path></svg></span></span></span></a> sets out recommended immunizations for babies, children, older people and other people at risk, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Most recommended vaccines are available at no cost to these groups.</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.6875rem; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">Lifestyle</span> – lifestyle choices can have an impact on your immunization needs. <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/travel-immunisation" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/travel-immunisation" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">Travelling overseas to certain places</span></a>, planning a family, <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/sexually-transmissible-infections" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/sexually-transmissible-infections" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">sexual activity</span></a>, <a class="rpl-link rpl-link--nuxt rpl-text-link" data-print-url="http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/healthyliving/smoking-and-tobacco" href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/healthyliving/smoking-and-tobacco" style="background-color: transparent; color: #008055; font-family: VIC-Bold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.375rem;"><span class="rpl-link__inner" style="display: inline;">smoking</span></a>, and playing contact sport that may expose you directly to someone else's blood, will mean you may benefit from additional or more frequent immunizations.</li><li style="line-height: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.25rem;"><span face="VIC-SemiBold, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5em;">Occupation</span> – you are likely to need extra immunizations or need to have them more often, if you work in an occupation that exposes you to vaccine-preventable diseases or puts you into contact with people who are more susceptible to problems from vaccine-preventable diseases (such as babies or young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with chronic or acute health conditions). For example, if you work in aged care, childcare, healthcare, emergency services or sewerage repair and maintenance, discuss your immunization needs with your doctor. Some employers help with the cost of relevant vaccinations for their employees.</li></ul><div><span face="VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><b>Summary: </b></span></div><div><ul class="content-intro__list" data-v-6aa950db="" style="color: #222222; font-family: VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.375rem; margin: 0px; padding-left: 1.1rem; padding-right: 1.1rem;"><li data-v-6aa950db="">The immune system is a complex network of organs, cells and proteins that defends the body against infection, whilst protecting the body’s own cells. </li><li data-v-6aa950db="" style="margin-top: 1rem;">The immune system keeps a record of every germ (microbe) it has ever defeated so it can recognise and destroy the microbe quickly if it enters the body again.</li><li data-v-6aa950db="" style="margin-top: 1rem;">Abnormalities of the immune system can lead to allergic diseases, immunodeficiencies and autoimmune disorders.</li></ul></div><div><span face="VIC-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">Credit/Source: </span><a href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/immune-system">Immune system explained - Better Health Channel</a></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="text-align: center;">Disclaimer: The information contained on this site is for educational purposes only and </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="text-align: center;">s</b><b style="text-align: center;">hould not be taken as expert advice. 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That will be the final extension po, ‘yung 90-day period po na extension,” asserted NTC Deputy Commissioner Jon Paulo Salvahan when asked about the possibility of a second extension on the SIM registration period.</p><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><p style="border: 0px; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Salvahan also reminded the public that unregistered SIM cards will be automatically deactivated once the deadline expires on July 26, 91 days after the original deadline.</p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Yes, it is mandated po by law that for those subscribers that failed to register within the deadline, their SIMs will be automatically deactivated,” he clarified.</p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On July 26, unregistered SIM owners will immediately lose access to call-and-text services and e-wallets among other features.</p><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3470805887229135" data-ad-format="auto" data-ad-slot="3036397234" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="border: 0px; 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font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><h2 style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">90 days to address gov’t ID, tech literacy obstacles</h2><p style="border: 0px; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Salvahan stated that the 90-day extension was implemented to allow all SIM users to address digital literacy and government ID-related concerns with registration.</p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“By giving them this 90-day period of extension, they will be able to secure those necessary IDs and address all other concerns, like ‘yung they are not really that tech-savvy or literate in registering. So ito po, may chance po sila to address these issues,” he said.</p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: mallory, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">credit/source: <a href="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1761217/ntc-90-day-extension-for-sim-registration-final-no-further-extensions#ixzz7zygveIlr">NTC: 90-day extension for SIM registration final; no further extensions | Inquirer News</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4bIuruYs2AJwoE95jgE2Ic70p82qz_YdzHs1AmHbPDZpK2W0FWIPTLEly83t7huF0L8hcLFeNo02AHYMPkqmTv00qFMbku1EY7Evsis71bwReCNui48XG5d7L6GPpX9U50p01Gms7u92xEIzf4HQZJHFVJyS5UgKanbNyQrrvchZlfATO33k4OU6bg/s135/SIMCARD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="126" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4bIuruYs2AJwoE95jgE2Ic70p82qz_YdzHs1AmHbPDZpK2W0FWIPTLEly83t7huF0L8hcLFeNo02AHYMPkqmTv00qFMbku1EY7Evsis71bwReCNui48XG5d7L6GPpX9U50p01Gms7u92xEIzf4HQZJHFVJyS5UgKanbNyQrrvchZlfATO33k4OU6bg/s1600/SIMCARD.jpg" width="126" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">naomispenny.bogspot.com</div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />#SIMRegistration #Globe #Smart #PrepaidSIM <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span><br /></span>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-451383747344440062022-12-13T23:42:00.020+08:002023-06-16T18:22:36.108+08:00Viral Disease, Definition,Transmission, Treatment, and Prevention<p> <span face=""Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif" style="font-size: 38px; font-weight: bold;">Viral disease definition</span></p><div class="css-1u22pos" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Viruses are very small infectious agents. They’re made up of a piece of genetic material, such as DNA or RNA, that’s enclosed in a coat of protein.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Viruses invade cells in your body and use components of those cells to help them multiply. This process often damages or destroys infected cells.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">A viral disease is any illness or health condition caused by a virus. Read on to learn more about some of the main types of viral diseases:</p></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="contagiousness" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">They aren’t always </span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">contagious.</span></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Not all viral diseases are contagious. This means they aren’t always spread from person to person. But many of them are. Common examples of contagious viral diseases include the flu, the common cold, HIV, and herpes.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Other types of viral diseases spread through other means, such as the bite of an infected insect.</p><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxma3mCKrkq0twD7aKXpcwIRTtgkpF0YpjKReVbjJTqJOExMEG8nPweTzlkyxfzqZZth9_NwxQpPXFdQD3gC_DMLN2-lPZVfXRcJD80O8KGgblCC4qrUrmV3yz7MG1y8Dnx8IB9jtotWVBvdRS46LPj00EHcjDLSKxbmZLVBJshxg5V9x_HfgbivHaew/s799/RN%20SEFQ.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="613" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxma3mCKrkq0twD7aKXpcwIRTtgkpF0YpjKReVbjJTqJOExMEG8nPweTzlkyxfzqZZth9_NwxQpPXFdQD3gC_DMLN2-lPZVfXRcJD80O8KGgblCC4qrUrmV3yz7MG1y8Dnx8IB9jtotWVBvdRS46LPj00EHcjDLSKxbmZLVBJshxg5V9x_HfgbivHaew/w491-h640/RN%20SEFQ.jpg" width="491" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">credit/image: www. cdc,gov/getsmart<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="respiratory" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">espiratory viral diseases</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Respiratory viral diseases are contagious and commonly affect the upper or lower parts of your respiratory tract.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Common symptoms of a respiratory viral disease include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">runny or stuffy nose</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">coughing or sneezing</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">fever</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">body aches</li></ul><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Examples</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Examples of respiratory diseases include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/flu" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">flu</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/cold" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">common cold</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">respiratory syncytial virus infection</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">adenovirus infection</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/parainfluenza" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">parainfluenza virus infection</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-sars" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)</a></li></ul><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Transmission</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Respiratory viruses are spread by droplets generated through coughing or sneezing. If someone with a viral illness coughs or sneezes nearby and you inhale these droplets, you may develop the disease.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">These viruses can also be spread through contaminated objects, such as doorknobs, tabletops, and personal items. If you touch one of these objects and then touch your nose or eyes, you could develop a disease.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Treatment</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Respiratory viral diseases usually heal on their own. But over-the-counter (OTC) medications, including nasal decongestants, cough suppressants, and pain relievers, can help to reduce symptoms.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">In addition, Tamiflu, an antiviral drug, is sometimes prescribed if someone is in the very early stages of developing the flu.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Prevention</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">The best way to avoid respiratory viral diseases is to practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands often, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and limit your interactions with people who show symptoms of a respiratory condition.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There’s also a <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/flu-shot-pros-and-cons" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">vaccine</a> that can help to reduce your risk of getting the seasonal flu.</p></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="gastrointestinal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gastrointestinal viral diseases</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Gastrointestinal viral diseases affect your digestive tract. The viruses that cause them are contagious and usually lead to a condition called <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/viral-gastroenteritis" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">gastroenteritis</a>, also called the stomach flu.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Common symptoms of gastrointestinal viral diseases include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">abdominal cramps</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">diarrhea</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">vomiting</li></ul><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Examples</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Examples of gastrointestinal viral diseases include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/norovirus" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">norovirus infection</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/rotavirus" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">rotavirus infection</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">some adenovirus infections</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">astrovirus infection</li></ul><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Transmission</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Gastrointestinal viruses are shed in the stool during bowel movements. Food or water that’s been contaminated by feces can spread the virus to others. You can also get the virus from sharing utensils or personal objects with someone who has a virus.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Treatment</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There aren’t any treatments for gastrointestinal viral diseases. In many cases, they resolve on their own within a day or two. In the meantime, drink plenty of fluids to replace those lost from diarrhea or vomiting.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Prevention</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">You can prevent gastrointestinal viral diseases by washing your hands often, especially after using the bathroom. Wiping down contaminated surfaces and not sharing personal items or eating utensils can also help.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There’s also a vaccine for rotavirus that’s recommended as part of a child’s <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/vaccinations/infant-immunization-schedule" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">vaccination schedule</a>.</p><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif;"><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="exanthematous" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Exanthematous viral disease</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Exanthematous viruses cause skin rashes. Many of them cause additional symptoms as well.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Many of the viruses in this category, such as the measles virus, are highly contagious.