What is Spirochete? Spirochete are living organisms which was first use to describe large flexible motile organisms discover in water. But now the term spirochete are used to describe a family of bacteria, Spirochaetaceae, whose members are long, motile and twisted spirally round a long axis. Habitant of Spirochete Spirochete are found in water, soil […]
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) can be contracted by both men and women. Here we talk about women alone, as we compiled signed and symptoms of STD in male in our next post. Here are three quick sign and symptoms that indicates you have contracted sexually transmitted disease as a lady. 1. Itching As a lady,
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1. When someone is exposed to Hepatitis B Virus (HPV, Hepatitis B surface antigen, (HBsAg), is the first thing to appear. HBsAg presence is an indication of an active infection of the HBV. Person tested positive to HBsAg is considered infectious and not fit to donate blood. 2. Hepatitis B ‘e’ antigen (HBeAg) tend to
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It necessary to conduct a laboratory test for HIV. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) should done for the following reasons; 1. To diagnose and Monitor patients. 2. To screen Donated blood and blood products for the infection. 3. To acertain the prevalence of the infection in the community. 4. Screening of Pregnant women, ANC. HIV can
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What is Pancreatitis? Pancreatitis is a Chronic inflammatory condition of the pancreas, that results in functional and structural damage of pancreas. In most patients this is a chronic progressive disease leading to exocrine and endocrine insufficiency. How to Manage Pancreatitis, General Measures Abstinence from alcohol reduces abdominal pain in the early stages of the disease.
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A general body test is an investigation of the entire body systems. In medical laboratory, some patients often walked in and request for general test. Most of these patients are the one that weren’t refer by medical personnels. Why This patients request for General Test? Most of the patient that request for general test are
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Medical Laboratory is a very risky place to work in health system. Many sample they brought to laboratory for investigation of a particular disease, may be infected with others contagious disease, and you as a scientist will not know, that is why the first procedure in medical Laboratory is safety. Apply safety from collecting sample
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Just like every other things that have basics requirements, and set-up, Medical Laboratory has it own designs to suit the jobs needs. When starting a medical laboratory, some basic consideration must be taken into account in bring out laboratories design. In this post, i will outline seven basics, compulsory design laboratory needs. 1. The Laboratory
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In hematology, Normocytic mean same size and Normochromic mean the same color. The type of Anaemia in Which the circulation of red blood cells, (RBCs) has the same size (Normocytic) and posses the same color, (normochromic) is called Normocytic Normochromic Anaemia. In normocytic normochromic Anaemia, red blood cells appear in two form, which is normocytic
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When there is dropped in Red Blood Cells, (RBCs) hemoglobins or volume of Packed Cells Volume (PCV), dropped abruptly, it refer to as Acute Blood Loss (ABL). According to World health organization, (WHO), when hemoglobins of man dropped below 13g/dl and woman dropped below 12g/dl, it said to be anaemia. Anaemia is generally defined as
Anaemia of Chronic disease Anaemia is simply shortage of Red Blood Cells, RBCs in the body system. Since ion help circulating Oxygen we takes in and expelled unwanted carbon dioxide in our body, with shortage of these substance, it will affect respiration thereby led to difficult in breathing. Ion, refer to Hematin which is one
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What is Aplastic Anaemia? Anaemia simple mean shortage of Red Blood Cells in the body system. Anaemia don’t just happened, there are roots cause of it. One of the roots causes despite it is rear, but still possible is stoppage of red blood production in the body system. When Bones marrow stop production of red