Cytomegalovirus

Cord blood, also called placental blood or umbilical cordblood, is the leftover blood that is in the placenta and the section of the umbilical cord that remains attached to the placenta after the cord to the baby has been cut. This blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma, just like normal blood. But it also has lots of hematopoietic (blood-forming) stem cells that are similar to the ones found in bone marrow. This is why cord blood is now being used on an…

Toxoplasmosis is typically diagnosed using serological analysis. Multiple immunological assays can be used, including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) technique, and immunosorbent agglutination assay (ISAGA). The Sabin-Feldman dye test, however, is the gold standard immunological assay. In the Sabin-Feldman dye test, the patient’s serum is treated with both live T. gondii organisms and methylene blue dye. If the patient has been previously…

Teratogens are operators and conditions, including infections, drugs, chemicals, stressors, and ailing health, which can hinder pre-birth improvement and lead to conception surrenders or even passing. Teratogens have a tendency to mischief the pre-birth cerebrum, influencing what 's to come youngster 's scholarly and passionate working. Albeit all teratogens build the danger of mischief to the creating tyke, none ALWAYS cause harm; a definitive effect relies on upon the complex interaction of…

meanwhile lytic infections avoid the antiviral inflammatory response. Furthermore, it has been proposed that lytic proteins of herpesviruses a key role in avoiding host immune responses, including disruption of interferon signaling. For example, cytomegalovirus, EBV, and Varicella-Zoster virus inhibit IFN-γ-induced MHC class II expression. In addition, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus avoid the immune responses by encoding proteins which interfere with interferon signal transduction and…

BELLS PALSY Overview Bell's palsy is a sudden weakness and paralysis of the muscles in the face. This makes half of your facial muscles appear to tire. On that side, you may have trouble smiling or closing your eye. It is also known as facial palsy, there is no specific age of occurring. The exact cause is usually unknown, but it is assumed to be the cause of swelling, compressed and inflammation of the nerve that control of facial muscles. It might be a reaction that occurs after bacterial or…

located in facial canal of the head. In times of stress, the virus reboots and triggers destruction to the myelin. Moreover HSV, other possible etiologies for Bell’s palsy is herpes zoster, Lyme disease, syphilis, Epstein-Barr viral infection, cytomegalovirus, HIV, inflammation alone, upper…

Risk Factors There are several identified genetic and environmental risk factors for pediatric multiple sclerosis. Some of the identified environmental risk factors include exposure to certain viruses, vitamin D deficiency, and second-hand tobacco smoke exposure. The main genetic risk factors involved in development of pediatric onset multiple sclerosis (POMC) is variation in Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-DRB1 *1501 and familial history [1]. Genetic Risk Factors Familial susceptibility of…

there is an average of 3000 – 6000 cases of GBS every year. People that have developed the GBS symptoms do so several weeks after diarrhea or respiratory illnesses, and there has been a link with infections of bacterium Campylobacter jejuni and Cytomegalovirus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 2014). GBS infects individuals in a non-discriminatory fashion, but it is more common among individuals that are between the ages of 20-50 years…

Some infections that I found online include but are not limited to: Bacterial vaginosis (BV), Cytomegalovirus, Listeriosis, Parvovirus B19 (fifth disease), and Toxoplasmosis. The infection that I found the most frightening is Group B strep (GBS). GBS, found in healthy women’s rectum and/or vagina, does not have any obvious symptoms and without the proper…

Chlamydia is a disease caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia is mostly sexually transmitted. Chlamydia can infect the penis, vagina, cervix, anus, urethra, eyes, and throat. Chlamydia can cause serious, permanent damage to women’s reproductive system. This disease can interfere with women getting pregnant later in life. Chlamydia can be spread through having anal, oral, or vaginal sex with someone else who has chlamydia. If the person your having sex with is a male, you…