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Examples</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Examples of exanthematous viral diseases include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/measles" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">measles</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/rubella" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">rubella</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">chickenpox/<a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/shingles-pictures" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">shingles</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/roseola" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">roseola</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/smallpox" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">smallpox</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/fifth-disease" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">fifth disease</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">chikungunya virus infection</li></ul><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Transmission</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Many exanthematous viruses are spread through respiratory droplets from the cough or sneeze of someone with the virus.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Other exanthematous viral diseases, such as chickenpox and smallpox, can be transmitted by coming into contact with fluid in broken skin lesions.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Shingles only occurs in people who’ve had chickenpox at some point. It’s a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that’s been lying dormant in your cells.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Chikungunya virus is spread through a mosquito bite and cannot be transmitted from person to person.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Treatment</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Treating exanthematous viral diseases focuses on managing symptoms. Fever-reducing medications, such as acetaminophen, can help with some of the more bothersome symptoms.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, may be given for chickenpox or shingles.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Prevention</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Measles, rubella, chickenpox, shingles, and smallpox can all be prevented through vaccination. You can reduce your risk of a chikungunya virus infection by protecting yourself from mosquito bites.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/rashes-with-viruses" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Learn more about viral rashes.</a></p></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 0;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="hepatic" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hepatic viral diseases</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">The hepatic viral diseases cause inflammation of the liver, known as viral hepatitis. The <hl-trusted-source class="css-12hs4c5" rationale="Governmental authority" source="Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; display: inline;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/abc/index.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">most common<span class="css-1mdvjzu icon-hl-trusted-source-after" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer;"><span class="sro" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: auto; width: 1px;">Trusted Source</span></span></a><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"></span></hl-trusted-source> types of viral hepatitis are hepatitis A, B, and C.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">It is worth noting that diseases caused by other viruses, such as cytomegalovirus and the yellow fever virus, can also affect the liver.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Examples</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Examples of hepatic viral diseases include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hepatitis-a" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">hepatitis A</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hepatitis-b" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">hepatitis B</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hepatitis-c" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">hepatitis C</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/delta-agent-hepatitis-d" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">hepatitis D</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hepatitis-e" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">hepatitis E</a></li></ul><div><article class="article-body css-d2znx6 undefined" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px;"><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="Transmission" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Transmission</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Hepatitis B and C can be transmitted from person to person through bodily fluids. Sharing items that come in to contact with blood, such as needles or razors, can also spread the virus. Hepatitis B can be spread through sexual contact.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">People get hepatitis A and E by consuming food or water that’s been contaminated with feces from someone with the virus.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">You can only develop hepatitis D if you already have the hepatitis B virus.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Treatment</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Treatments for hepatitis B, C, and D focus on managing symptoms. In some cases, a doctor might prescribe medication, such as antiviral drugs.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Treatment of hepatitis A and E involves supportive measures, such as getting plenty of rest, drinking fluids, and avoiding alcohol.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Prevention</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There are vaccines for both hepatitis A and <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hepatitis-b-vaccine-side-effects" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">hepatitis B</a>. There’s also a vaccine for hepatitis E, but it’s not available in the U.S.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Other ways to prevent viral hepatitis include not sharing needles or razors, <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sexually-transmitted-diseases/safe-sex" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">practicing safe sex</a>, and avoiding food or drinks that may be contaminated by feces.</p></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 0;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="cutaneous" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cutaneous viral diseases</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Cutaneous viral diseases cause lesions or <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/symptom/papule" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">papules</a> to form on the skin. In many cases, these lesions can stick around for a long time or come back after disappearing for a while.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Examples</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Examples of cutaneous viral diseases include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/skin/warts" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">warts</a>, including <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/std/genital-warts" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">genital warts</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">oral herpes</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/std/genital-herpes" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">genital herpes</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/molluscum-contagiosum" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">molluscum contagiosum</a></li></ul></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 0;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="Transmission" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Transmission</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">These viruses are contagious. They’re usually spread through close physical contact with someone who has the virus or touching a contaminated object, such as a towel or faucet handle.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Treatment</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Papules that form due to warts or molluscum contagiosum often go away on their own. They can also be removed by simple in-office procedures, such as <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/skin-disorders/freezing-warts" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">cryotherapy</a>.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There’s no cure for herpes, but antiviral medications, such as acyclovir, can help to shorten or prevent outbreaks.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Prevention</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Practicing good hygiene habits, avoiding the sharing of personal items, and avoiding close contact with people who have active lesions can reduce your risk of developing a cutaneous viral disease.</p></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 0;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="hemorrhagic" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hemorrhagic viral diseases</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Hemorrhagic viral diseases are severe conditions that involve damage to your circulatory system.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Symptoms of a hemorrhagic viral disease include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">high fever</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">body aches</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">weakness</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">bleeding under the skin</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">bleeding from the mouth or ears</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">bleeding in internal organs</li></ul><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Examples</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Examples of viral hemorrhagic diseases include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/ebola-hemorrhagic-fever" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Ebola</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Lassa fever</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/dengue-fever" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">dengue fever</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/yellow-fever" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">yellow fever</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Marburg hemorrhagic fever</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever</li></ul><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Transmission</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Some hemorrhagic viral diseases, such as dengue fever and yellow fever, are spread through the bite of an infected insect.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Others, such as Ebola, are spread to other people through contact with the blood or other bodily fluid of someone with the virus. Lassa fever is spread through inhaling or consuming the dried feces or urine of a rodent with the virus.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Treatment</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There’s no specific treatment for hemorrhagic viral diseases.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">It’s important to stay hydrated if you have a viral hemorrhagic disease. Some people may need intravenous (IV) fluids to maintain electrolyte balance. Supportive care to maintain hydration and electrolyte balance is essential. In some cases, the antiviral drug ribavirin may be given.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Prevention</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Researchers are in the process of developing vaccines for several hemorrhagic viruses. A yellow fever vaccine is currently available for people traveling to areas where yellow fever is common.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">If you live or work in an area where viral hemorrhagic diseases are common, you can do the following to reduce your risk:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Use proper protection, such as gloves, glasses, or a face shield, when working around people who have a virus.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Avoid being bitten by insects, especially mosquitos and ticks, by wearing protective clothing or using insect repellent.</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Protect against rodent infestation by keeping food covered, removing garbage often, and making sure windows and doors are secured properly.</li></ul></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 0;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="neurologic" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Neurologic viral diseases</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Some viruses can infect the brain and surrounding tissues, causing neurologic viral diseases. This can result in a range of symptoms, including:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">fever</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">confusion</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">drowsiness</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">seizures</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">coordination problems</li></ul><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Examples</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Examples of neurologic viral diseases include:</p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; list-style-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='10' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ccircle cx='5' cy='5' r='2.5' fill='%23EC1C82'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/poliomyelitis" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">polio</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">viral <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/meningitis" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">meningitis</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">viral <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/encephalitis" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">encephalitis</a></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/rabies" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">rabies</a></li></ul></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 0;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="Transmission" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Transmission</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Many neurologic viruses are spread through the bite of an infected animal or bug, such as a mosquito or tick.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Other viruses, such poliovirus and other enteroviruses, are quite contagious and spread through close contact with someone with the virus. Contaminated objects can also contribute to the spread of these viruses.