Between parentheses: Not hámsters not even exotic pets for small children

To open heart: "To live in DC means to live with the VIH”

To his health: The Period of the Flu begins

Thoroughly: How to avoid the Sexually transmitted diseases

Beats of Actuality: The breasts cancer keeps on being a threat for the biggest women

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In the photo, a hedgehog baby, an "exotic" considered pet for the experts. AP

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Washington Hispanic

The pediatricians' principal association of the United States warned that the small children must not take chickens, small lizards as pets to hedgehogs, hámsters, not turtles due to the risks of health that they represent.

In addition to evidences of which these animals carry gérmenes dangerous, even mortal, the exotic pets have more tendency to bite and to scratch that dogs and cats, what it puts in danger especially to children younger than five years, according to the report of the American Academy of Paediatrics.

The small children are more vulnerable because the system of immunity of these is not completely developed and being that often the hands put themselves in the mouth infections can be caused.

That means that the families with children younger than five years must avoid “not traditional” pets.

Also, the small children must avoid contact with these animals in zoological and other public places, he said the report that appears in the edition of October of the magazine of the group.

“ Many parents clearly do not understand the risks of different illnesses” that these animals often carry, there said the doctor Larry Pickering, principal author of the report and specialist of infectious illnesses of the Centers for the Control and Prevention of Illnesses (CDC).

For example, approximately 11 per cent of the infections of salmonella in children happen for contact with small lizards, turtles and other reptiles, said Pickering. The hámsters also can carry this germ, which can cause them diarrhea, fever and stomach pains.

The salmonella has been found also in chicks and the children acquire it kissing to the animals or touching them and putting itself then the hands in the mouth.

The coauthor of the study, doctor Joseph Bocchini, said that recently it treated a niñito that contracted salmonella of the iguana of the family, which was strolling freely for the house. The child was hospitalized four weeks, but it recovered, said Bocchini, chief of the committee of infectious illnesses and of the department of paediatrics in the University of the State of Louisiana in Shreveport.

The hedgehogs with dangerous because his thorns can penetrate the skin and spread a bacterium that causes fever, pains and cutaneous annoyance, he said the report.

With supervision and precautions like washing his/her/its hands, the contact between children and animals is “something good”, said Bocchini, but the families must wait until the child should be major before bringing an exotic pet to house.

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On October 15, in All Souls Church, a local engagement book will be made for VIH, says Catalina Sol. Felipe Lagos/WH.

For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic

In the metropolitan area, the director of the Program of VIH/Sida of The Clinic of the People, Catalina Sol, is one of the experts on that you piss she knows on this topic.

For it, when the new numbers of the scourge were announced in the area — especially in the thick impact that it is having in the minorities — he did not surprise because it is anything that she sees every day in the "battlefield".

His vision of the problem acquires importance since on October 15 the Latin National Day of Campaign to raise public awareness is celebrated on AIDS
“ There has been three new information that illuminate in a clear way what I have known in a lot of time about what happens with the Latin Americans locally.

One is that the Department of Health in Washington published the first analyses of collection of cases of VIH, where what is highlighted is that the epidemic is different from what happens in other big cities. Here there is a numerous heterosexual population who has the virus. Also, the persons' level that they realize that they have VIH/SIDA is higher. About 70 per cent. For the Latin Americans it is still higher, 80 per cent. This that we have saying some time ago that the Hispanics realize that they have VIH when there appears an illness that he does not treat, they go to the hospital and say to them that they have pneumonia, VIH/SIDA is highlighted for the first time in a statistics.

That is called not only more prevention, but also to early detection and to efforts to support the person carefully doctor. Then, there was a very important article in the Washington post on the VIH epidemic in the Latin Americans. I was iluminante because the Hispanics in DC have the same problems of visibility as in other sectors of the country. We get lost and in Washington the epidemic in the African American population is so severe that our percentages it seems insignificant at the same time, but compared with other cities, the Hispanics in DC have one of the highest valuations of infection in the country. Finally, the third one, was that the CDC has determined that there are 40 more per cent of new infections every year of what they believed, what means that we are not doing the work that corresponds to be effective in preparing new infections”, says the expert.

