Complete Information on Beriberi
Beriberi is common in people whose diet consists mainly of polished white rice, which is very low in thiamine because the thiamine-bearing husk has been removed. It is also seen in chronic alcoholics with an inadequate diet.
Beriberi or Thiamine deficiency refers to the lack of thiamine pyrophosphate, the active form of the vitamin known as thiamine or vitamin B-1. Beriberi affects many systems of the body, including the muscles, heart, nerves, and digestive system. There are two major types of beriberi wet beriberi affects the cardiovascular system and dry beriberi and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome affect the nervous system.
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF THE LIVER?
This article has taken me over 7 months to bring together. If you know someone who drinks of if that is you then check out this article.
Alcoholic liver disease is a pandemic problem that afflicts millions of people worldwide. In many famalies across america alcoholic abuse has and is causing detrimental harm to people’s livers.
What Is The Liver?
The liver is situated just under the right ribs and beneath the right lung. The liver is also the largest organ in your body that has a pyramid shape and divided into left and right lobes. The liver also receives blood from two sources: The hepatic artery brings oxygen rich blood directly from the heart and the portal vein carries nutrient rich blood from the intestines.
Weimaraner and Internal Parasites
Discover the descriptions of various kinds of worms affecting your pet…
For once in his life, your Weimaraner may possibly suffer from various internal and external parasites. This article will focus on internal parasites such as hookworms, roundworms, whipworms and tapeworms. Some internal parasites have virtually no effect on the host animal’s health. Some cause various illness and even death if the are present in large numbers and if they are not treated in time.
Canine Distemper In Weimaraner
Distemper is a serious disease affecting dogs more particularly puppies. Prevent this disease before it reaches your weimaraner…
Canine distemper is one of the various health problems that could threaten the life of your beloved Weimaraner. This disease is a contagious, incurable and often fatal disease affecting animals such as dogs. It damages the respiratory, gastrointestinal and central nervous system. Canine distemper is caused by the canine distemper virus (CDV). CDV also affects foxes, wolves, raccoons, skunks and ferrets.