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Treatment</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There’s no specific treatment for people with mild viral meningitis or encephalitis. Getting plenty of rest, staying hydrated, and taking <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/pain-relief/otc-anti-inflammatories" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">OTC anti-inflammatories</a> to ease pain or headaches can all help. In some cases, antiviral medication may be prescribed.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Polio or severe cases of meningitis or encephalitis may require additional treatment, such as breathing assistance or IV fluids.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">If an animal that’s suspected to have the rabies virus bites you, you’ll be given a series of shots to help prevent the rabies virus from infecting you.</p><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;">Prevention</h3><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There’s a vaccine for both <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/polio-vaccine-side-effects" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">poliovirus</a> and the <a class="content-link css-5r4717" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mmr-vaccine" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-color: currentcolor; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">mumps virus</a>, which can cause meningitis and encephalitis.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Practicing good hygiene, avoiding close contact with those who have the virus, and protecting against insect bites can all help to reduce the spread of encephalitis and meningitis.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">To reduce the risk of spreading rabies, keep your pets vaccinated and avoid approaching wild animals.</p></div><div class="css-0" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 0;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span></span><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px; position: relative;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="chartbeat-section" name="bottom-line" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bottom line</span></a></div></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">There are many viral diseases. Some, such as the common cold or the stomach flu, are minor and go away on their own within a few days. Others, however, are more serious.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;">Unlike bacterial infections, viral diseases don’t respond to antibiotics. 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Ask me How.</b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;"> First Vita Plus is </b><b style="text-align: center;">a Vitamin and Vegetable-in-a-Drink.</b></div></div></div></article></div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px;"><br /></p></div></article></div></div><div id="m2173cc79-3cec-4edc-9d12-91a8b396987empd_firstQuarter_0b9dd262-b66e-408b-a646-0e1d711422da" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; color: #231f20; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "Proxima Nova Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;"><section class="css-11k39sg" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; margin: 25px 0px; position: relative;"><div class="css-rp3d6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; align-items: flex-end; box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 15px;"><div class="css-nafh3i" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; align-items: center; box-sizing: inherit; color: #02838d; display: flex; flex: 1 1 100%; font-family: "Proxima Nova Condensed", "Proxima Nova Condensed Fallback", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; height: auto; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; order: 0; text-transform: uppercase; width: auto;"></div></div></section></div></div></div></div></div></div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-70887316966397522832022-11-24T03:08:00.001+08:002023-02-07T16:11:53.232+08:00RNA Seq Used to Discriminate between Bacterial and Viral Infections<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxma3mCKrkq0twD7aKXpcwIRTtgkpF0YpjKReVbjJTqJOExMEG8nPweTzlkyxfzqZZth9_NwxQpPXFdQD3gC_DMLN2-lPZVfXRcJD80O8KGgblCC4qrUrmV3yz7MG1y8Dnx8IB9jtotWVBvdRS46LPj00EHcjDLSKxbmZLVBJshxg5V9x_HfgbivHaew/s799/RN%20SEFQ.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="613" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxma3mCKrkq0twD7aKXpcwIRTtgkpF0YpjKReVbjJTqJOExMEG8nPweTzlkyxfzqZZth9_NwxQpPXFdQD3gC_DMLN2-lPZVfXRcJD80O8KGgblCC4qrUrmV3yz7MG1y8Dnx8IB9jtotWVBvdRS46LPj00EHcjDLSKxbmZLVBJshxg5V9x_HfgbivHaew/w491-h640/RN%20SEFQ.jpg" width="491" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">credit/image: www. cdc,gov/getsmart</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Hoefler Text", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The ability of clinicians to discriminate between bacterial and viral infections among their patients is critical, not only to administer the appropriate therapeutic intervention but to help quell the rise in a major global health threat—antibiotic resistance stemming from overuse. Unfortunately, ailments such as lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) symptomatically present with similar clinical symptoms, regardless of the root pathogen—making proper diagnosis difficult.</p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Hoefler Text", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Now, investigators at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have released findings from a new study that utilized the power of RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) and transcriptomic analysis to help physicians prescribe antibiotics to patients who need them and avoid giving them to individuals who don't. Results from the new study were published recently in <em style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box;">Scientific Reports </em>in an article entitled “<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-06738-3" style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e11b2c; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Transcriptomic Biomarkers to Discriminate Bacterial from Nonbacterial Infection in Adults Hospitalized with Respiratory Illness</a>.”</p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Hoefler Text", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic-resistant bacteria cause at least 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths each year in the United States. The use of antibiotics is the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance around the world, making this type of research more important than ever.</p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Hoefler Text", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“Our genes react differently to a virus than they do to bacteria,” remarked co-senior study investigator Thomas Mariani, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and biomedical genetics at URMC. “Rather than trying to detect the specific organism that's making an individual sick, we're using genetic data to help us determine what's affecting the patient and when an antibiotic is appropriate or not.”</p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Hoefler Text", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></p><div class="stage-0ce13e7470417b014205df1fa4f0883a stage-bottom-of-post-ad2" id="stage-0ce13e7470417b014205df1fa4f0883a" style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="stage-bottom-of-post-ad2" data-cfpa="53446" data-cfptl="1" id="stage-1911018732" style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;"><div data-google-query-id="CPfl8Jj2xPsCFS9TDwId4uUKRA" id="gpt-ad-5187997026638-0" style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div></div><p></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Hoefler Text", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 26px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">While the researchers were excited by their findings and optimistic about the use of the technology to better diagnose patients, they did point out that the main limitation of their study is the small sample size and that the genetic classifiers selected from the study population may not prove to be universal to all patients. </p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Hoefler Text", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 26px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">credit/source: <a href="https://www.genengnews.com/topics/omics/rna-seq-used-to-discriminate-between-bacterial-and-viral-infections/" style="background-color: transparent;">RNA-Seq RNA-Seto Discriminate between Bacterial and Viral Infections (genengnews.com</a></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5911241046018991462" itemprop="articleBody" style="font-size: 14.85px; height: auto; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; 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First Vita Plus is a Vegetable-in-a-Drink.</b></div></div></div></article></div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-89504904159505603562022-11-17T06:52:00.002+08:002022-11-17T07:50:24.735+08:00Aloe Vera- health Benefits, Common Uses, Side Effects, and Risks<section style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"><h2 id="091e9c5e8060528c-1-1" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: var(--sf-font-family,"Source Sans Pro",Verdana); font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 1.125em 0px 0.75em;">What Is Aloe Vera?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zP4wUIz8NBBqxbtn62t0za1X4aPxvz5SUoBQL-rH5ec_gIZCClxeKvoaWmxf4eg0yZd9fKAJZ3KGa97fSfGuNYc2IBDD57iDWb7Ap-jE3jKH1wTgQOJGEaJPsCqhV6w7iQUwYFYrXVlcXqRnm0lIMqVO80ldaMALwT9nJGT_a2FTCJFGkNQ_Wkp9cQ/s550/aloe%20vera.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="550" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zP4wUIz8NBBqxbtn62t0za1X4aPxvz5SUoBQL-rH5ec_gIZCClxeKvoaWmxf4eg0yZd9fKAJZ3KGa97fSfGuNYc2IBDD57iDWb7Ap-jE3jKH1wTgQOJGEaJPsCqhV6w7iQUwYFYrXVlcXqRnm0lIMqVO80ldaMALwT9nJGT_a2FTCJFGkNQ_Wkp9cQ/s320/aloe%20vera.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">credit image: webmd.com</div><br /><div><br /></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem;">Aloe vera is gel from the leaves of aloe plants. People have used it for thousands of years for healing and soften the <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/picture-of-the-skin" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">skin</a>. Aloe has also long been a folk treatment for many maladies, including <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-constipation" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">constipation</a> and skin disorders. Modern-day research into aloe vera's benefits is mixed, with some evidence showing it can cause <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/cancer/" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">cancer</a> in lab animals.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem;">There are no foods that contain aloe vera, so it must be taken in supplement or gel form.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem;">Some forms of aloe vera are safer to take than others, and chronic use is discouraged.</p></section><p></p><section style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"></section><p></p><section style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"><h2 id="091e9c5e8060528c-1-2" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 1.125em 0px 0.75em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Aloe Vera Uses</h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Research backs up the ancient use of topical aloe vera as a skin treatment, at least for specific conditions. Studies have shown that aloe gel might be effective in treating skin conditions including:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.43; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/psoriasis/understanding-psoriasis-basics" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;"><b><span style="color: red;">Psoriasis</span></b></a></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><b><span style="color: red;">Seborrhea</span></b></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/understanding-dandruff-basics" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;"><b><span style="color: red;">Dandruff</span></b></a></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><b><span style="color: red;">Minor<span> </span><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/types-degrees-burns" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">burns</a></span></b></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><b><span style="color: red;">Skin abrasions</span></b></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><b><span style="color: red;">Skin injured by radiation</span></b></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><b><span style="color: red;"><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/genital-herpes/default.htm" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">Herpes</a><span> </span>sores</span></b></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/acne/default.htm" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;"><b><span style="color: red;">Acne</span></b></a></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/anal-fissure-symptoms" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;"><b><span style="color: red;">Anal fissures</span></b></a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">There’s also strong evidence that aloe juice, which contains latex, taken by<span> </span><a data-crosslink-type="tools" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/rm-quiz-what-do-you-know-about-your-teeth" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">mouth</a><span> </span>is a powerful laxative. In fact, aloe juice was once sold in over-the-counter constipation<span> </span><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">drugs</a>. But because aloe’s safety was not well-established, the FDA ordered in 2002 that over-the-counter<span> </span><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/laxatives-for-constipation-using-them-safely" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">laxatives</a><span> </span>containing aloe vera either be reformulated or removed from store shelves.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Aloe vera gel taken orally (by <a data-crosslink-type="slideshow" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/ss/slideshow-mouth-problems" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">mouth</a>) seems to help lower <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/guide/normal-blood-sugar-levels-chart-adults" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">blood sugar levels</a> in people with <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/default.htm" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">diabetes</a>. It may also help to <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/default.htm" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">lower cholesterol</a>. The results of aloe vera studies for other medical conditions have been less clear.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">How much aloe vera should you use?