Archive for the "Diseases" Category

12
Oct

Lancet that you get in blood glucose monitor.If the lancet has the twisty thing taken off is it still air tight? Also can HIV live in used lancets that are in the pen thing?
Answer: If a lancet was exposed to HIV-containing blood, then it might be capable of infecting someone else if it contacts their […]

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12
Oct

I’m constantly getting mosquito bites. I get them all the time (even now when it's relative cold) and I'm pretty sure it's because of my blood. I read on the web that certain blood can taste good to them. Is there any way to make yourself taste bad?
Answer: garlic pills are one […]

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12
Oct

When I get in the shower/bath I get these rashes all over my chest and neck. They itch quite a bit but go away after about 15 mins to 1 hour after getting out of the water. I’ve quite sensitive skin. I got them for the first time in about july when I was visiting […]

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12
Oct

Im to nervous to go to a Physician. But I have a very small area of my shaft that is itchy and feels like dried skin. It also injured when I urinated the other day. Is there an At home test that I can take ???? Any idea where to get them or how much […]

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12
Oct

I've got a lot of spots on my forehead, which have been there for about a year, now. I've used various creams, facial wipes and even acids, but none seem to have helped.
I'm 14 at the moment and i realise it is probably due to puberty and i also have long-ish hair that covers […]

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12
Oct

I've had it for a few years now. Im wondering if it's allergies? What medicines can I take to get rid of it or lessen it?
Answer: Drink lots and lots of water, it helps thin the secretions. If it is a clear/white color, it is more than likely allergies. Sometimes over the counter Mucinex D […]

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12
Oct

Ive been self medicating myself with antibiotics because I don't have insurance and feel a little funny. Not sure if it's just my imagination or if I have the ability to really get sick. I'm trying to treat a UTI.
Answer: you're playing a perilous game.
all antibiotics are not the same - you can’t just pick […]

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12
Oct

???
Answer: Not from the spit or masterbation itself, but you can get it from any fluids that come out of the vagina or penis, even though you can only get it from those fluids if then enter your body, so in other words you cant get it from touching it…it wont go through your skin, […]

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12
Oct

My symptoms are fever loss of appetite tiredness stuff like that but idk how i would get it??????? im kinda scared and i dont wanna die
Answer: we cannot say if your symptoms are HIV related. As far as I know, HIV only shows some time after contracting the virus ( within three to […]

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12
Oct

does the T or B cells have anything to do with it becoming sensitized
Answer: B lymphocytes are the key cells in the adaptive immune system (that part of the immune system that can be sensitized).
Exposure to a previously unknown antigen leads to antigen presenting cells (cells that process the antigen) to migrate to […]

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