Health Care

  A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established a link between drug use and high rates of syphilis in the United States . The report's lead author, Sarah Kidd, points out that two major health problems, addiction, and syphilis, appear to be at odds with each other . The report showed a link between drug use and syphilis in homosexual men and women. According to the report, the use of heroin, methamphetamine, and other injectable drugs by the remove group doubled from 2013 to 2017 . But, the report did not show a similar increase in drug addiction among gay men with syphilis. According to the researchers, the results of the study show that risky sex related to drug addiction . one of the main factors in the increase of syphilis among the homosexual population. People who use drugs engage in unsafe sex According to experts, people who use drugs are involved in unsafe sex and are so more susceptible to transmitted diseases . Syphilis increase...

  Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a viral infection that affects the liver. It is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The hepatitis B vaccine can prevent hepatitis B infection. The hepatitis B virus is spread through contact with the blood or fluids of an infected person. It can be transmitted through sexual contact, sharing needles or other drug-injection equipment, or from an infected mother to her baby at birth . Some people with hepatitis B do not have any symptoms, but others may experience symptoms such as fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, stomach pain, dark urine, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) . Hepatitis B can be a serious illness, and it can lead to liver damage, cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), liver cancer, and even death . If you think you may have been exposed to the hepatitis B virus, you should contact your healthcare provider for testing and treatment . Serious illness Yes, hepatitis B can be a serious illness. It can cause inflammation of the li...