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><span face="Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif" style="align-items: center; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: 1rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; justify-content: center; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="module ad ad-5000" data-block-codes="_cust017_testdrug_testono_cust031_cust4_l40_k590_e1_food_diet_" data-google-query-id="CP_fnIO4pvsCFeFGDwIdB9QMFw" data-is-mobile="false" data-pos="5000" data-sizes="[]" data-targets="{"art":"091e9c5e8060528c","cc":"16","env":"0","hcent":"1115","leaf":"","mcent":"","mic":"","pt":"1637","sec":"","pug":"","scent":"","tmg":"","tug":"","uri":"/diet/supplement-guide-aloe-vera","rd":"1","tex":"vuejs","ads_admin_test":"global"}" id="ad-pos-5000-1" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; font-size: 1rem; justify-content: center; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"></div></span><p style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Creams and gels with aloe vera vary in dosage. Some creams for minor burns have just 0.5% aloe vera. Others used for<span> </span><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/psoriasis/understanding-psoriasis-basics" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--sf-secondary-b,#b5b5b5) !important; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">psoriasis</a><span> </span>may contain as much as 70% aloe vera. As an oral supplement, aloe has no set dose.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">It’s easy to find aloe vera at the store. If you want to grow your own aloe vera plant, here’s how to collect the gel:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.43; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;">Cut an outer leaf close to the stem and rinse it.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;">Place on a cutting board, rounded side up.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;">Use a knife to peel off the skin around the edges.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;">Then use the knife to slide the gel off the remaining skin.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;">Puree or mash it.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;">You now have aloe vera gel.</li></ul><div><div class="article__body" data-metrics-module="embd-lnk" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="article-page active-page" data-page="2" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><section style="box-sizing: inherit;"><h2 id="091e9c5e8060528c-2-5" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 1.125em 0px 0.75em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Aloe Vera Risks and Side Effects</h2><h2 id="091e9c5e8060528c-2-5" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 1.125em 0px 0.75em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Talk to your doctor before using it. Researchers warn against the chronic use of aloe vera. But if the aloe product is free of aloin -- an extract of the plant that has been found to <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/understanding-colorectal-cancer-basics" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.1875rem; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">cause colorectal cancer</a><span style="font-size: 1.1875rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;"> in rats -- it may be OK as a topical remedy for </span><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/sunburn" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.1875rem; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">sunburn</a><span style="font-size: 1.1875rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;">. Aloin is found between the outer leaf of the aloe plant and the gooey stuff inside.</span></h2><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.43; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Side effects.</span> Topical aloe vera might irritate your skin. Oral aloe, which has a laxative effect, can cause cramping and <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-diarrhea" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">diarrhea</a>. This may cause electrolyte imbalances in the <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/heart/anatomy-picture-of-blood" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">blood</a> of people who ingest aloe for more than a few days. It can also stain the colon, making it hard to get a good look at the <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/picture-of-the-colon" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">colon</a> during a colonoscopy. So avoid it for a month before having a colonoscopy. Aloe gel, for topical or oral use, should be free of aloin, which can irritate the gastrointestinal tract.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Risks.</span> Do not apply topical aloe vera to deep cuts or severe burns. People allergic to garlic, onions, and tulips are more likely to be allergic to aloe. High doses of oral aloe are dangerous. Don’t take oral aloe if you have intestinal problems, <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/default.htm" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">heart disease</a>, <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/understanding-hemorrhoids-basics" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">hemorrhoids</a>, <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/picture-of-the-kidneys" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">kidney</a> problems, diabetes, or electrolyte imbalances.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.125rem;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Interactions.</span> If you take any drugs regularly, talk to your doctor before you start using aloe <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/lifestyle-guide-11/default.htm" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">supplements</a>. They could interact with medicines and supplements like diabetes drugs, <a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/heart/picture-of-the-heart" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">heart</a> drugs, laxatives, <a data-crosslink-type="slideshow" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ss/slideshow-steroids-101" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">steroids</a>, and licorice root. The oral use of aloe vera gel may also block the absorption of medicines taken at the same time.</li></ul><div style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Remider: </b><span style="font-size: 1.1875rem; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;">Given the lack of evidence about its safety, aloe vera supplements should not be used orally by children, pregnant women, or </span><a data-crosslink-type="article" data-metrics-link="" href="https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/nursing-basics" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.15s ease 0s;">breastfeeding</a><span style="font-size: 1.1875rem; letter-spacing: -0.273104px;">.</span></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.273104px; line-height: 1.875rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">credit/source: <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diet/supplement-guide-aloe-vera">Aloe Vera - Health Benefits, Common Uses, Side Effects, and Risks (webmd.com)</a></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b style="text-align: center;">The information contained on this site is for educational purposes only and </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b style="text-align: center;">s</b><b style="text-align: center;">hould not be taken as expert advice.</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">A/N: First Vita Plus Natural Health Drinks in Dalandan Gold and Melon Gold or Dalandan Gold and Guyabano Gold to be taken 3 times a day. 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Email me or visit my FB Page </span></span></b></div></div></section></div></div></div></section>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-59112410460189914622022-11-06T08:00:00.001+08:002022-11-06T08:00:00.228+08:00Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs Overview, Risk Factor and WHO Response<div class="list-bold separator-line" style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); box-sizing: border-box; color: #3c4245; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; width: 741.55px;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;">Key facts</h2><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; padding-left: 20px; width: 741.55px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;">Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74% of all deaths globally.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;">Each year, 17 million people die from a NCD before age 70; 86% of these premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;">Of all NCD deaths, 77% are in low- and middle-income countries.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;">Cardiovascular diseases account for most NCD deaths, or 17.9 million people annually, followed by cancers (9.3 million), chronic respiratory diseases (4.1 million), and diabetes (2.0 million including kidney disease deaths caused by diabetes).</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;">These four groups of diseases account for over 80% of all premature NCD deaths.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;">Tobacco use, physical inactivity, the harmful use of alcohol and unhealthy diets all increase the risk of dying from an NCD.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;">Detection, screening and treatment of NCDs, as well as palliative care, are key components of the response to NCDs.</li></ul></div><article class="sf-detail-body-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3c4245; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; position: relative; width: 741.55px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZDEgbQiRkbTEb6osIHyRSqcQamhrw7_cqkG6A_fwkJTx2dOue5ERfEFKLlGr-KUlEHdrXAdd4041Zo4T3muyJntBO2xUiJ_iqdM2kozEq46_-ojjRBzKgk7kpCCfzCA4CF1LnF0d6Qmit-Em2BTNoAaXjw-7v28ikllMlHxA7y52gBXEzlycQkE3sA/s1920/ncds_health_topic_photo-min.tmb-1920v.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZDEgbQiRkbTEb6osIHyRSqcQamhrw7_cqkG6A_fwkJTx2dOue5ERfEFKLlGr-KUlEHdrXAdd4041Zo4T3muyJntBO2xUiJ_iqdM2kozEq46_-ojjRBzKgk7kpCCfzCA4CF1LnF0d6Qmit-Em2BTNoAaXjw-7v28ikllMlHxA7y52gBXEzlycQkE3sA/s320/ncds_health_topic_photo-min.tmb-1920v.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image credit: WHO- World Health Organization</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;"><br /></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;">Overview</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">NCDs disproportionately affect people in low- and middle-income countries, where more than three quarters of global NCD deaths (31.4 million) occur.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><h2 class="section_head1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;"></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;">People at risk</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">People of all age groups, regions and countries are affected by NCDs. These conditions are often associated with older age groups, but evidence shows that 17 million NCD deaths occur before the age of 70 years. Of these premature deaths, 86% are estimated to occur in low- and middle-income countries. Children, adults and the elderly are all vulnerable to the risk factors contributing to NCDs, whether from unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, exposure to tobacco smoke or the harmful use of alcohol.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">These diseases are driven by forces that include rapid unplanned urbanization, globalization of unhealthy lifestyles and population ageing. Unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity may show up in people as raised blood pressure, increased blood glucose, elevated blood lipids and obesity. These are called metabolic risk factors and can lead to cardiovascular disease, the leading NCD in terms of premature deaths.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;">Risk factors</h2><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 20px;">Modifiable behavioral risk factors</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">Modifiable behaviors, such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and the harmful use of alcohol, all increase the risk of NCDs.</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; float: inherit; padding-left: 20px; width: 741.55px;" type="disc"><li data-level="1" data-list="1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tobacco accounts for over 8 million deaths every year (including from the effects of exposure to second-hand smoke) <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">(1).</em></li><li data-level="1" data-list="1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">1.8 million annual deaths have been attributed to excess salt/sodium intake <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">(1).</em></li><li data-level="1" data-list="1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">More than half of the 3 million annual deaths attributable to alcohol use are from NCDs, including cancer<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</em></li><li data-level="1" data-list="1" style="box-sizing: border-box;">830 000 deaths annually can be attributed to insufficient physical activity <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">(1).</em></li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 20px;">Metabolic risk factors</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">Metabolic risk factors contribute to four key metabolic changes that increase the risk of NCDs:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; float: inherit; padding-left: 20px; width: 741.55px;" type="disc"><li data-level="1" data-list="0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">raised blood pressure;</li><li data-level="1" data-list="0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">overweight/obesity;</li><li data-level="1" data-list="0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels); and</li><li data-level="1" data-list="0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">hyperlipidemia (high levels of fat in the blood).</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">In terms of attributable deaths, the leading metabolic risk factor globally is elevated blood pressure (to which 19% of global deaths are attributed) <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">(1),</em> followed by raised blood glucose and overweight and obesity.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;">Socioeconomic impact</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">NCDs threaten progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a target of reducing the probability of death from any of the four main NCDs between ages 30 and 70 years by one third by 2030.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">Poverty is closely linked with NCDs. The rapid rise in NCDs is predicted to impede poverty reduction initiatives in low-income countries, particularly by increasing household costs associated with health care. Vulnerable and socially disadvantaged people get sicker and die sooner than people of higher social positions, especially because they are at greater risk of being exposed to harmful products, such as tobacco, or unhealthy dietary practices, and have limited access to health services.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">In low-resource settings, health-care costs for NCDs quickly drain household resources. The exorbitant costs of NCDs, including treatment, which is often lengthy and expensive, combined with loss of income, force millions of people into poverty annually and stifle development.