HEPATITIS B & C ARE FIFTY TIMES MORE TRANSMISSABLE THAN HIV!

Hepatitis is a general name given to a family of some viral infections of the liver. The liver is the largest and one of the most important organs in a human being. Its importance is attributed to the role it plays in the digestion process. It is the master organ as far as digestion is concerned

There are at least five different kinds of hepatitis: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D and hepatitis E. With hepatitis B and C being more serious than the others.

Some carriers of hepatitis B or C would experience pain at the right sight of the belly. Others may not have any symptoms. Note! Pain at that position does not imply hepatitis. Thus pain at the right side of the belly is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for hepatitis.

The prevalence rate of hepatitis is very high in Africa relative to other continents. About 30,000,000 and 38,000,000 people in Africa are infected by hepatitis B and hepatitis C respectively. Cameroon and Egypt are the most hit countries in Africa by hepatitis B and C.

In Cameroon, about 10 %( 2,000,000people) and 12 %( 2,400,000people) of the population are infected by hepatitis B and Hepatitis C respectively. This statistics was revealed by Professor Njoya Oudou- medical doctor (Gastro-entereologist) at the Yaoundé teaching hospital (CHUY) in a conference (June 2010) that he organised in his capacity as president of .The association for the fight against hepatitis in Cameroon. He warned that Hepatitis viruses are fifty times more transmissible more transmissible than the almighty HIV virus. Hepatitis is transmitted through all the ways the HIV virus is transmitted (sex, blood transfusion, etc) and in addition through food, bacterial etc.

What is really funny about this disease is that so many people are not aware of it. Even if they do they tend to neglect it. People get sick of it and die without knowing. One of its characteristics is that it is a slow killer in most cases. Patients and their relatives tend to attribute it to witch craft due to their ignorance. Thus causing relational tension, fear and pressure within family members. Untreated hepatitis can cause cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer.

THE WAY FORWARD

Having got basic information about hepatitis, go for screening for hepatitis B and C. In the best case your results are both negative then you would take a vaccine for hepatitis B. For a positive result, you are advised to carry out strict medical follow up which may even permit you live for as long as you ought to . Due to the very high transmissible rate of hepatitis, it is more important to screen for it than HIV. For instance if you share eating materials with an infected person, you may be infected too.

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The Beauty of Bambili

The name Bambili came from the word "MBELLIGI" meaning " I will sleep". It was during the time of German annexation when various names of villages in the Northwest province were being documented.

Bambili is the centre of Education in the North West of Cameroon. It has atleast; one government nursary school, four government primary schools, four private prenursary-nursary-primary schools, one government high school(CCAST BAMBILI), and lastly, The Higher Teachers Training College Annex Bambili(ENSAB) , The faculty of Agriculture being The University of Dschang Antenna. etc


The image above depicts the Bambili lake, it is located at the extreme north of Bambili. As can be seen , its neighbourhood is not inhabited. It is one of the cultural heritage of the indigines of Bambili.

It is illegal to pay a visit to it without obtaining permission from the Palace. As a result, tourists need to consult the Palace for the kins men of the Fon to give them the necessary advice.The issue of advice is critical because a visit has to be made known to the gods of this lake so that they can offer a smile to the visitor.

This lake does not contain fish, it is inhabited by ripples. These ripples are cought only by people appointed from the palace. The ripples are distributed to the indigines through the Quarter heads of the village...

Apart from being a centre of education, Bambili also has a rich cultural diversity and why not a an attractive touristic site. Some parts of Bambili are hilly and acts as a shield .

 

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The History of Windows Operating Systems since the Beginning of the 21st Century

The year 2000 came with Windows 2000, produced by Microsoft.Released on 17 February 2000.

The next version of windows(Windows XP)was released October 25, 2001."XP" is short for "eXPerience." .Compared to windows 2000, XP is more stable and secured.

In 2003, Windows Server saw the light of day.
Windows Server 2003 simplifies branch server management, improves identity and access management, reduces storage management costs, provides a rich Web platform, and offers cost-effective server virtualization.

On July 22, 2005. Windows Vista was released, came more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor, Windows XP, the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows desktop operating systems. It was succeeded by Windows 7