HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a viral infection that slowly weakens your immune system. The virus kills a type of white blood cell called CD4. A normal CD4 count ranges from 500 to 2,000. You have HIV when your CD4 count ranges from 200 to 500. You have AIDS (acquired immune ...
When the diphtheria bacteria grows in the moist inner lining of your nose and throat, it begins to make large amounts of a toxin. This toxin kills your cells and creates a thick gray coating – called a pseudomembrane – from dead cells, bacteria, waste products, and proteins. This thick...
But humans have created things like plastic bags __3__ can't be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and __4__ water and soil. __5__ we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get worse. If nature can't reuse the rubbish, we must recycle ...
Radiation kills cancer cells and may stop the cancer from spreading. It is also used to reduce symptoms, such as pain. Chemotherapy is medicine given to kill cancer cells. Immunotherapy is medicine given to help your immune system fight the cancer. Targeted therapy is medicine given to kill ...
The word antibiotic means “against life.” Any drug that kills germs in your body is technically an antibiotic, but most people use the term when they’re talking about medicine that kills bacteria. History of antibiotics Scientists introduced the first antibiotic, salvarsan, in the early 1900...
Intrauterine device (IUD):These devices are implanted in the uterus as a long-acting, reversible form of birth control. Hormonal IUDs contain the hormonesprogestinand levonorgestrel. Copper IUDs contain no hormones because copper acts as a spermicide (kills sperm). ...
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The disappointment dripping from their everything kills a piece of me each time. So I will continue to do all I can to provide the life my son deserves, the life I deserve. I will take the blame for the sake of those I love but I will no longer stay complacent in this horrid ...
I’ve been using a gargle of 1 part cider vinegar and four parts water for decades now for sore throats. You have to do it over a sink or course, as it’s a hard thing to tolerate. But the vinegar is actually antiseptic and kills whatever bacteria and virii it can get to, and ...
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