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;">Prevention and control</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">An important way to control NCDs is to focus on reducing the risk factors associated with these diseases. Low-cost solutions exist for governments and other stakeholders to reduce the common modifiable risk factors. Monitoring progress and trends of NCDs and their risk is important for guiding policy and priorities.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">To lessen the impact of NCDs on individuals and society, a comprehensive approach is needed requiring all sectors, including health, finance, transport, education, agriculture, planning and others, to collaborate to reduce the risks associated with NCDs, and to promote interventions to prevent and control them.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">Investing in better management of NCDs is critical. Management of NCDs includes detecting, screening and treating these diseases, and providing access to palliative care for people in need. High impact essential NCD interventions can be delivered through a primary health care approach to strengthen early detection and timely treatment. Evidence shows such interventions are excellent economic investments because, if provided early to patients, they can reduce the need for more expensive treatment. Countries with inadequate health care coverage are unlikely to provide universal access to essential NCD interventions. NCD management interventions are essential for achieving the SDG target on NCDs.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 28px;">WHO response</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes NCDs as a major challenge for sustainable development. As part of the Agenda, heads of state and government committed to develop ambitious national responses, by 2030, to reduce by one third premature mortality from NCDs through prevention and treatment (SDG target 3.4). WHO plays a key leadership role in the coordination and promotion of the global fight against NCDs and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals target 3.4.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;">In 2019, the World Health Assembly extended the WHO Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013–2020 to 2030 and called for the development of an Implementation Roadmap 2023 to 2030 to accelerate progress on preventing and controlling NCDs. The Roadmap supports actions to achieve a set of nine global targets with the greatest impact towards prevention and management of NCDs. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><hr style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 24px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">(1)</em> Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network, Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) Results (2020, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation – IHME) https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/</p><div>credit/source:<a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases">Noncommunicable diseases (who.int)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="text-align: center;">The information contained on this site is for educational purposes only and </b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;">s</b><b style="text-align: center;">hould not be taken as expert advice.</b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;">A/N: Let Food be thy Medicine and Boost your Immune System. 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First Vita Plus is a Vegetable-in-a-Drink.</b></div></div></div></div></article>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-91251784935927119782022-11-05T23:36:00.001+08:002022-11-06T08:47:50.570+08:00 The Leading Cause of Death: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe7OZkYL1fTgVEgGwoc1po2t02wIY6VZ4bv29zNXmvzM4ttPLRMjY6hwIvK_Qy_zvUSZBh4zggqncCmzY3CNFij9YlUzk-sb9NaFNtkGYhV8IUjcevgYP8Rat6MB76eNHqWDiJCKEQal7VDC9-g6iqkBYrNvXhW4RbG3nLrxuSGn-iyStTdoorO-iiQ/s925/ndc%20cdc%20pic.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="925" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe7OZkYL1fTgVEgGwoc1po2t02wIY6VZ4bv29zNXmvzM4ttPLRMjY6hwIvK_Qy_zvUSZBh4zggqncCmzY3CNFij9YlUzk-sb9NaFNtkGYhV8IUjcevgYP8Rat6MB76eNHqWDiJCKEQal7VDC9-g6iqkBYrNvXhW4RbG3nLrxuSGn-iyStTdoorO-iiQ/w400-h184/ndc%20cdc%20pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -CDC<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Open Sans", apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 1.26rem; text-align: left;">T</span><span face=""Open Sans", apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 1.26rem; text-align: left;">he Leading Cause of Death</span></div><p></p><div class="row" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: "Open Sans", apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-md-12" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; width: 1015px;"><div class="card bg-transparent border-0 rounded-0 mb-3" style="background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(224, 224, 224); border-image: initial !important; border-radius: 0px; border-style: initial !important; border-width: 0px !important; border: 0px rgb(224, 224, 224); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 1rem; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;"><div class="card-body p-0 bg-transparent" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 1px; padding: 1rem;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes, are the leading cause of death worldwide and represent an emerging global health threat. Deaths from NCDs now exceed all communicable disease deaths combined. NCDs kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to over 7 out of 10 deaths worldwide. Changing social, economic, and structural factors such as more people moving to cities and the spread of unhealthy lifestyles have fueled the NCD crisis that kills 15 million people prematurely—before the age of 70—each year. </span><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The high burden of NCDs among working-age people leads to high healthcare costs, limited ability to work, and financial insecurity.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></p></div></div><div class="card bg-transparent border-0 rounded-0 mb-3" style="background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(224, 224, 224); border-image: initial !important; border-radius: 0px; border-style: initial !important; border-width: 0px !important; border: 0px rgb(224, 224, 224); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 1rem; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;"><div class="card-body p-0 bg-transparent" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 1px; padding: 1rem;"><div class="card-title mb-1 h4 mb-3 text-left" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 1.26rem; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">NCDs and Global Health Security</div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Evidence shows that NCDs and their risk factors increase the likelihood of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 across all age groups, a stark reminder of the </span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">role </span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">of </span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">NCDs </span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">in </span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">outbreak preparedness and response</span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">NCDs can </span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">affect vulnerability to illness, pathogen performance, and the ability of health systems to handle health threats.</span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">High rates of NCDs perpetuate poverty, strain economic development, and burden fragile health systems, making countries less resilient when emergencies like infectious disease outbreaks or natural disasters occur. </span><span data-contrast="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Integrating noncommunicable diseases in global health security approaches is important to addressing emergencies and ongoing health needs, increasing health equity, and building trust among partners. </span><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Addressing NCDs enhances global economic and health security and supports progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Countries with healthier populations are more stable and prosperous, more viable trading partners, better able to avoid health crises and outbreaks, thus affecting U.S. national interests. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":360,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="row" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: "Open Sans", apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-md-12" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; width: 1015px;"><div class="card mb-3" style="background-clip: border-box; border-radius: 0.25rem; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 1rem; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;"><div class="card-header h4 bg-primary" style="background-color: #712177; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125); border-radius: calc(0.25rem - 1px) calc(0.25rem - 1px) 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; font-size: 1.26rem; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0.5rem 1rem;">Fast Facts</div><div class="card-body bg-white" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 1px; padding: 1rem;"><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 25px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Every two seconds, a person dies prematurely from an NCD.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.65em; line-height: 1.15; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/ncd/global-ncd-overview.html#one" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290; text-decoration-line: none;">1</a></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">85% of premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.65em; line-height: 1.15; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/ncd/global-ncd-overview.html#one" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290; text-decoration-line: none;">1</a></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;">Low- and middle-income countries are estimated to surpass $500 billion per year in economic losses due to NCDs.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.65em; line-height: 1.15; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/ncd/global-ncd-overview.html#three" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290; text-decoration-line: none;">3</a></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;">Every $1 invested in proven NCD interventions in low- and lower-middle-income countries will generate at least $7 in increased economic development or reduced healthcare costs by 2030.<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.65em; line-height: 1.15; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/ncd/global-ncd-overview.html#one" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290; text-decoration-line: none;">1</a></span></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="row" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: "Open Sans", apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-md-12" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; width: 1015px;"><div class="card mb-3" style="background-clip: border-box; border-radius: 0.25rem; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 1rem; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative;"><div class="card-header h4 bg-white" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125); border-radius: calc(0.25rem - 1px) calc(0.25rem - 1px) 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 1.26rem; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0.5rem 1rem;">References</div><div class="card-body bg-white" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 auto; min-height: 1px; padding: 1rem;"><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 25px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><a id="one" name="one" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit;"></a>World Health Organization. <a class="tp-link-policy" data-domain-ext="int" href="https://www.who.int/nmh/publications/ncd-profiles-2018/en/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290;">Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018<span class="sr-only" style="border: 0px; 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Accessed September 6, 2019</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><a id="two" name="two" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit;"></a>World Health Organization. <a class="tp-link-policy" data-domain-ext="int" href="https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290;">Noncommunicable diseases fact sheet<span class="sr-only" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">external icon</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="fi cdc-icon-external x16 fill-external" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; min-width: 1.25em; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"></span></a>. 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It is estimated that 10-15 million symptomatic infections occur annually in the U.S.</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Hand, foot, and mouth disease produces a characteristic <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/rash/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">rash</a> on the hands and <a class="quizlink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/feet_facts_quiz/quiz.htm" rel="quiz" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Learning Quiz">feet</a> and blisters in the mouth. The term <i>exanthem</i> is used to designate a rash caused by a virus. Blisters in the mouth may be termed <i><a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/herpangina/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">herpangina</a></i>.</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Hand, foot, and mouth disease often occurs in the summer and fall.</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Hand, foot, and mouth disease is common in children, particularly preschoolers.</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Hand, foot, and mouth disease usually is mild and over within a week. Treatment is directly toward relief of symptoms (<a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/aches_pain_fever/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">fever</a> and <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/sore_throat_pharyngitis/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">sore throat</a>).</li></ul></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_is_hand_foot_and_mouth_hfmd_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What is hand, foot, and mouth (HFMD) disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Hand, foot, and mouth disease (<a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/hand_foot_and_mouth_disease_symptoms_and_signs/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">HFMD</a>) is a viral infection characterized by <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/fever/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">fever</a> and a typical rash most frequently seen on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and inside the mouth. It should not be confused with foot (hoof) and mouth disease that affects cattle, sheep, and swine.