Our addiction theories and policies are woefully
outdated. Research shows that there are no demon drugs. Nor are addicts
innately defective. Nature has supplies us all with the ability to become
hooked--and we all engage in addictive behaviors to some degree.
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AIDS stands for Acquired immunodeficiency (or immune deficiency) Syndrome. It
results from infection with a virus called HIV, which stands for human
immunodeficiency virus. This virus infects key cells in the human body called
CD4-positive (CD4+) T cells.
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Asthma is a condition that affects the air passages of the lungs. It is a
two-step problem:
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When a person has asthma, the air passages are inflamed, which means that the
air ways are red and swollen.
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Inflammation of the air passages makes them over extra-sensitive to a number of
different things that can "trigger", or bring on asthma symptoms.
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Depression is an illness that involves feelings
of sadness lasting for two weeks or longer, often accompanied by a loss of
interest in life, hopelessness, and decreased energy. Such distressing feelings
can affect one's ability to perform the usual tasks and activities of daily
living.
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Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the
hepatitis A virus, Hepatitis A can affect anyone. Hepatitis A can occur in
situations ranging from isolated cases of disease to widespread
epidemics.
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Hepatitis B is a serous disease caused by a
virus that attacks the liver. The Virus, which is called Hepatitis B virus
(HBV), can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver
cancer, liver failure, and death.
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Hepatitis C is a disease of the liver caused by
the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It's a relatively new disease. PPresumably it's
been around for a long time, but the virus that causes hepatitis C was
discovered in 1989.
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Hepatitis D is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV), a
defective virus that needs the hepatitis B virus to exist. Hepatitis D virus
(HDV) is found in the blood of persons infected with the virus.
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Hepatitis E is a liver disease caused by the
hepatitis E virus (HEV) transmitted in much the same way as hepatitis A virus.
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