In this first decade of the 21st century, immense advances in human well-being coexist with extreme deprivation in many parts of the world. Inequities in availability, accessibility and affordability of health care have increased, between as well as within populations the world over. In the recent past there has been a growing interest in traditional medicine and alternative medicine and their relevance to public health both in developed and developing countries. In much of the industrialized world
This is an information packet about Non-Curable Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s). There are several types of non-curable Sexually Transmitted Diseases: genital herpes, genital warts, hepatitis B, HIV and AIDS. Genital herpes is an infection caused by HSV-1 and HSV -2. (Describe HSV-1 and HSV 2) You can get genital herpes by having sex with someone that has it. Genital herpes can be spread by having oral sex, vaginal sex, or anal sex. It can also be spread by touching the infected area of someone
Cancer is a genetic disease because it can be traced to alteration within specific genes, but in most cases, it is not an inherited disease. The genetic alterations that lead to most cancers arise in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of a somatic cell during the lifetime of affected individual. Because of these genetic changes, cancer cells proliferate uncontrollably, producing malignant tumour that invade surrounding healthy tissue. As long as the growth of tumour remains localized, the disease can