</div><div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="Picture of characteristic mouth sores of hand, foot, and mouth disease" height="320" itemprop="image" src="https://images.medicinenet.com/images/mouth-sore.jpg" style="border: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; vertical-align: middle;" width="180" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.6px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">credit:<a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/hand-foot-and-mouth_syndrome/article.htm" style="color: #993399; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;">medicinenet.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span class="lrgArtImgCap">Picture of characteristic <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/canker_sores/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">mouth sores</a> of hand, foot, and mouth disease</span></div></div></div><div class="apPage" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"><div id="articleInArticle"><div class="articleInArticleContentWrap" style="border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(222, 222, 222); margin: 40px 0px; padding: 30px;"><div class="articleInArticleContent"><h3 style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;">Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Symptoms</h3><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 24.05px;">The symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease are typically mild and occur mainly in children during the spring and fall seasons. Hand, foot, and mouth disease symptoms and signs can include the following:</div><ul style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em 0px 15px;"><li style="border: none; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 5px;">Fever</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 5px;">Malaise</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 5px;">Decreased appetite</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 5px;">Sore throat</li></ul><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 24.05px;">Some patients may experience the following related hand, foot, and mouth disease symptoms and signs</div><ul style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em 0px 15px;"><li style="border: none; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 5px;">Rash</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 5px;">Red bumps and blisters</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 5px;">Sores inside the mouth</li></ul><div class="articleInArtcileLink"><a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/hand_foot_and_mouth_disease_symptoms_and_signs/symptoms.htm" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn more about hand foot mouth disease symptoms <span style="color: #f26522; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: bottom;">»</span></a></div><div class="articleInArticleToggleWrap"></div></div></div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_causes_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What causes hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div class="iccArt"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">HFMD is one of several infectious diseases caused by different members of the <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/enterovirus_non-polio_enterovirus_infection/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">enterovirus</a> family of <a class="slidelink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/viral_infections_pictures_slideshow/article.htm" rel="slide" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Educational Slideshow">viruses</a>. The most common cause is Coxsackievirus A16; less frequently <a class="slidelink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/enterovirus_d68_pictures_slideshow/article.htm" rel="slide" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Educational Slideshow">enterovirus</a> 71 is the infectious agent. The clinical manifestations of routine HFMD are the same regardless of the responsible virus. However, patients infected with enterovirus 71 are more likely to experience rare complications (for example, viral <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/encephalitis_and_meningitis/%7B1%7D.htm" rel="arch" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">meningitis</a> or <a class="slidelink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/heart_disease_pictures_slideshow_visual_guide/article.htm" rel="slide" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Educational Slideshow">cardiac muscle</a> involvement).<span id="cntid"></span></div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_are_the_risk_factors_for_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What are the risk factors for hand, foot and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Risk factors for developing HFMD include</div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">summer and fall seasons,</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">toddler age range,</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">high-risk exposure location (such as daycare and preschool) and close contact (for example, family home) locations,</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">ineffective hygiene -- infrequent soap and water handwashing or not wearing disposable gloves when changing <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/stool_color_changes/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">stool</a>-containing diapers, and</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">a compromised immune system.</li></ul></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="is_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease_contagious_how_does_hfmd_spread" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">Is hand, foot, and mouth disease contagious? How does HFMD spread?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">HFMD is spread person to person by direct contact with the infecting virus (either Coxsackievirus A16 or less commonly enterovirus 71). These viruses are most commonly found in the nasal and throat regions but also in the <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/blisters/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">blister</a> fluid or <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/stool_color_and_texture_changes/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">stool</a> of infected individuals. The virus can survive on inanimate surfaces such as desktops, faucets, etc. It can then be transferred by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching your nose, mouth, or eyes before washing your hands. Likewise, changing diapers from an infected infant without wearing gloves or handwashing can transmit disease. Water contaminated with the virus can also transmit the infection. Women who are infected shortly prior to delivery may pass on the infection to their infant. The baby will generally have a mild illness but should be monitored closely since in rare cases they could develop a more severe infection or experience complications. Infected individuals are most <a class="quizlink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/contagious_quiz/quiz.htm" rel="quiz" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Learning Quiz">contagious</a> during the first week of their illness. HFMD cannot be contracted from pets or animals.</div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">The viruses that cause HFMD may remain in the person's respiratory or intestinal tract for several weeks to months after all symptoms have resolved. It is possible, therefore, to transmit the infection even though the formerly ill individual has completely recovered. Some individuals (most commonly adults) may exhibit no symptoms or signs during their infection but may unwittingly transmit the illness to those (commonly infants and children) who are not immune.</div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><br /></div><div class="wrapper"><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What is the contagious period for hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Once exposed to the virus, those who develop symptoms and signs will do so within 1-3 days. They are most contagious during the first week of the illness. However, the virus may continue to be shed for one to three weeks in respiratory secretions (saliva and/or nasal mucous) and in the stool for two to eight weeks after the primary infection.</div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_is_the_incubation_period_for_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What is the incubation period for hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">HFMD is moderately contagious and spreads from person to person. It cannot be spread by animals. Usually, the virus is passed via oral secretions (nasal discharge and saliva, etc.) or via stool. There is a short 1- to 3-day incubation period between exposure and development of initial symptoms (fever and malaise). A person is most contagious during the first week of illness.</div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="can_adults_get_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">Can adults get hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">An adult who was never exposed to the viruses that cause HFMD as a child could develop the characteristic symptoms and physical signs (vesicular rash with the characteristic distribution) if infected by the virus. Interestingly, the majority of adults exposed to enteroviruses will remain without symptoms. Unfortunately, an infected person is still contagious even though he lacks objective physical findings.<span id="cntid"></span></div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_are_the_symptoms_and_signs_of_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What are the symptoms and signs of hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div class="iccArt"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">HFMD is most commonly an illness of the summer and fall seasons.</div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Initial symptoms of a low-grade fever (101 F-102 F) and malaise are followed within 1 or 2 days by a characteristic skin rash.</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Small (2 mm-3 mm) red spots that quickly develop into small blisters (vesicles) appear on the palms, soles, and oral cavity.<ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style: disc; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">The gums, tongue, and inner cheek are most commonly involved in the mouth.</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">The foot lesions may also involve the lower calf region and rarely may appear on the buttocks.</li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Oral lesions are commonly associated with a <a class="slidelink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/sore_throat_pictures_slideshow/article.htm" rel="slide" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Educational Slideshow">sore throat</a>, uncomfortable eating and drinking, and as a result, a diminished appetite. It is very rare for an infected child to become dehydrated due to oral discomfort.</li></ul></li><li style="border: none; line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">It is estimated that approximately 50% of those infected with this enterovirus never develop symptoms. Symptoms are much more common in infants, toddlers, and young children. Older children, <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/teenagers/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">teens</a>, and adults are more likely to incur no symptoms.</li></ul><div><div class="wrapper"><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">When does hand, foot, and mouth disease usually occur?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">In the temperate northern hemisphere, summer and fall are the most frequent seasons for community epidemics of HFMD. The illness is year-round in the tropics. While anyone exposed to the viral causes of HFMD may develop disease, not everyone infected will develop symptoms and signs.</div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="how_long_does_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease_last" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">How long does hand, foot, and mouth disease last?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">The total duration of illness from HFMD is approximately 5-7 days. One to three days after viral invasion of the patient, the first symptoms become evident. These include fever, reduced appetite, <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/sore_throat/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">sore throat</a>, and a general sense of feeling ill (malaise). One to two days later, the characteristic painful <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/mouth_sores/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">mouth sores</a> develop. The final stage of the illness is manifested by small, tender red spots which progress to blisters in the mouth, palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and less frequently on the arms and legs, as well as the buttock and genital areas.<span id="cntid"></span></div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_is_the_course_of_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What is the course of hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">The illness is characteristically self-limited and is usually resolved within a week, particularly when due to its most common cause, Coxsackievirus A16. In those outbreaks due to enterovirus 71, the illness may be more severe with complications such as infection of the heart muscle and/or viral <a class="quizlink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/meningitis_quiz/quiz.htm" rel="quiz" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Learning Quiz">meningitis</a> and <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/encephalitis/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">encephalitis</a> and paralytic disease. As a rule, HFMD is generally a mild and self-limited illness.</div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><br /></div><div class="wrapper"><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">Why haven't we heard more about hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Recognition of hand, foot, and mouth disease is relatively recent (when contrasted with <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/mumps/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">mumps</a>, <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/measles_rubeola/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">measles</a>, and <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/chickenpox_varicella/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">chickenpox</a>, for example). HFMD was first reported in 1956 in Australia. By the early 1960s, it had emerged as a common childhood illness around the world.</div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="how_do_health_care_professionals_diagnose_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">How do health care professionals diagnose hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Usually, the diagnosis of HFMD is made on a combination of clinical history and characteristic physical findings. Laboratory confirmation is rarely necessary unless severe complications develop.