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What are the stages of cancer? |
Stage 1. Tumor present, no perceived spread. (79 to 90% live to 5 years and beyond.) Stage 2. Localized spread of the tumor. (50% chance to live 5 years.) Stage 3. Extensive evidence of primary tumor spread to other organs. (20% live to 5 years.) Stage 4. Inoperable primary legion. (<5% live 5 years and beyond.) |
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What is rheumatism? |
Rheumatism is any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, especially rheumatoid arthritis. |
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What is scleroderma? (First break down the word to figure its meaning.) |
Sclero- means hardened, like sclerosis or sclerotic arteries. -derma means skin.
Scleroderma is a chronic hardening and contraction of the skin and connective tissue, either locally or throughout the body. |
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Yo bee-dog, describe the basic types of scleroderma. |
There are 2 basic types of scleroderma:
1. Limited. involves the skin 2. Systematic. involves systematic sclerosis of internal organs, which is life threatening. This can include raynaud's phenomenon, pulmonary artery problems, GI problems, Fibrosis of the lungs, or other. |
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What is Raynaud's Phenomenon? |
Pronounced ray-nohz, also called ray-nohn syndrome or disease, causes some areas of your body, such as fingers and toes, to feel numb and cold in response to cold temperatures or stress. In ray-NOHZ disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin narrow (called vasospasm), limiting blood circulation to affected areas. |
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What does AIDS stand for and what is the AIDS virus? |
AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. The AIDS virus is HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus. |
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How does HIV work in the system? (this will help you know how someone with AIDS is affected.) |
HIV attacks the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system protects the body's immunity against opportunistic infections. The T-cells attack the cells of the body including cells of the central nervous system, GI tract, and uterine/cervix. |
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Hey slappy, tell me about hepatitis. |
Hepatitis is liver inflammation. Hep A, B, & C can cause similar symptoms, but are each caused by different viruses and effect the liver in different ways. |
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What does hepatitis mean? |
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Remember that hepato- means liver and -itis means inflammation. Hepatitis can result from many reasons, including the Hepatitis virus. |
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Explain in general terms what the difference is between having Hep A, B, and C. |
Hepatitis A: is only an acute or newly occurring infection and does not become chronic. Patients usually improve without treatment. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can also begin as acute infections, but in some people, the virus remains in the body, resulting in chronic disease and long-term liver problems. |
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What is MRSA (mursa) caused by? |
It is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings |
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What are the symptoms of MRSA (mursa)? |
Most MRSA infections aren't serious, but some can be life-threatening. The symptoms of MRSA depend on where you're infected. Most often, it causes mild infections on the skin, like sores or boils. But it can also cause more serious skin infections or infect surgical wounds, the bloodstream, the lungs, or the urinary tract. |
