Glandular fever
Glandular fever is also known as infectious mononucleosis, 'mono', for short, or Epstein-Barr. Epstein-Barr is a type of virus - a member of the herpes family of viruses. Glandular fever is an infectious illness that causes swelling of the lymph ... [... more]
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Chorionic Villus sampling
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a test available to all pregnant women. It is particularly helpful to those with a family history of inherited disorders or who are over the age of 35. It is an alternative to amniocentesis, to test for serious ... [... more]
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Food sampling
Food sampling Home /Infectious Diseases /Infections A-Z /Food sampling [... more]
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Business Activities
One of the HPA's key objectives is to develop the intellectual assets of the organisation in partnership with industry and other customers. To achieve this we have a dedicated business support network which is responsible for developing ... [... more]
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Ethylene glycol
Emits acrid smoke and irritating smoke when heated to decomposition May be directly irritating to the eyes causing them to immediately sting, burn and water; also irritant to respiratory tract Short-term exposure may initially result in central ... [... more]
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Helicobacter pylori
Surveillance of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance in England and Wales is a spiral shaped bacterium. It lives on the gastric epithelium under the mucus layer of the stomach and duodenum. The bacterium is thought to damage this mucus ... [... more]
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Smoking (quitting)
If you smoke, giving up is probably the greatest single step you can take to improve your health. Seven out of ten smokers say that they want to stop, but most believe they can't. However, half of all smokers eventually manage to stop ... [... more]
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Use in pregnancy
Ease mild to moderate pain. For example, to ease headaches, sprains, toothache or the symptoms of a cold. Control a fever (also known as pyrexia). For example, when you have the flu (influenza). Babies and children can take paracetamol from the ... [... more]
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Colour vision deficiency
Colour vision deficiency, sometimes inaccurately called colour blindness, occurs when the cells in the retina of the eye which respond to light (cones) are abnormal or not working as well as they should. The three types of cones are commonly ... [... more]
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Coccydinia
Coccydinia, coccygodynia, coccydynia, coccygodinia, coccyx, tail bone, back pain, lower back pain, pain when sitting, coccygectomy, posture, sitting down, partial coccygectomy, limited coccygectomy Coccydinia is the name given to pain in and ... [... more]
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Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant (ADPKD)
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a genetic condition that damages the kidneys by causing cysts to grow on them. Both kidneys are affected. The kidneys help to keep the body healthy. They filter the blood, for example, ... [... more]
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Tapeworm infections
Tapeworms are parasites that can live in people's intestines. A parasite is an animal or plant that lives in, or on, another animal or plant (the parasite's host). Tapeworms can be passed to humans from animals through contaminated food or water, ... [... more]
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