<span id="cntid"></span></div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_is_the_treatment_for_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What is the treatment for hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div class="iccArt"><ul style="display: table; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 10px 0px -10px; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: none; float: left; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27.75px; list-style: none; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"><span class="icon-bubbles" style="color: #f26522; font-family: "icomoon important"; line-height: 1; padding-right: 3px; speak: none; vertical-align: middle;"></span> <a href="https://comments.medicinenet.com/hand-foot-and-mouth_syndrome/patient-comments-961.htm" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; line-height: 0; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="What treatment did you receive for hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD)?">Readers Comments <span style="font-size: 16px;">75</span></a></li><li style="border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right: none; border-top: none; float: left; font-size: 15px; line-height: 27.75px; list-style: none; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px 8px;"><span class="icon-share" style="color: #f26522; font-family: "icomoon important"; line-height: 1; padding-right: 3px; speak: none; vertical-align: middle;"></span> <a data-title="What treatment did you receive for hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD)?" href="https://comments.medicinenet.com/script/main/submit-patient-comments.asp?questionid=961" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; line-height: 0; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Share Your Story</a></li></ul></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Treatment of HFMD is directed toward symptomatic relief of fever and sore throat. Antibiotics are not indicated in the treatment of this viral disease. Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) has been tried as a therapy for severely ill patients or immunocompromised older patients with variable success.</div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_are_complications_of_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What are complications of hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Complications of HFMD are relatively rare. The more common cause of HFMD (Coxsackievirus A16) is less likely to cause complications when compared with enterovirus-71.</div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Complications include the following:</div><ol><li style="line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">"Aseptic" (also called "viral") meningitis (rare): <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/meningitis_symptoms_and_signs/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Symptoms of meningitis</a> are moderate-severe <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/headache/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">headache</a>, discomfort when bending the head forward (classically tested by trying to touch the chin to the chest), and <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/nausea_and_vomiting/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">nausea</a> and <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/nausea_and_vomiting/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">vomiting</a>. Meningitis is an infection of the tissues and spinal fluid that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord. The diagnosis is confirmed by a <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/lumbar_puncture/article.htm" rel="proc" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">lumbar puncture</a> (also known as a "<a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/lumbar_puncture/article.htm" rel="proc" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">spinal tap</a>"). Depending upon severity of the patient's symptoms, they may need to be hospitalized.</li><li style="line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;"><a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/encephalitis_symptoms_and_signs/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Encephalitis</a> (brain infection): Encephalitis is much less common but more ominous when compared with meningitis and requires hospitalization for close monitoring. Other rare neurologic complications include <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/paralysis/symptoms.htm" rel="sym" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">paralysis</a>, Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, and cerebellar <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/ataxia/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">ataxia</a>. Transient and permanent impairment can both occur.</li><li style="line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Occasionally, the virus may infect the heart muscle fibers and thus compromise the heart's blood-pumping capabilities.</li><li style="line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">Young infants may very rarely become dehydrated due to refusal to take oral fluids as a consequence of mouth <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/pain_management/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">pain</a>.</li><li style="line-height: 31.45px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 8px 30px 8px 0px;">In very rare circumstances, the skin vesicles may develop a secondary bacterial infection. A short course of antibiotics is used to treat the secondary infection.</li></ol><div><div class="wrapper"><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">How do hand, foot, and mouth disease affect pregnancy and the baby?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Commonly, HFMD is an illness of children less than 10 years of age; adults generally were exposed during childhood and maintain a natural immunity. Information regarding fetal exposure to HFMD during <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/pregnancy_planning_preparing_for_pregnancy/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">pregnancy</a> is limited. No solid evidence exists that maternal enterovirus infection is associated with complications such as spontaneous abortion or <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/birth_defects/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">congenital defects</a>. However, should a baby be born to a mother with active HFMD symptoms and signs, the risk of <a class="slidelink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/stages_of_pregnancy_pictures_slideshow/article.htm" rel="slide" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Educational Slideshow">neonatal</a> infection is high. While such newborns often have a mild illness, a <a class="quizlink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/babies_quiz/quiz.htm" rel="quiz" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Learning Quiz">newborn</a> infant is highly vulnerable and may develop an overwhelming and potentially fatal infection involving vital organs such as <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/liver_anatomy_and_function/article.htm" rel="dt" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">liver</a>, heart, and brain, which could be fatal.</div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="when_can_children_with_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease_return_to_school" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">When can children with hand, foot, and mouth disease return to school?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">Children may return to school once without fever for 24 hours (usually day three or four of the disease).<span id="cntid"></span></div></div><div class="wrapper"><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><a class="bookmark" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="what_is_the_prognosis_of_hand_foot_and_mouth_disease" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; display: block; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; top: -120px;"></a></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">What is the prognosis of hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">The prognosis for routine HFMD is excellent. A patient's symptoms are bothersome but not debilitating. Medications designed to reduce fever and/or <a class="quizlink" href="https://www.medicinenet.com/pain_quiz/quiz.htm" rel="quiz" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Learning Quiz">pain</a> relievers are helpful, such as <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/acetaminophen/article.htm" rel="pharm" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">acetaminophen</a> (<a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/acetaminophen/article.htm" rel="pharm" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Tylenol</a>) or <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/ibuprofen/article.htm" rel="pharm" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">ibuprofen</a> (<a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/ibuprofen/article.htm" rel="pharm" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Advil</a> or <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/ibuprofen/article.htm" rel="pharm" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Motrin</a>). Young children often find that cool/soft foods (ice cream, smoothies, etc.) provide some pain relief and are psychologically helpful as "special treats." An individual assessment is required for those unique individuals who develop complications (such as meningitis). As would be anticipated, those with an immunocompromised status are more likely to develop either a more serious infection or an illness of a more intense nature than those with a normally functioning immune system.</div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"><br /></div><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span itemprop="alternativeHeadline">Is it possible to prevent hand, foot, and mouth disease?</span></h3></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;"></div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">There is no <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/vaccination_faqs/article.htm" rel="proc" style="color: #0072bc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">vaccine</a> to prevent HFMD. Routine hygiene (soap and water washing of the hands) is a primary strategy to limit transmission of the virus. Cleaning a child's toys (especially those which would be placed into the mouth or drooled upon) is important. Avoidance of direct saliva exposure (kissing, sharing eating utensils, etc.) is also very helpful to limit transmission. Since transmission of the virus is also possible via stool, wearing disposable gloves during changing diapers (especially in a preschool or daycare setting) is also beneficial.</div><div style="line-height: 31.45px;">credit/source: <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/hand-foot-and-mouth_syndrome/article.htm" style="color: #993399; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.medicinenet.com/hand-foot-and-mouth_syndrome/article.htm</a></div><div style="font-family: "Open Sans", apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Note: </b><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: left;">All information and image/s are credited to the original writer's sources and references.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Please click the link/s for complete information.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: left;">Please click the link/s for complete information.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;">The information contained on this site is for educational purposes only and </b></div><div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;">s</b><b style="text-align: center;">hould not be taken as expert advice.</b></div></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;">First Vita Plus is a Vegetable-in-a-Drink that can help boost the immune system. For more information and order: Go to my FB Page: Health Drinks and Lifestyle by First Vita Plus.</b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-7721091489387511292022-09-30T09:00:00.001+08:002022-09-30T09:00:00.227+08:00How to Sleep better according to Science<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY5V-0M8wn9Nfmi-cYdPyOsrC4EKVd_mSM7WS3PWpZV5ndfy4dRjc_NLbQTkY-yt2Ent1oyjHQRQIE_BYhmBj95Ro-kPZ_6XPWExvkZXf475sLJNudKzcYvOWdqmufmX-qWkHPm8qKe9cII5RJgREMowa2261XfCaR9bwwGw44WsSPNWG7h5v9jCCUA/s640/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="476" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY5V-0M8wn9Nfmi-cYdPyOsrC4EKVd_mSM7WS3PWpZV5ndfy4dRjc_NLbQTkY-yt2Ent1oyjHQRQIE_BYhmBj95Ro-kPZ_6XPWExvkZXf475sLJNudKzcYvOWdqmufmX-qWkHPm8qKe9cII5RJgREMowa2261XfCaR9bwwGw44WsSPNWG7h5v9jCCUA/w476-h640/blog4.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Credit image: Self Development Secrets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How to Sleep better according to science</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Causes of Poor Sleep)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Stress- triggers our fight or flight response, putting us in a tense state.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Stimulants- Caffeine has a half-life of five to six hours. Nicotine has a half-life of one to two hours. Both will prevent us from sleeping at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Poor Sleeping Environment- Trying to sleep outside your comfort zone is a common obstacle to good sleep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Summary:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a. Lay off the Stimulators before bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">b. No screens or work one hour before bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">c. Exercise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">d. Consistency is Key.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">e. Prescription Med or Food Supplement</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Author's Note: Let Food be your Medicine. Prevention is Better than Cure. Thank you for visiting Nature's Eye: naomispenny.blogspot.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For Food Supplements message me for inquiries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All-natural Products. First Vita Plus Natural Health Drinks</div><p></p>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-56970105076070786292022-09-29T20:00:00.146+08:002022-09-29T20:00:00.214+08:00A Routine Night's Sleep<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4zBMFuLZ-TOkLCjnQcEHo-hadMn45O6wmZZauOaov2Qbi-kJyvzg7RM1h15JGZ4WDaMKMsklelFuREHKcRNp2vi-bz2nSKve7FBOYUmh17w45tJ_ALgd4CDDwID994XU0kkrgGkgt_Wav8Fcgma0x_FA8BTmw2T-2pqNshNLrXXgzCe5l7NedYdqnA/s639/blog3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4zBMFuLZ-TOkLCjnQcEHo-hadMn45O6wmZZauOaov2Qbi-kJyvzg7RM1h15JGZ4WDaMKMsklelFuREHKcRNp2vi-bz2nSKve7FBOYUmh17w45tJ_ALgd4CDDwID994XU0kkrgGkgt_Wav8Fcgma0x_FA8BTmw2T-2pqNshNLrXXgzCe5l7NedYdqnA/w445-h640/blog3.png" width="445" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">credit image: OSF HEALTHCARE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Routine's Night Sleep</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Use your bed alone for Sleeping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> a. Do not read. b. Do not watch television, use earphones or other devices. