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What are the stages of the disease and can it spread?

Pancreatitis and Diet Support by Jenny Sankey
With my Dad's history I really wanted to know about how pancreatitis problems can progress over time. I was sure my Dad had shown symptoms of pancreatitis in the past that hadn't been diagnosed. This raised questions in my mind about the differences between chronic and acute pancreatitis. Being aware of the different paths these conditions can take makes decisions on what to do about them much simpler. I've outlined a process on what to do in the first week of being diagnosed.
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What are the stages of the disease?

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quot;Some observers have felt that the disease can be divided into acute and chronic forms, patients with the chronic form having a median survival of about 10 years. An extremely aggressive form of myelofibrosis has been identified. One patient that has been reported presented with infection and anemia. Bone marrow aspirate showed increased cellularity. Two months later, it was impossible to obtain bone marrow aspirates; biopsy showed findings characteristic of AMM.
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What is Lyme disease, and how is it spread?

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A corkscrew-shaped microbe, Borrelia burgdorferi, causes Lyme disease. Deer ticks-small ticks that usually feed on deer, mice, and birds-carry the bacterium and spread it to humans they bite. In the U.S., most cases of Lyme disease are restricted to the northeast, the mid-Atlantic, the upper north-central states, and northwestern California. Ticks tend to live near the ground in moist, shaded areas, particularly in tall grasses, leaf litter, overgrown brush, and woody environments.
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How is the disease spread?

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The infection is spread by direct contact with infected individuals (for example, sharing a glass or cigarette, or kissing) or through the air via droplets of respiratory secretions (for example, coughing or sneezing).
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Can head lice spread disease?

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No. A head lice infection is not a life threatening health condition – like similar health conditions such scabies, and ringworm, it is a parent or guardian’s responsibility to treat and care for their child.
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What are the stages of gum disease?

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Gingivitis and periodontitis are the two main stages of gum disease. Each stage is characterised by what a dentist sees and feels in your mouth, and by what's happening under your gum line. Although gingivitis usually precedes periodontitis, it's important to know that not all gingivitis progresses to periodontitis. In the early stage of gingivitis, the gums can become red and swollen and bleed easily, often during tooth brushing.
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What are the stages of Alzheimer's disease?

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Stage 1: Early in the illness, Alzheimer's patients tend to have less energy and spontaneity, though often no one notices anything unusual. They exhibit minor memory loss and mood swings, and are slow to learn and react. After a while they start to shy away from anything new and prefer the familiar. Memory loss begins to affect job performance. The patient is confused, gets lost easily, and exercises poor judgment.
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What if I am already in the early stages of gum disease?

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If you have gum disease, getting rid of plaque and tartar gives your gums a chance to get better. That's why in the early stages of gum disease, the best treatment is: When gum disease is more serious, your dentist may refer you to a dental specialist called a periodontist. A periodontist has extra training in treating gum disease and in restoring (or regenerating) bone and gum tissue that have been lost because of gum disease.
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What are the common conditions that can be mistaken for Parkinson's disease in the early stages?

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As PD usually starts on one side of the body, it is sometimes mistaken for hemiplegia (stroke). Other conditions that can be mistaken for Parkinsons's disease include :
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Where did the disease start? How far has it spread?

House Finch Disease Frequently Asked Questions
Conjunctivitis was first noticed in House Finches during the winter of 1993-94 in Virginia and Maryland. The disease later spread to states along the East Coast, and has now been reported throughout most of eastern North America, as far north as Quebec, Canada, and as far south as Florida. It has also appeared in some species other than House Finches. Your participation in this survey will help document further changes of this epidemic.
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Why has the disease spread so rapidly among House Finches?

House Finch Disease Frequently Asked Questions
The House Finch population is large, and the birds tend to move together in highly mobile foraging flocks. Therefore, diseased individuals are constantly entering new areas, increasing the chance of infecting other birds in that area. Also, some infected birds do not die from the disease, which increases the probability of its transmission to other individuals. Lastly, current evidence suggests that infected birds do not acquire immunity to future infections.
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Can I still spread the disease even if I am being treated?