— How will the scope strategies change the knowledge of this new information?
“ The Health head of department said something very interesting and the fact is that unfortunately for the epidemic levels, we need a strategy that comes to the people in general and to those specifics that are in risk. Also, we are doing it in an ambience of limited resources and it would not be irrealista to think that further on we will have less resources still. We will try to perfect our efforts. If we want to speak to the general population, we must think what the message or the way will be to come to the biggest quantity of the people to create conscience on the infection level. The first level that we must wake up in the persons is that they realize that this is something that yes can affect them. But on the other hand, we have to do work of base or of groups. For example, to come to the biggest possible quantity we will choose an union, like the day labourers, or workpeople of the construction, of restaurants, or of the cleanliness. For me, these statisticians say something that we have known some time ago and our basic strategies must continue in foot. The access to health services independently of migratory status and of medical insurance, of a confidential and respectful way. I access to medicines and the access to the tests”.

— I imagine that the Latin National Day of Campaign to raise public awareness on AIDS is the perfect opportunity to put this topic in the first pages of the society.

“ It would be a pretty campaign to do every day of the year. In this opportunity really we hope to send a message to the community that says that in spite of all the adversities through that we live, in this moment economic, in another moment migratory, the topic of the VIH in this region is epidemic. To live in this city, to journey, to enjoy itself, to work, to have beings wanted in this city means to live with the VIH and this is the message that we want to highlight”.

— What has it prepared?
“ On Wednesday, the 15th of October in All Souls Church (1500 Harvard St. Washington DC 20009) of 9 am pm, tests will be offered to 1 and we will create an agenda at level of the metropolitan area for the VIH. The efforts have been different to do a local engagement book and those that it has stopped to us the fact is that we have been ambitious, this because we identify many problems and our targets end up by without being realists in the time. For it, we need that there help persons who turn out to be affected with the virus, who live with him, who are employed at this area or who they worry about the information. More diverse are the participants better. We want persons who are not involved straight to have a wide vision of the situation” [N. of the R: If he wishes more information, it can call (202 464 0154].

— Finally: what must know the community about the VIH that it is not bad news?
“ The news that we see every day often does not come accompanied from the advances the science in the treatment of the virus. That the bad news does not prevent the person from bringing in in medical care and treatment. The advances of the medicine are astral. Today the medicines are easy to take, with few side effects and the advances in the future they will be even more wide”.

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For Maria Gómez
The president of Mary's Center

With October the period of the influenza begins and it is anticipated that it will extend until April or May.

The virus of the Influenza is known more in the area with the name of the "Flu" (in English) and between us the Latin Americans with the name of the 'quiebrahuesos' for the symptoms that it presents: strong muscular pains, shakes, fever, sore throat and head, cough and weakness in general.

Seemingly the "flu" makes a mistake with a flu or a cold but really it is a much stronger and dangerous virus that if we do not take care of it appropriately, can go so far as to turn into pneumonia.

Typically the "flu" is transmitted by the mammals and the birds. Across the sneezes or the cough of the infected mammals, or by means of the garbage that unload the infected birds, this virus is transported in the air and this way it is as generally we, the human beings, obtain it. It is clearly that also the "flu" is transmitted by the saliva, the nasal secretions, the dregs and the blood.

It is anticipated that between 5 and 20 per cent of the population of this country are contagious every year with the virus. Approximately 200 thousand persons are hospitalized and about 30 thousand persons die because of the influenza. To avoid this, the best way of preparing it us is vaccinating.

The vaccine against the "flu" is recommended especially for the children between 6 months and 5 years of age, adults older than 50 years, persons who suffer from chronic illnesses, women you embarrass and who there are to the persons' care of high risk, that is to say, relatives who live with them or persons who are employed at medical centers, nursery schools and hearths for elders. Also it is recommended who are vaccinated for the first time against the "flu", to apply the second dose to him in the course of one month.

