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Why and when to vaccinate a child?

Horsetail full of medicinal properties

Horsetail full of medicinal properties Horsetail is a multipurpose plant. It is a common plant of the 'clonal plant' class. Its scientific name is Syntella asiatica. This plant found in the garden has been used as medicine since ancient times. A distinct fragrance comes from its plant. It is tasteless, odorless and spreads mostly in or near water sources and in swampy soil. Its leaves are green, fan-shaped and the flower color can be white, purple or pink. Which has a small oval fruit. The whole part of this weed is used as medicine. utility Although some of the benefits of this weed growing in villages are known, it is neglected. All its parts can be used as medicine. It has antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. If it is consumed, the neuroprotective function of protecting the nerves of the human body becomes active. Because of this, this weed which has proven to be a boon for increasing intellectual capacity is also called 'brain food'. It has an anti-stress formu

Can measles be prevented by vaccination?

 Can measles be prevented by vaccination? Measles has existed in society for hundreds of years. The physician Abu Walker wrote about this disease for the first time in the tenth century. But the virus that causes this disease originated in the world 2600 years ago. Centuries ago, even doctors had trouble telling the difference between measles and smallpox. It was only in the seventeenth century that the British government listed these two diseases separately. Measles is a highly contagious disease. One infected person can infect up to 18 people. Before the introduction of the measles vaccine, the disease was widespread around the world, and countless children died because of it. It is estimated that more than 2 million people worldwide died from measles before measles vaccines were available. If a person who has not been vaccinated against measles gets infected with measles, 10 to 30 percent of those infected may die due to complications. In 1874, a third of the infected died in a coun

What kind of disease is polio, why should you get vaccinated?

 What kind of disease is polio, why should you get vaccinated? A modified form of polio virus was found when a sample of sewage collected near the Tukucha-Bagamati confluence of Kathmandu was tested. After the detection of polio bacteria, a special vaccination campaign against polio is being conducted in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. A modified form of polio, type '3' bacteria has been found. Child Health and Immunization Division Head under the Family Welfare Division should be given mandatory polio vaccination for children under five years of age. Abhiyaan Gautam explains. Why is polio vaccination important? How effective is the vaccine against polio? Dr. etc. Edited part of online journalist Sumitra Luitel's conversation with Gautam: What disease is polio? Polio is a disease caused by the virus. It spreads mainly through person-to-person contact. It is spread by consuming food or drinks containing feces and urine of an infected person. Polio mainly affects children

Threats to human health when pesticides try to protect crops

 Threats to human health when pesticides try to protect crops Raju Thapa of Dang's Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city-12 Dokrena has cultivated vegetables on 10 bighas of land. In his farm, which has been cultivated commercially since 2076, vegetables such as Parsi, Golvenda, Cauli are now planted. Thapa had planted 'Gaurav' and 'Chow' varieties of Golva in 3 out of 10 bigha fields. However, the sheep named Chow suddenly died. When the ripening lambs started dying rapidly, he called a technician and administered medicine. But the golbenda plants did not stop dying. Showing the calculation that it cost 10 lakhs to plant this farm, Thapa says, 'If we could have sold all the fruits, we would have earned 18 lakhs. Every year such a problem occurs in some crop. When the problem started, I tried to save the vegetables, even if it was by using pesticides. In Thapa's experience, efforts to save vegetables through pesticides and medicines have become regular and mandator

How important is a diet plan for a child?

 How important is a diet plan for a child? From the time the baby is born, only mother's milk is fed for 6 months. After the baby reaches the age of 5-6 months, complementary food is started along with milk. A child's digestive system is weak for 6 months, but after 6 months, the digestive system gradually becomes stronger. Therefore, the complementary food given to children after 6 months should be easily digestible. A mixture of gram, barley, wheat, corn, cashew nuts, almonds etc. is made and fed to the child. The child is also fed with milk and cow's milk. But the milk or milk prepared in this way may be indigestible or allergic to the child. Because not all children's bodies and digestive systems are the same. Some people eat that litto well and some don't. The child doesn't know how to tell me if he doesn't like it. Parents also asked why my child didn't eat milk why didn't he eat litto? They have never remembered why they did not eat milk. Ther

In which case is the use of diapers harmful to the child?

 In which case is the use of diapers harmful to the child? Now diapers are less for the baby and more for the parents. Because after wearing a diaper, the child gets rid of the hassle of making stools and urine. However, the use of diapers is correct to a certain extent, but its excessive use can be harmful. There is a fear of infection especially with the use of diapers. Therefore, the child should be taught to urinate separately and not in diapers. When there is stool-urine, the child indicates something. By understanding that signal, the child should be made to pass stool and urine separately. 1. The child should get used to sitting on a folding seat. However, it is difficult to get used to it. However, if you continue this practice for a few days, it will not be difficult. 2. The child signals before urinating. You have to understand that signal. Small children cannot hold their stools and they can pass them anywhere. However, they should be brought to the toilet as soon as the chi

What to eat when you have typhoid, what not to eat?

 What to eat when you have typhoid, what not to eat? Summer and rainy season are also the time of infection of many communicable diseases as it is the season when various viruses and bacteria are active. Typhoid is one of the communicable diseases that occur in summer. Typhoid is a type of fever that usually occurs in summer. Once the bacteria of the Salmonella group enter the human body, it causes typhoid. There are many types of bacteria of the Salmonella group, but Salmonella typhi and paratyphoid bacteria are found in large quantities in patients with typhoid. The germs of this disease, which are caused by consuming contaminated water and food, are more active in summer and rainy season. Symptoms of typhoid Stomach and headache, sudden high fever, vomiting, excessive sweating and constipation or diarrhea are the symptoms of typhoid. If severe typhoid persists for a long time, there is a possibility of a hole in the intestine. Treatment In the treatment of typhoid fever reducing dru