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Babesiosis is a rare and life-threatening infection of the red blood cells spread by ticks. It is caused by tiny parasites called Babesia. Babesia microti is the type of this parasite that most commonly affects humans. When you are bitten by an infected deer tick, they enter your bloodstream. Babesiosis can also be transmitted through contaminated blood transfusions and transmission from an infected pregnant mother to her baby during pregnancy or during delivery.
Babesiosis symptoms appear 1 to 8 weeks after contact with the parasite that causes the disease. Sometimes you won't notice any symptoms. If you do, you may experience body aches, chills, fatigue, fever, headache, loss of appetite, and sweating. You can also develop hemolytic anemia, which occurs when your red blood cells die faster than your body can make new ones. Confusion, dark-colored urine, dizziness, heart murmur, rapid heart rate, spleen and liver swelling, very pale skin, weakness, and yellow skin, eyes, and mouth (jaundice) are all symptoms of hemolytic anemia.
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Physical activity or exercise can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. Physical activity and exercise can have immediate and long-term health benefits. Most importantly, regular activity can improve your quality of life. A minimum of 30 minutes a day can allow you to enjoy these benefits.
According to Semeco (2021), Exercise is defined as any movement that makes your muscles work and requires your body to burn calories. There are many types of physical activity, including swimming, running, jogging, walking, and dancing, to name a few. Being active has been shown to have many health benefits, both physically and mentally. It may even help you live longer.
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January is “Schistosomiasis Awareness” month in the Philippines according to the Department of Health Calendar. This is celebrated yearly to improve or enhance the knowledge and skills of LGU staff in the implementation of Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control, for a more comprehensive approach including potable water, adequate sanitation, and snail control.
Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) specifically of the genus Schistosoma. An individual may acquire the infection when the skin comes in contact with the contaminated freshwater in which certain types of snails that carry schistosomes are present. In the body, the larvae develop into adult schistosomes. The adult worms live in the blood vessels where the females release eggs. Some of the eggs are passed out of the body in the feces or urine to continue their life cycle while others become trapped in body tissues, causing immune reactions and progressive damage to organs.
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For years, the Philippines is one of the countries around the globe striving in food production and resolving food security issues considering the increasing malnutrition prevalence. The Department of Agriculture, as one of the LGUs implementing body to monitor the food production of the country, provided solutions to eradicate concerns in food production through the genetically modified organism in which they duplicate and modified the genome to make plants more resistant to diseases as they grow and produce more. This process is also applied in livestock such of chicken and pork.
Genetically modified foods are raising concerns from the consumer regarding the quality and safety of the product. According to WHO that all genetically produced GM products in the market are safe and have passed the safety assessment requirements (as traditional food) giving no harm to human health. Department of Agriculture Order No.8 s. 2002 states the “Rules and Regulations on the Importation and Release of Plant and Plant Products Derived from Modern biotechnology”, a set of safety precaution before approving the plant for production participated by Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standard (BAFS) and Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) together with the Scientific and Technical Review Panel consisting of scientists outside the DA who will do the risk assessment based on the CODEX Guideline for the conduct of food safety assessment of food derived from the use recombinant DNA.
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Delightfully salty with a slight hint of mineral sweetness, crab conveys all the offer of fish without the fishy lingering flavor that a few individuals lean toward to dodge. But studies show the good cholesterol (HDL) may balance the bad cholesterol (LDL) that has a crucial role in overall health.
Today, crab is respected as an abundant source of effectively caught meat in a few ranges and as a delicacy in others. China is the world's biggest exporter of crab whereas the United States imports and consumes the most. Crab is stuffed with protein, which is critical for building and keeping up muscle. Crab moreover contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B12, and selenium. These nutrients play crucial parts in progressing common wellbeing while making a difference towards a variety of ongoing conditions. It can have beneficial effects as follows:
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Paracetamol topped the trends last Monday night following the limited and shortage supply of the said medicine at the drugstores during this flu season that hit as COVID-19 cases are also spiking. But what is it in Paracetamol that many people these days are going to drugstores taking the long line just to buy a Paracetamol? What is the real score of it?
Paracetamol (acetaminophen or APAP) is a pain reliever and a fever reducer. It is used to treat many conditions such as headache, muscle aches, arthritis, backache, toothaches, colds, and fevers. It also relieves pain in mild arthritis but has no effect on the underlying inflammation and swelling of the joint.
There are many brands and forms of paracetamol available in the drugstores but do not use more of this medication than is recommended. An overdose of paracetamol can cause serious harm to our health. The usual recommended dose of paracetamol for adults is 1 (500mg) tablet every 4 hours or 2 (500mg) tablets every 6 hours as needed for pain and/or fever. Don’t exceed a maximum of 8 tablets or 4,000mg Paracetamol in each 24-hour period.