If you think that you must be vaccinated against the "flu" because it is in one of the categories explained previously, the most advisable thing is that he visits his doctor. Also it can be attentive to the free campaigns of vaccination that are going to begin being promoted during these months so that he helps with his family and they they all vaccinated for the period stay. Another option is to pay for the vaccine. The cost generally ranges between $ 12 and $ 25 dollars. The Medicare, Medicaid and most of the companies of insurance, they cover the vaccine for the persons of the third age and persons of high risk

In case the virus attacks it, the most advisable thing is to avoid to infect other persons and the best way of doing it one is staying at home while it could. Also it helps to take a lot of liquid, to avoid the alcohol, the cigaret and the heavy meals and if the symptoms continue, the best thing is to visit the doctor.

Finally, my recommendation is that we take the basic precaution measures to try to avoid the contagion.

For example, to wash our hands constantly, to try not to sneeze opposite to the people, wrap up the mouth when we sneeze and to wrap ourselves up when we go out outdoors covering to us carefully the nose, the mouth, the ears and the breast.

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Washington Hispanic

The Sexually transmitted diseases (ETS), like his name he says it, the persons are contagious for the intimate contact between. His consequences are usually annoying and, in some cases, you would be. For it, learn how to prepare them with these advices.

To speak on this type of topics when a relation is begun can be uncomfortable, but the alternative is worse, that is to say, not to report it and then to be contagious.

In simple terms, the Sexually transmitted diseases are infections that are contagious across the intimate contact between the persons.

These illnesses are caused mostly by bacteria, parasites and virus, and the knowledge how they are contagious is extremely excellent, since some cases without attention or suitable treatment it can cause serious consequences.

First, it is a necessary knowledge what are the most common ETS. Between these, we find the clamidia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, VIH/Sida, Papilomavirus Humano (VPH), syphilis and tricomoniasis.

What the most common ETS is

The clamidia is caused by a bacterium and in general it does not present symptoms, although also it is common that the persons who suffer it, are men or women, feel certain ardor sensation on having urinated. It usually talks each other with antibiotics.

The gonorrhea also is caused by a bacterium and it is common in young adults. In women generally it does not cause symptoms and in men it can provoke ardor on having urinated and secretion of the penis. It talks each other with antibiotics.

The genital herpes is caused by a virus and it can still be spread with the oral sex. It causes itch and ulcers in the area where it entered to the body, although also it cannot present symptoms. Sprouts can appear several times a year, and in the course of time these go becoming less frequent. Medicines also can be used by this end.

The AIDS is the Syndrome of Acquired Inmuno Deficiencia, the last stage of the infection for the Virus of Human Immunodeficiency (VIH). The sexual relations are one of the forms of being contagious with the virus, but there are others, like the use of needles infected by drug addicts or by means of the contact with infected blood. The first signs of the infection of the virus there is usually inflammation of the ganglions and symptoms similar to the flu. There is no way of treating the illness, but the current treatments turn it into a chronic condition.

The VPH is the most common cause of warts. There exist more than 100 types of this virus, about 30 are related to the cancer of neck of womb. A vaccine can protect from the contagion the women if the sufficiently early thing is administered.

The syphilis is caused by a bacterium and his first appearance is an ulcer in the genital area, mouth or year. It can cause inflammation in the lymphatic ganglions near to the ulcer. It talks each other with antibiotics.

The tricomoniasis is caused by a bacterium and she provokes greenish or yellowish vaginal secretion, itch in the vagina or close to this one and inconveniences to urinate. Most of the men do not present symptoms, but they can have annoyance of the penis. Also it talks each other with antibiotics.

Next, know how to avoid to be contagious with these dangerous illnesses.

Speak with his couple

To speak on this type of topics when a relation is begun can be uncomfortable, but the alternative is worse, that is to say, not to report it and then to be contagious. If taking into consideration this argument the chat is still complex for you, then it is suitable that he reflects if he wants to have sexual relations with his couple. He must know that if it is not prepared or prepared for it, it is well. And when it should be ready or list, ask his couple on his sexual record.

