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    Hepatitis B is a severe infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, that is, it lasts for more than six months. Chronic hepatitis B expands the danger of liver failure, liver cancer, or cirrhosis. Most adults who are infected with hepatitis B, even if their symptoms are very severe, fully recover, but infants and children often develop chronic hepatitis B infection. The vaccine can prevent hepatitis B, but there are no cures for this infection. If you are infected, you must take certain precautions to prevent the transmission of HBV to others. Symptoms of     Hepatitis B occurs within about four months of the virus entering the body. Symptoms and signs of hepatitis B: ·         Abdominal pain ·         Dark urine ·         Fever ·      ...

  Preconception screening could be generalized. A step forward, even if the list of diseases concerned remains debated. A180 degree turn. After twice giving negative opinions on the subject, the National Consultative Ethics Committee (CCNE) has just given the green light to preconception screening in France. Relatively unnoticed next to the debates around medically assisted procreation (ART), this recommendation is the one that could have the most important short-term consequences for public health.  The idea would be to open up to all couples the possibility of detecting whether they risk giving birth to a child with a rare and serious genetic disease, such as cystic fibrosis , for example. Pathologies that occur only when both parents are each carrying the defective gene: in this case, they have a one in four risks of having an affected child with each pregnancy.   An untenable situation "We recently had the terrible case of a couple who came to be screened for ...

Alcoholic Cirrhosis is a disease in which healthy liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue that, over time, prevents the liver from working properly. In cirrhosis, healthy liver cells are gradually replaced by scar tissue in a process called fibrosis.  If this happens, the liver tissue, which should be smooth, becomes nodular and hard. Alcoholic cirrhosis refers specifically to cirrhosis caused by drinking alcohol. Cirrhosis can likewise be brought about by liver infections, like hepatitis B and C, and by some acquired liver diseases.   Alcoholic Cirrhosis   The part of the body that cirrhosis affects mainly is the liver, but it can also generate dysfunction in other extrahepatic and vital organs, such as the gastrointestinal system, the kidneys and even the cardiovascular system, among others. Alcoholic cirrhosis is the most serious type of a group of liver diseases and is closely related to alcohol consumption. The principles of cirrhosis in this case occur whe...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or adenoma of the prostate does not cause any symptoms for two-thirds of men over 50, but the risk of developing symptomatic BPH increases with age: after 60 years 60% of men suffer from prostate problems and this figure rises to 90% after age 85.   What is the prostate? The prostate is a small, walnut-sized gland located under the bladder. It secretes fluids that are part of the composition of semen. It surrounds the upper part of the urethra, the urinary tube, where it meets the bladder. This gland tends to increase in size as you approach your forties, and continues to grow with age.   What is benign prostatic hyperplasia? In some men, with age, the prostate becomes too large and interferes with the emission of urine. This excessive growth is called benign prostatic hyperplasia , or prostatic adenoma. The risks of suffering from this disease increase with age: after 60 years, 60% of men suffer from it and this figure increases ...

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) cause various epithelial cell cancers, in particular cancers of the lower genital tract. This editorial will concentrate on genital cancers, but the mechanisms of induction of cancer at other epithelial sites by the viruses are probably very similar.  It is over a decade since molecular detection techniques such as Southern blotting and e of premalignant, i.e., cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 1-111, and malignant lesions. However, as very sensitive methods of detection such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) became available, it appeared that HPV infection was more widespread than previously thought and this led many to doubt the aetiological role of HPV in genital cancers.     A brief review of the sequence of events of HPV testing may clarify some of the misconceptions generated in the early days of HPV clinical research. The detection of HPV infection had to be done by molecular methods so that infection was determined by d...

  From the Latin word plaga, the wound is a skin lesion that manifests itself by an opening in the skin. It can be the consequence of a trauma, minor or severe, or of a pathological process.    There are two categories of wounds   Acute wounds. They can be defined as sores of sudden onset and of short duration. They include burns, post-operative wounds   linked to a surgical intervention. Or traumatic wounds following an accident, such as cuts, lacerations, but also bites / scratches, frostbite and insect bites. For acute wounds, the physiological healing process lasts between 2 and 4 weeks.    Chronic wounds They include leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers or bedsores. Their chronic nature is explained by the presence of an associated pathology which is at the origin and which slows down the healing process. This then requires medical treatment of the cause and the wound. Venous and / or arterial insufficiency, diabetes, prolonged immobility asso...