What is acne?
Acne is a problem a lot of teenager deal with when growing up. It can cause a lot of fuss, and a lot of people like to pop the pimples on their face. Acne can be based on skin conditions, and bad skin protection can cause a lot of acne growing on the skin. It can be really painful to touch and itchy as well. Acne is a group of pimples, or zits growing on the skin, which is caused by wasted materials covering up pores on the skin.
What are pores?
Pores are dots on your skin where hair comes out of. Yes. Each piece of tiny hair on your legs or even hands come from your pores. Skin oil is also produced in the sebaceous glands inside the pores. They produce the oil: sebum to lubricate the hairs.
What causes acne to grow?
Acne is caused by pores that are blocked by lots of dead skin, bacteria and oil.
What can acne cause:
- Blackheads
- Whiteheads
- Papules
- Pustules
- Nodules
- Cysts
Causes:
- Dead skin lying on pores
- Bacterial infection
- Oil accumulation
- Hormones (Puberty)
- Bad diet
- Clogged pore
What if not treated?
It would keep accumulating and the acne would get more serious.
How to treat it?
- Retinoid drugs (gels, creams, lotions)
- Antibiotics
- Salicylic acid
- Azelaic acid
- Dapsone
- Isotretinoin
- Anti-androgen agents
- Combined oral contraceptives
- Lasers therapy
- Photodynamic therapy
- Steroids
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Measles, Mumps and Rubella
What is Measles?
Measles Morbillivirus is a disease caused by the rubeola virus. This virus is extremely contagious and can be easily transferred from one person to the other just by coughing and sneezing. Measles is most commonly a childhood virus, although adults can catch the virus as well. Measles is also extremely dangerous, as some parents like to claim the wrong fact that MMR vaccine causes autism and not give them a vaccine. This is why this disease still kills 100000 kids a year, and there had been an outbreak in 2018-2019 in the US.
What is Mumps?
Mumps is a rubulavirus which causes affects the salivary glands, or the glands which produce saliva. Mumps isn't as lethal or serious as measles or rubella, but with complications, it can still kill.
What is Rubella?
Rubella, also known as the "German Measles" is also a viral infection. Measles and Rubella are absolutely different. Although holding some similarities in symptoms and names, Rubella is nowhere near as infectious and severe as measles. Rubella had already been declared as "eliminated" by the CDC.
How do you get it?
Measles: The measles virus can be spread by an infected person coughing or sneezing, and another person passes through because measles can live in the air for about 2 hours. The rash starts about 1-3 weeks after the contraction of the virus, and the rash lasts for 4-5 days.
Mumps: The mumps virus cannot stay long if it is not in the hosts' body, and is spreaded most commonly by coughing and sneezing when nasal fluids and saliva is being breathed in by another person. The symptoms last for about 10 days.
Rubella: The rubella virus can live for an hour in the air, and is also caused by breathing in the sneeze of an infected person. The rash lasts for about 3 days, but lymph nodes and joint pain can last for up to 2 weeks.
Symptoms:
Measles:
- High fever
- Runny nose
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Conjunctivitis
- Koplik's spots
- Red flat skin rash
Mumps:
- Pain in the salivary glands
- Pain while eating
- Swelling in salivary glands
- Fever
- Headache
- Fatigue
- Not wanting to eat
Rubella:
- Red flat rash
- Mild fever
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Joint pain
- Stuffy nose
- Inflamed eyes
- Headache
- Pink eye
Diagnosis:
- Blood tests
- Lab tests
Treatment:
Measles: Post-exposure vaccinations, immune serum globin, fever reducers, antibiotics, Vitamin A, more rest and water
Mumps and rubella: None, as antibiotics are for bacteria and won't work. The immune system would fight it off, though. Take rests and drink water.
Prevention:
- Isolate yourself if you are sick
- MMR vaccine
( Don't listen to what ex-physician Andrew Wakefield said. MMR vaccines DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM. the document had been retracted, and the scientists that worked with him also exposed that the document's info is INCORRECT. )
- Sneeze into tissue or hand to block your nasal fluids from flying everywhere
Measles Morbillivirus is a disease caused by the rubeola virus. This virus is extremely contagious and can be easily transferred from one person to the other just by coughing and sneezing. Measles is most commonly a childhood virus, although adults can catch the virus as well. Measles is also extremely dangerous, as some parents like to claim the wrong fact that MMR vaccine causes autism and not give them a vaccine. This is why this disease still kills 100000 kids a year, and there had been an outbreak in 2018-2019 in the US.
What is Mumps?
Mumps is a rubulavirus which causes affects the salivary glands, or the glands which produce saliva. Mumps isn't as lethal or serious as measles or rubella, but with complications, it can still kill.
What is Rubella?
Rubella, also known as the "German Measles" is also a viral infection. Measles and Rubella are absolutely different. Although holding some similarities in symptoms and names, Rubella is nowhere near as infectious and severe as measles. Rubella had already been declared as "eliminated" by the CDC.
How do you get it?
Measles: The measles virus can be spread by an infected person coughing or sneezing, and another person passes through because measles can live in the air for about 2 hours. The rash starts about 1-3 weeks after the contraction of the virus, and the rash lasts for 4-5 days.
Mumps: The mumps virus cannot stay long if it is not in the hosts' body, and is spreaded most commonly by coughing and sneezing when nasal fluids and saliva is being breathed in by another person. The symptoms last for about 10 days.
Rubella: The rubella virus can live for an hour in the air, and is also caused by breathing in the sneeze of an infected person. The rash lasts for about 3 days, but lymph nodes and joint pain can last for up to 2 weeks.
Symptoms:
Measles:
- High fever
- Runny nose
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Conjunctivitis
- Koplik's spots
- Red flat skin rash
Mumps:
- Pain in the salivary glands
- Pain while eating
- Swelling in salivary glands
- Fever
- Headache
- Fatigue
- Not wanting to eat
Rubella:
- Red flat rash
- Mild fever
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Joint pain
- Stuffy nose
- Inflamed eyes
- Headache
- Pink eye
Diagnosis:
- Blood tests
- Lab tests
Treatment:
Measles: Post-exposure vaccinations, immune serum globin, fever reducers, antibiotics, Vitamin A, more rest and water
Mumps and rubella: None, as antibiotics are for bacteria and won't work. The immune system would fight it off, though. Take rests and drink water.
Prevention:
- Isolate yourself if you are sick
- MMR vaccine
( Don't listen to what ex-physician Andrew Wakefield said. MMR vaccines DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM. the document had been retracted, and the scientists that worked with him also exposed that the document's info is INCORRECT. )
- Sneeze into tissue or hand to block your nasal fluids from flying everywhere
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