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> c. Do not sleep on the couch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> a. Follow an evening routine or ritual. b. Set your alarm clock every morning even on a day off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> c. Avoid taking naps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Schedule 20-to-30 minutes of Physical Activity a day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> a. Calisthenic Exercises/ Physical fitness. b. Brisk walk. c. Playtime with Children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Schedule your meals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> a. Avoid eating near bedtime. b. Limit or avoid Alcohol before bed. c. Avoid Caffeine after noon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Author's Note: Let your food be your medicine. Prevention is better than cure. Thank you for visiting Nature's Eye: naomispenny.blogspot.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you have inquiries about Vegetable-in-a-Drink, send me a message.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-77020282071286224322022-09-29T14:15:00.003+08:002022-09-29T14:15:32.640+08:0010 Ways for Better Sleep<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOyvuZuBILDpQepcefFzKrR0bzSUfQRn80dXt3H6k2fy-PNdA22Cbjn4iPilcq8hLT7cWJssjFED9QGlABEdqAdAbIOd9W56ZkpwDLWh5krjgICmfLJzy_FVhKagsNP5AwfJJD1nc0GuGoyoZKi6ImkAocs3JK1RqTcOzC-1AVGFuY0PQtcioh9o_bg/s512/blog2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="261" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOyvuZuBILDpQepcefFzKrR0bzSUfQRn80dXt3H6k2fy-PNdA22Cbjn4iPilcq8hLT7cWJssjFED9QGlABEdqAdAbIOd9W56ZkpwDLWh5krjgICmfLJzy_FVhKagsNP5AwfJJD1nc0GuGoyoZKi6ImkAocs3JK1RqTcOzC-1AVGFuY0PQtcioh9o_bg/w400-h477/blog2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Credit image: signatureMD.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">10 WAYS for Better Sleep</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<b>.</b> Maintain a Consistent Schedule.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Reduce your Coffee Intake.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Turn off your Gadgets for games and Television. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Do not go to bed on a Full Stomach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Do not go to bed with an Empty Stomach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. Engage in Regular Exercise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Limit Beverage Consumption,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. Keep your room Neat, Dark, and Quiet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9. Invest in a Comfortable Mattress, Pillow and Bedding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10. Go to Sleep and try to Wake up using your Inner Clock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Author's Note: Let your Food be your medicine. Prevention is Better than Cure. Message me for complete details about Vegetable-in-a-Drink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Thank you for visiting Nature's Eye: naomispenny.blogspot.com </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-62531468699346208112022-09-28T11:28:00.004+08:002022-09-28T11:37:49.773+08:00Diet Plans to Improve Sleep<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliO-6sdxNWaNlmqNHCpSukvDTijtOpfuHvNcdPXwjkkqTl0OFtuhfurhq3grrdMyBA_edguN7t5RfMAos9UIE9F4_d86Q1wUoHpxh-tjhsUP8wEi8TCnZVAgaBnj6GZHSmQMJKvkUafkFsU35rDaZEEbJJs2ppF-v15B2bmH55lwomAq1vbPQEdE6kQ/s667/blogq.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="304" height="889" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliO-6sdxNWaNlmqNHCpSukvDTijtOpfuHvNcdPXwjkkqTl0OFtuhfurhq3grrdMyBA_edguN7t5RfMAos9UIE9F4_d86Q1wUoHpxh-tjhsUP8wEi8TCnZVAgaBnj6GZHSmQMJKvkUafkFsU35rDaZEEbJJs2ppF-v15B2bmH55lwomAq1vbPQEdE6kQ/w405-h889/blogq.png" width="405" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">credit image: Piktochart</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b>Diet Plans to Improve Sleep <br /></b>(See Chart for complete details)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For BREAKFAST</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For LUNCH</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For DINNER</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Author's Note: Let your Food be the medicine. Prevention is better than cure. Ask me for more information. Thank you for visiting Nature's Eye: naomispenny.blogspot.com</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-38272824519537792022022-09-01T18:58:00.002+08:002022-09-01T18:58:11.784+08:00Girls' Generation(소녀시대) - FOREVER 1 @인기가요 inkigayo 20220821<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/o5s2V-qKyXc" width="480"></iframe><div>credit/source: youtube.com , KBS KPOP INKIGAYO, Girls' Generation</div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-77050668574549535482022-09-01T18:39:00.000+08:002022-09-01T18:39:06.420+08:00FOREVER 1 - GIRLS' GENERATION [Music Bank] | KBS WORLD TV 220819<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Haufh4Uw0c4" width="480"></iframe><div>credit/source: youtube.cpm . KBS WORLD TV, Girls' Generation </div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-91729733782435633782022-08-25T09:48:00.026+08:002022-08-25T09:55:45.250+08:00Girls' Generation 소녀시대 'FOREVER 1' MV<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Qpf26PtBXgo" width="480"></iframe><div>credit/source: youtube.com. SMTown and Girls' Generation</div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-23140034260233329952021-09-23T18:07:00.003+08:002021-09-23T18:07:48.819+08:00 Bottled Glowflies Whitening Milk Smoothies by P Solutions<p> <b> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bottled Glowflies Whitening Milk Smoothies by P Solutions- First Vita Plus</b> is a Healthy Smoothie that can Whitens Skin. </span></span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;"><b>ALL NATURAL GLUTHATIONE-IN-A-DRINK </b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f964.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Contains <b>L-Gluthatione</b> for the ultimate skin whitening benefits.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f964.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Contains <b>Skimmed Milk</b>, a low calorie, non-fat milk, rich in protein and calcium and source of vitamins and minerals. Enhances immune system, anti-oxidant and natural detoxifier.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🍓" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2/1.5/16/1f353.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span> <b>Strawberry</b> is an excellent source of Vitamin C and Manganese.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f964.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Contains <b>KYOWA L-Gluthatione Setria</b> is originated from Japan and based on studies funded by KYOWA that L-Gluthatione Setria has a high potency factor and is considered safe and effective.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f964.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Contains the <b>Trademark of First Vita Plus 5 Power Herbs</b> <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🌿" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t77/1.5/16/1f33f.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>(Vegetables): </div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;">Malunggay, Dahon ng Sili, Saluyot, Spinanch/Kulitis and Talbos ng Kamote.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">THIS IS THE LATEST INNOVATION IN WHITENING: </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><b>NOT</b> in a<span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="💊" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4e/1.5/16/1f48a.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span> Capsule.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🛁" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t55/1.5/16/1f6c1.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🧽" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f9fd.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🧴" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t78/1.5/16/1f9f4.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Can be used with or without use of whitening soap and lotion.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥛" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t37/1.5/16/1f95b.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🍓" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2/1.5/16/1f353.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span><b>Oh so Deliciously Healthy</b> that will lighten your skin.<b> The Most Affordable GLUTHA IN THE MARKET Today. </b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><b>FDA Certified.</b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><b><br /></b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;"><b><span style="font-size: 15px;">Message Naomi V., Authorized Dealer/Marketer for Complete Details and Price.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxNs7kvMFNFs94yRRRBoZPpxBcRnBFNRE5dY869CoOXY-NJRR262gDRKhBLrZO2Igm5lTub0z7I95cfLNqLhw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">naomispenny.blospot.com/ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Courtesy: First Vita Plus</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></b></div></div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-76000834492993137122021-09-17T14:23:00.004+08:002021-09-23T16:29:05.051+08:00 Bottled Glowflies Whitening Milk Smoothies by P Solutions <p> <b> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bottled Glowflies Whitening Milk Smoothies by P Solutions</b> is a Healthy Smoothie that can Whitens Skin. </span></span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;"><b>ALL NATURAL GLUTHATIONE-IN-A-DRINK </b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f964.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Contains <b>L-Gluthatione</b> for the ultimate skin whitening benefits.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f964.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Contains <b>Skimmed Milk</b>, a low calorie, non-fat milk, rich in protein and calcium and source of vitamins and minerals. Enhances immune system, anti-oxidant and natural detoxifier.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🍓" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2/1.5/16/1f353.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span> <b>Strawberry</b> is an excellent source of Vitamin C and Manganese.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f964.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Contains <b>KYOWA L-Gluthatione Setria</b> is originated from Japan and based on studies funded by KYOWA that L-Gluthatione Setria has a high potency factor and is considered safe and effective.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f964.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Contains the <b>Trademark of First Vita Plus 5 Power Herbs</b> <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🌿" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t77/1.5/16/1f33f.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>(Vegetables): </div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;">Malunggay, Dahon ng Sili, Saluyot, Spinanch/Kulitis and Talbos ng Kamote.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">THIS IS THE LATEST INNOVATION IN WHITENING: </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><b>NOT</b> in a<span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="💊" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4e/1.5/16/1f48a.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span> Capsule.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🛁" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t55/1.5/16/1f6c1.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🧽" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta8/1.5/16/1f9fd.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🧴" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t78/1.5/16/1f9f4.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span>Can be used with or without use of whitening soap and lotion.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥛" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t37/1.5/16/1f95b.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🍓" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2/1.5/16/1f353.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span><b>Oh so Deliciously Healthy</b> that will lighten your skin.<b> The Most Affordable GLUTHA IN THE MARKET Today. </b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><b>FDA Certified.</b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><b><br /></b></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; font-family: inherit; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none;"><b><br /></b></div></div>Naomi V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17461477057336346900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868589626328616749.post-37577035319924960642021-09-05T10:05:00.003+08:002021-09-07T12:25:41.024+08:00Online Entrepreneur<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />GREAT MORNING everyone!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HI, It me Naomispenny or Naomi V. , a blogger for quite some time now. I have started this blog entitled Nature's Eye: naomispenny.blospot.com since October 12, 2012. I have a previous blog before this but I didn't pursue it because I chose to start in a clean slate and see where this journey will lead me. I have been expecting last year before my anniversary I will hit a 500 views but it fell short but today, almost one month to go before my anniversary for this year I am about to reach finally my dream goal and that is to hit 500 views and 190 flags collected. Not everyone was given the chance to experience being trusted that my work is carefully being thought that is why I am so thankful and it is a privilege to choose or to click on my blog among the choices during your search. I wont mind that I have a slow beginning and just recently picked up its own rhythm. Patience is a virtue.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Allow me to reintroduce myself in my new journey, a new road to walk on as I take new steps as an Online Entrepreneur. Aside from inspirational, words of wisdom, musical such as shared from Youtube Channels from various artists. Even my favorite and I stan KPop Female group </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Girls' Generation and my bias is Seohyun. Please remember when I started liking Kpop through Korean Dramas, more or less 11 years ago. And I may not be as active as I used to be in KPop I am aware of latest happening in KPop scenes such as BTS.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Being an Online entrepreneur of <b>First Vita Plus Natural Health Drink</b>. I will post products from the company I have chosen to start my own online business at the comfort of my home or wherever you are in any part of the world we have International Offices strategically so that the product can be easily delivered internationally.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>First Vita Plus Natural Health Drink </b>is a natural health drink packed with 5 power herbs (Vegetables) help to help maintain your daily requirements of vitamins, minerals, macronutrients and aids to provide extra energy boost, protection from stress and maintenance of wellness, wholeness and well-being to help strengthen your immune system against Viruses. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>P Body Solutions is made for beauty and wellness.</b></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you want to start an online business that can startup in small capital with a trusted product for almost 20 years but has big results if you work hard to achieve for your dreams and goals feel free to ask me on how to join and we will train you through free online training webinars. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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