Hepatitis D: what is it?

Hepatitis D is caused by a defective RNA virus (delta agent) that can replicate only in the presence of hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B infection rarely occurs as coinfection during acute hepatitis B or as superinfection during chronic hepatitis, also type B.

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Regurgitation

Regurgitation is the involuntary rising of gastric contents into pharynx, inside or outside the mouth, usually effortless and nonprojective.

Coffee and Caffeine

What do we know about coffee, one of the most prevalent beverages in our daily diet? Do we know the positive effects on our body? And to what extent can we drink it without taking unnecessary risks to our bodies?

Risk factors and prevention of shoulder capsulitis

"Frozen shoulder" syndrome usually is more likely to affect women than men, between the ages of 40 and 70.

Organophosphorus insecticides

The control of insects and similar animals with organophosphorus insecticides is practiced on a large scale. If handled with the due precautions these are not risky for humans. The prototypes

Narrative medicine (preview)

Nowadays very often physicians identify patients no longer by their actual name, but by the room number in which they reside and perhaps the condition from which they suffer. It

Spontaneous chronic urticaria

Pomphi, itching (often nocturnal) and swelling of certain parts of the body, sometimes disfiguring, with no known cause and disappearing only to recur suddenly and unpredictably. These are the symptoms

Risk factors and prevention of melanoma

Melanoma, apart from possible clinical causes, may appear more frequently due to the presence of certain risk factors, some somatic and some environmental.

Alcohol consumption in adolescents

Families, schools and other institutions, no matter how much educational efforts they make in drawing behavioral lines and spreading a culture of prevention, fail to curb adolescent alcohol consumption.

Risk factors, complications and prevention of panic attack

Panic, either as an occasional attack or as a recurrent disorder, may begin in adolescence or shortly thereafter, affecting women more than men.

Can glaucoma be prevented?

The most significant prevention of glaucoma lies in having an eye examination at the onset of the first complaints or specific symptoms of eye disease.

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Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract involving both the stomach and small intestine. If the large intestine is also involved, it is called gastroenterocolitis.

Heartburn

Heartburn is nothing more than the common “heartburn,” which sometimes may occur occasionally but in other cases tends to recur until it becomes chronic, with periods of remission alternating with

Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of this organ, located horizontally in the abdomen behind the lower part of the stomach, and usually spreads rapidly to neighboring organs. It is

Liver cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism. The liver performs several necessary

Colitis

Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease, which occurs when the lining of the large intestine or colon, and rectum are inflamed. Such inflammation produces small ulcers in the walls of

Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is inflammation in the pancreas, the long, flat gland located transversely at the top and back of the abdominal cavity. The pancreas produces enzymes that aid digestion and hormones

Hepatitis D

Hepatitis D is an acute inflammation of the liver brought on by Hepatitis D virus (HDV): a “defective” virus that requires the simultaneous presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in

Food allergies and intolerances

Physical reactions to certain foods are common, but for the most part they are caused by afood intolerance rather than a food allergy. A food intolerance can cause some of

Diarrhea

Diarrhea is a defecation disorder characterized by increased emission of a daily amount of stool greater than 200 g with decreased stool consistency and increased frequency of bowel discharge. In

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is the most common acute inflammation of the liver worldwide and is caused by the virus of the same name, which accidentally entered the body through contaminated food

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WAYS OF BEING	HEALTH AND SOCIETY	HEALTHCARE AND PATIENTS	SEXUALITY	OLDER AGE
CANCERS	EMERGENCIES

NUTRITION AND DIET	NATURE, SPORTS, PLACES
CULTIVATING HEALTH	MENOPAUSE
MOM IN SHAPE	TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
HEART SURGERY	MEDICINES AND MEDICAL DEVICES
PARENTING	THE CULTURE OF HEALTH
HEALTH UTILITIES	GENERAL MEDICINE
NATURAL MEDICINE, THERMAL	MIND AND BRAIN
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EYES	EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT
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Hepatitis D: what is it?

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Regurgitation

Coffee and Caffeine

Risk factors and prevention of shoulder capsulitis

Organophosphorus insecticides

Narrative medicine (preview)

Spontaneous chronic urticaria

Risk factors and prevention of melanoma

Alcohol consumption in adolescents

Risk factors, complications and prevention of panic attack

Can glaucoma be prevented?

RELATED PATHOLOGIES

Gastroenteritis

Heartburn

Pancreatic cancer

Liver cirrhosis

Colitis

Pancreatitis

Hepatitis D

Food allergies and intolerances

Diarrhea

Hepatitis A

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