Preventive medicine developed as a branch of modern medicine distinct from public health in the 18th century. It all began with a landmark breakthrough — the discovery of a vaccine against small pox. Preventive medicine got a firm foothold in the 19th century when the causative agents of many diseases were discovered and the germ… [ Continue Reading ]
Antenatal care (also known as Prenatal care) refers to the regular medical and nursing care recommended for women during pregnancy. The importance of antenatal care is often overdone in most households as the would-be mother is flooded with advice about what is right and what is wrong for her. When should you start? Make your first… [ Continue Reading ]
Suman has been named the most toilet-friendly person at home because she visits the loo so often. She is into her third month of pregnancy. And whenever she is out of home, she is constantly looking for a toilet everywhere. Suman’s is a very common problem in pregnancy. In the early stages, the fetus releases… [ Continue Reading ]
Traditionally, the world of medicine understands health as an absence of disease. But today, the understanding of this term has evolved from being an individual concern to a worldwide social goal, encompassing human development indices like the quality of life. Health is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity; it is a state of… [ Continue Reading ]
Yellow Fever looks a lot like dengue haemorrhagic fever and is transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. It also affects monkeys and other vertebrates and is caused by a virus called Flavivirus Fibricus. A patient suffering from yellow fever remains infective during the first three to four days of illness and a mosquito becomes infective after… [ Continue Reading ]
I went to meet Ria the next day after her delivery. She and her baby glowed in the soft light of the sun that was peeping in from the windows. Together, we admired the little bundle that was Ria’s daughter. Ria’s had been a normal delivery. I complimented her on how well she looked after… [ Continue Reading ]
The primary aim of milk banking is to supply human milk to high risk infants who, for some reason or the other, cannot be directly breast fed. The best way to collect milk for the bank is by manual expression into a clean container. It is less likely to be contaminated than that collected by… [ Continue Reading ]
Rubella or German measles is manifested in a mild, benign form among children. However, if a pregnant woman gets infected, it can cause some serious congenital defects in the child. Causative agent Rubella is caused by an RNA virus. The virus has been recovered from the nasopharynx, throat, blood, CSF and urine. Source of infection… [ Continue Reading ]
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