COVID-19 Testing Overview
Not everyone needs to be tested. If you do get tested, you should self-quarantine/isolate at home pending test results and follow the advice of your health care provider or a public health professional.
Help stop the pandemic by getting vaccinated (CDC)
Studies show that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at keeping you from getting COVID-19. Experts also think that getting a COVID-19 vaccine may help keep you from getting seriously ill
PERIODONTAL DISEASE (GUM DISEASE)
Periodontal or gum disease is a pathological inflammatory condition of the gum and bone support (periodontal tissues) surrounding the teeth. It occurs in both chronic and acute forms.
DENTAL CARIES OR DENTAL DECAY
Caries begins with a small patch of demineralised (softened) enamel at the tooth surface, often hidden from sight in the fissures (grooves) or in between the teeth.
Oral Health: Teeth development
The most common side effect of teething is drooling. Symptoms of teething may include disturbed sleep, feeding irritability and swollen tender gums. The response to tooth eruption is very varied however
Healthy teeth and Oral diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines oral health as ‘a state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores
Nipah Virus Infection in animals and humans
Nipah virus infection is an emerging disease endemic in Southeast Asia. This virus is carried subclinically in fruit bats of the genus Pteropus, a host to which it seems well adapted
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
The main types of NCDs—cardiovascular diseases (e.g., heart attack and stroke), cancer, chronic respiratory disease (e.g., chronic obstructed pulmonary disease
Brain mechanism of plasticity
This ability of the brain to change is called plasticity – by analogy with plasticine model whose internal components can be constantly re-shaped.
Management of diabetes
Medical nutrition therapy is recommended for all patients. For type 1 DM, the focus is on physiologically regulating insulin administration with a balanced diet to achieve and maintain healthy body weight
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