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Health Zeal - June 2011

Ringworm - Causes

June 28th 2011 10:54
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin, and has nothing to do with actual worms. It is transmitted by direct hand-to-hand contact with people infected, or pets. Ringworm can be caught as it it contagious. You can get it from sharing personal products, such as hair brushes; you can also get it by walking barefoot on the gym floor (commonly known as athlete's foot).
It is considered a skin condition where in a certain worm invades your epidermis layer. Trichophyton and microsporum are two common fungi that causes ringworm.It spreads with close and direct contact with the rash of the affected person or hands with which the affected person was scratching it.




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Amylase

June 9th 2011 18:24
Amylase is an enzyme that is found in human syliva. Amylase is an enzyme that produces sugar by breaking starch down. Normally you think of this in the human body in the form of digestion. This enzyme is produced by the glands. The amount of amylase can be tested in blood or urine. Since amylase starts the process of turning start into sugar in your mouth, potatoes and rice can seem slightly sweet. Human saliva contains this enzyme along with the pancreas which supplies the body with energy after breaking the starch down from the food.

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