Speak with his doctor

This is an important fact. One of the three persons will say that they do not have any type of infection when, in fact, yes they have it. Also, many persons do not even know that it has an ETS. For it, converse with his doctor about the best alternative to do examinations to him. The form more intelligent of be protecting is that both members of the couple do examinations to themselves and with that it leaves of the doubt.

Be immunized against the VPH and the hepatitis B

In most of the industrialized countries, the vaccines against the hepatitis B are proxies to be present at the school. Also, there gets ready of immunization for the human Papilomavirus (VPH), the virus that provokes cervix cancer. This is a reliable way of being immunized against these illnesses, especially on having taken into consideration that 80 per cent of the women in the United States have been contagious with VPH on having come at the age of 50.

Do not abuse the alcohol and the drugs

On having diminished the social inhibitions, the abuse of alcohol and the drugs can make to forget his promise to have sure sex. These substances interfere in the decision making. And one more thing: did he know that the alcohol does that the sex is enjoyed less so much by men as women?

Do not forget the protection

A common belief between the persons says that if the woman is taking contraceptive pills, it is not necessary to use condom. This is an error. The contraceptive pills protect against the pregnancy, not against the ETS. The condoms protect on having formed a thin barrier, which prevents the corporal fluids from entering the microscopic wounds that are generated during the sexual activity. Another thing in favor of the condoms, also they protect against not wished pregnancy. For it, always take with it at least two condoms, to have one of reservation in case that someone breaks.

Safety first of all

There have been reports on the use of drugs in bars or discotheques, when some persons throw substances to the gulps. This chemist has neither smell nor flavor, and the victims say that later they lose the conscience. As result, some women have been violated, and do not remember anything. For it, it is advised to single women if they are going to go out in the nights to be enjoyed of the night life, to go in group and do not make any alone. Always have at sight his gulp and if he forgets it in some place, buy to him other. No gulp is worth while the risk.

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This year, in the United States breast cancer will diagnose more than 180 thousand women. AP

Writing / agency
Washington Hispanic

In spite of the recent examples of young celebrities and of medium age to who breasts cancer has diagnosed them, more than half of the cases happens in women older than 65 years.

For it, the experts in the Integral Center of the Cancer of the University of Michigan recommend the women to keep on receiving the annual cancer examinations after 70 years of age.

“ Apparently the women do not take seriously the breast cancer risk as they age. Many women seemingly think that it is an illness of the medium age, and as they age believe that if they were already going to have breast cancer they would have had it. Therefore, they are not careful in surrendering to the examination”, said Kathleen Diehl, teacher of surgery in the School of Medicine of the University of Michigan.

Major risks

The risk of the cancer of breasts increases with the age and does not diminish even after 84 years. More than half of the cancers of breast is diagnosed in women older than 65 years and almost 45 per cent are diagnosed in women older than 70 years.

The biggest women who do not continue the recommendations of regular examinations often have a diagnosis later when the treatment of the cancer is more difficult.

Still the women who earlier got treatment for breast cancer, often neglect the control and the examinations as they age. But recent studies have showed that the survivors of breast cancer that they keep on having mamografías annual after 65 years of age reduce his risk of dying for this illness.

The specialists in breast cancer, including Diehl, prepare now norms for the examinations of the biggest women. Meanwhile Diehl recommends that all the women keep on surrendering to the examination for the breast cancer detection spent 70 years and at least until they have 85 years of age. The control should include mamografías every year, an annual clinical examination with a professional of the health and the car monthly examination of the bosoms.

The women older than 85 years should still keep on receiving control panel, said Diehl, especially if they are not in good health condition.

“ The message that I want that it understands every woman older than 65 years is that it has to keep on taking care of his health. The women have to be diligent about the consultations with his doctors for the examinations of maintenance of the health, including the bosoms examination, and have to have a mamografía every year”, added Diehl.
“ If they develop breast cancer we want to know it as soon as possible, the earlier possible thing that is when we have the best possibilities of treating it, and of that they keep on feeling good and should have a long life”, it added.

In accordance with the American Society of the Cancer this year to more than 180 thousand women in the United States will diagnose breast cancer to them and 40.480 will die for this illness.

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