Indication of HIV Infection in the child’s records Posted By : George Rogu M.D. of Adoptiondoctors.com
While there is no cure for AIDS even at once, doctors are now efficient to diagnose infants earlier, prevent mother-to-infant transmittance and provide life enhancing treatments for those affected.
Dynamics of Perinatal HIV transmission:
1) During pregnancy 2) During labor & Delivery (motherly infant exchange of high birth and other maternal secretions the actual delivery) 3) After delivery from one side breast-feeding.
Several clinical factors increase the risk for perinatal HIV transmission:
- 1) Clinically advanced HIV ail in the mother
2) High plasma viral lading in the maternal blood
3) Maternal IV drug use during the pregnancy
4) Preterm delivery
5) Breast feeding
The gauge screening test concerning HIV infection is called the ELISA. Read more
June 29th, 2008 - Posted in medical issues | | 0 Comments
Scabies in internationally adopted children Posted By : Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
- I have heard that my sonsitting orphanage has a problem with scabies and that he is greater quantity than likely going to have them.
What is the good in the highest degree way to be proactive approximately this? Should we treat him and us as soon as we happen upon (if he has them)? We may exist traveling with our older daughter (4.5yrs) so we are worried that she would catch them.
My daughter came home from Russia last month by them, and after a delay in diagnosis I did the Nix method of treating through her (and me, just in plight). It seemed to toil well and the sores disappeared, but now it's pair weeks later and new ones are appearing. A f
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Salmonella infection in the Internationally adopted child Posted By : James Reilly M.D.of Adoptiondoctors.com
There are two main types of salmonella there is the "normal salmonella that we think of in this country which is acquired through undercooked foods. There is also something called salmonella typhi or typhoid fever.
They are both salmonella infections. Normally still when we maxim salmonella infection it is nontyphoidal salmonellosis.
Without knowing the clinical context it is hard to know exactly what is going in succession through your babe, for example was this in the blood, stool, or spinal fluid ?
I will quickly summarize what happens with salmonella infections.
It can present in 5 ways:
1. Read more
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Worries about HIV in orphans Posted By : James Reilly M.D.of Adoptiondoctors.com
This question is not to such a degree simple as it would appear. First we never say whether someone should or should not take to one's self someone, because children can be adopted with HIV infection to avail the babe of the manifold opportunities for treatment that are available in the United States.
HIV is an pollution caused by a virus which is known to exist transmitted from mother to baby. The transmission of the poison can exist decreased from approximately 30 percent to eight percent by the perinatal treatment through antiretrovirals.
The HIV antibody test can be positive in one infant just for they are the infant of an infected mother and the antibodies are able to cross the placenta.
If the mother has antibodies in that case the child could be delivered of antibodies. Read more
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Giardia Infection Posted By : George Rogu M.D. of Adoptiondoctors.com
Giardia is every intestinal pick-thank that uses the human being during the time that the primary host for infection. Giardia organisms in like manner infect dogs, cats and beavers as well as other animals. These animals contaminate water with feces that comprehend cysts and it is these cysts that are infectious to other humans.
Persons usually become infected either expressly via hand to mouthpiece transmission of cysts from the feces of infected persons, or indirectly by means of drinking contaminated food or water.
Children that lived in orphanages especially the ones that are not attire trained or are mentally retarded are additional prone to these infections since of stool handling when changing soiled diapers. Read more
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What are the ramifications of Tuberculosis in Developing Countries? Posted By : Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
I will try to clarify here mysteries regarding tuberculosis in general, its testing and treatment through the avoid of the so called RED BOOK 2003, the report of the Committee upon the body Infectious Diseases (American Academy of Pediatrics, 25th edition) and the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) by the CDC, published on 02.08.2002
1. Tuberculosis infection in developing countries and BCG vaccination.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disorder, caused by the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (M. Tuberculosis) and it is extremely common in the developing countries and in the republics of the maker Soviet Union. Read more
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Pre-adoption Vaccinations Posted By : Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
It is extremely significant to understand, that pre-adoption vaccinations (please note, that I am deliberately not using the term "pre-trip vaccinations") are routinely recommended to everybody, who will exist involved in care of a newly adopted child, regardless of the travel arrangements. Travel to any foreign people per se is accurate increasing the probability of exposure by the mere fact of contact through infected persons or potentially contaminated water, food and other sources of virus. Hosting is another situation when families are exposed to vaccine-preventable diseases without ever setting a foot on a foreign soil.
The following vaccines are recommended during the families, adopting/hosting children from abroad. Read more
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Syphilis at birth in the Internationally adopted child Posted By : George Rogu M.D. of Adoptiondoctors.com
A diagnosis of congenital syphilis is very difficult to establish inasmuch as clinical signs of infection may not subsist apparent and many times the blood test are untrustworthy. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that is transmitted form the mother to the infant via the placenta. Fortunately, if this indisposition is discovered for the period of the prenatal visits it can be easily treated with Penicillin. Untreated maternal corruption in the seasonable stages of the pregnancy can lead to signifying fetal morbidity whereas infection in the later part of the pregnancy can produce a symptomatic infant. Read more
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Should an Internationally adopted child be screened for H. Pylori even if he/she seem asymptomatic? Posted By : George Rogu M.D. of Adoptiondoctors.com
The incidence of H. Pylori is very low in children of industrialized countries. The incidence increases through a small amount every year and it dramatically increases subsequently the a hundred years of 20 years.
Transmission is usually by person to person contact, and water supply is also incriminated like a mode of transmission.
There seems to be an enlarge incidence of H. Pylori gastritis in children with the following exposure factors:
- 1) children where a parent already has H. Pylori 2) Low socioeconomic class 3) Children of third world countries, where the water supply is contaminated 4) Institutionalized children 5) Certain ethnic populations, African-American, Chinese, East Indians, Mexicans.
Clinical manifestations of H. Read more
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Helping Family Members with Early Stage Dementia Cope with Memory Problems
When a loved one begins showing early symptoms of dementia, in that place are multiplied issues relating to independence, safety, and the individual’s sense of self with which to cope. As dementia progresses, the person may have to give up living steady his or her own, but during the earliest stages a supportive family network and helpful memory aids can help them retain their independence during the term of a bit longer.Is It Dementia or Normal Aging?
Most people begin to show signs of memory loss after the age of seventy. This is normal, proper to aging, and typically short-term in nature (at which place did I put my keys?). It is not particularly dangerous, although it can be inconvenient. Read more
June 27th, 2008 - Posted in diseases | | 0 Comments
