Group B strep (GBS) is not a sexually transmitted disease. These are bacteria that can be found in the digestive tract, urinary tract, and genital area (vagina) of about 25 percent adult women. Although GBS infection usually causes no problems in healthy women before pregnancy, it can cause...
Pregnancy checklist for month 9 If they haven’t already, your doctor will conduct a Group B streptococcus (GBS) test, typically performed between weeks 36 and 38. Talk to your doctor about when you should call them and how to reach them after hours. Take a practice drive to the hospital...
Infected pregnant women can also transmit the virus to the fetus during pregnancy. The virus can then be transmitted from an infected person back to mosquitoes through mosquito bites. The virus then replicates in mosquitoes and it is transmitted back to humans and the cycle continues. It is not...
Still really worried about my heart (doctor is finding it difficult to bring down my blood pressure) and obviously the blood pressure is caused by cancer of the adrenal gland, but now I've started worrying about mouth cancer (had changes in my tongue), nurse at walk in center said that ...
if you've got swine flu. Health care professionals may offer a rapidflu test, although a negative result doesn't mean you don't have the flu. The accuracy of the test depends on the quality of the manufacturer’s test, the sample collection method, and how much virus a person is shedd...
InAustraliait's up to health providers and hospitals to make a decision with women on whether to test. But this can also be very confusing. GBS can come and go The problem is that GBS can come and go. It may be present when a woman is screened late in pregnancy but not at the tim...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious viral disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is known that infection with SARS-CoV-2 can lead to various autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. There are few reports in the literature on the ass...
Is GG a blood byproduct and could it be associated with HVC? I did read an article stating that GG may be associated in some cases. By anon41510 — On Aug 15, 2009 I contracted GBS and have now had 3 infusions of gamma globulin. is this the normal treatment for gbs? By anon...