When someone develops an infection at a hospital or other patient care facility that they did not have prior to treatment, this is referred to as a Healthcare-Associated (sometimes hospital-acquired) Infection (HAI). Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) are a global crisis affecting both patients and healthcare workers. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at any point [...]
We recently experienced a 40 hour loss of electricity to our house after a thunderstorm. This resulted in me tipping out the contents of our fridge/freezer into a rubbish bag. My son asked me if the eggs were still okay, which I keep housed in the fridge. I replied that I didn’t know but would [...]
Severe symptoms are still possible even with a relatively low viral load and liver function tests that have relatively stable levels. The following are three ways to worsen liver damage from Hepatitis C and exacerbate symptoms: 1. Drinking Alcohol – any amount of alcohol dramatically magnifies the Hepatitis C virus’s ability to cause liver damage. [...]