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It is still not known whether treatment reduces your chance of spreading the disease. However, if the amount of virus in your blood is still undetectable 6 months after completing treatment (that is, you have a sustained virologic response), your chances of spreading hepatitis C is extremely low.
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How Do Mosquitoes Spread Disease?

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Mosquitoes spread diseases when they "bite" their victims. Although it's commonly referred to as a bite, the actual process is a piercing/sucking action. Only the female mosquito bites, piercing her victim's skin with a structure similar to a long, sharp-ended straw. She must suck her victim's blood up through the shaft; but the blood is thick. To make the blood easier to draw, she injects her saliva (which contains blood thinners) into it. This saliva is what causes irritation and itch.
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How long is an infected person able to spread the disease?

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Mumps virus has been found in respiratory secretions 3 days before the start of symptoms until 9 days after onset. Although mumps virus has been detected on rare occasions for up to 9 days after symptom onset, the patient is most infectious within the first 5 days.
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Avian influenza FAQ
Avian Influenza is primarily spread by direct contact between healthy birds and infected birds, and through indirect contact with contaminated equipment and materials. The virus is excreted through the feces of infected birds and through secretions from the nose, mouth and eyes. Contact with infected fecal material is the most common of bird-to-bird transmission. Wild ducks often introduce low pathogencicity into domestic flocks raised on range or in open flight pens through fecal contamination.
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How VS spreads is not fully known; insect vectors, mechanical transmission, and movement of animals are all factors. Once VS is introduced into a herd, the disease may move from animal to animal by contact or exposure to saliva or fluid from ruptured lesions.
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What are the stages of coronary artery disease?

Different substances, such as lipids (fat), cells, tissue, and calcium gather over time within the layers of the arterial wall. This causes damage to the arterial wall and narrows the blood flow passage. As a result of this, one of three types of lesions may occur: Fatty streak– a buildup of lipids (fat) within the arterial wall.
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Why HIV Disease has spread so fast?

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The reasons for such a rapid spread of the epidemic across the country are migration of labour, low literacy level leading to a low level of awareness among potential high risk groups, gender disparities, sexually transmitted infections, reproductive tract infections and social stigma.
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Q. Can we isolate the islands early on and prevent the spread of disease here?

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A. This is an appealing idea, but impractical and perhaps illegal. People are contagious with the flu before they show symptoms, so it is impossible to screen arrivals to the islands. The logistics of restricting all arrivals would take more manpower than we have locally, and the reality is that in the past this type of isolation has been ineffective in stopping the spread of disease.
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Can I isolate a person with AIDS to prevent the spread of the disease?

Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
Medical opinion indicates that HIV/AIDS is spread only two ways: blood to blood and semen/cervical secretions to blood. It is not airborne and there not spread by casual contact. There is no logical reason to quarantine or isolate a PWA. Since the Spring of 1985, the blood supply in the United States has been screened for HIV to protect the nations blood supply.
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Q. Can the Devil disease spread to other animals?

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The Mount Pleasant Laboratories, in Launceston, are the only animal health laboratories in Tasmania, and handle all cases concerning farmed and wild animals. To date, they have found no evidence of the Tasmanian devil disease in other animals. The field team is running surveillance with many traps and has caught many species that showed no clinical signs of the disease. Species include possums, quolls, cats and even a sausage dog.
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How does the disease spread from one country to another?

Avian Influenza FAQ's
The disease can spread from country to country through international trade in live poultry. Migratory birds, including wild waterfowl, sea birds, and shore birds, can carry the virus for long distances and have, in the past, been implicated in the international spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Migratory waterfowl – most notably wild ducks – are the natural reservoir of bird flu viruses, and these birds are also the most resistant to infection.
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Which animals are most likely to spread disease?

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All animals have diseases and all diseases can spread within populations of the same species and in some cases to other species. While some diseases have special features that make their spread and their effects particularly important (such as foot and mouth disease), differences between species of animals are related to their numbers, distribution, movements and husbandry.
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