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Mosquito Diseases: Mosquito-Borne Disease Facts

Mosquito diseases have become more of a growing concern over the past decade or so. Every year there seem to be new areas, new strains, and new types of people being infected. Here is everything you need to...

8 comments    mosquito mosquitoes malaria
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How Diseases Such As Rabies Can Affect Your Dog

The disease known as rabies is a disease that happens in mostly all warm blooded animals such as: bats, foxes and raccoons. People are also at risk in getting rabies. Rabies is known as a type of...

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Herpesviral Encephalitis is Scary Stuff

This is a story of my dear friend's personal struggle with one of the most severe viral infections of the central nervous system. Herpesviral Encephalitis can be mistaken for a mental disorder; please check carefully if a loved one starts acting our of the ordinary.

4 comments    doctor therapy hospital
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Effective Way to Remove Ticks

I am a big advocate for kids getting outside in the fresh air--away from computers and video games. One of the hazards; however, is getting a tick bite now and then. It is a good idea to teach children how to...

3 comments    diseases boys fever
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A liberal epiphany about George Bush

I was never a fan of George W. Bush, not as Governor, nor as President, not even when he worked for the Texas Rangers (the baseball team--the original Texas Rangers are composed of really tough...

2 comments    politics funny bush
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Herpes

Herpes refers to any of several diseases caused by an extremely contagious group of viruses collectively known as the Herpesvirus.  Herpes is usually characterized by the growth and appearance of small...

0 comments    herpes shingles oral herpes
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My Little Brother Dies

 Dealing with death especially the death of a sibling is difficult for many of us to deal with. When I was twelve years old my parents had another son, Roger Alex and when Roger was three months old he...

3 comments    love family children
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Aftermath a year after Encephalitis

 i've been having a tough time trying to continue to stay positive as of late because of all the hinderances from the aftereffects of the encephalitis, peritonits, hydrocephalus, and the 3 neurosurgeries in...

0 comments    treatment recovery diseases
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Travel diseases other than Swine Flu/H1N1 that you should be concerned about

While our attention is on Swine Flu and rightly so, there are other viruses and diseases that we can contract while traveling to other countries. We usually ignore These diseases when there is a pandemic...

0 comments    hepatitis rabies tuberculosis
International Travel - Things to Pack 1st - Your Health71

International Travel Health

This is a indepth guide to international travel health designed to help you make your trip abroad a safe and happy one. It's important to do certain pre-trip tasks before you travel overseas. Part of that pre-trip preparation, is knowing that the first thing you should pack is" common sense" when it comes to maintaining your health. Traveling internationally isn't a vacation from your doctor's orders, taking your prescribed medications, or following your doctor's instructions on diet and exercis

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