400 years ago, Simeulue was Crashed by Tsunami

Civilization near the ocean area should aware about giant tsunami. This phenomenon usually comes every 400 years.
The expert from Gajah Mada University (UGM) DR. Hendra Amijaya said that before “Workshop on the Application of Paleotsunami science to Tsunami Mitigation in Indonesia”.
Based on history, tsunami comes in indonesia in short period, starting 400 years ago. Otherwise [...]

Mental Health Condition of Acehnese

Conflict for many years and tsunami has given a huge damage to Acehnese people. This effect comes inside psychological condition. Doctor Mulya Hasymy has conducted a research for this subject. And the result shows that more than 50% acehnese has mental health disorder. Depression 25.7%, panic 18.4%, tobacco dependence 16%, stresses 7.7% and alcoholic 1.3%.

In [...]

What are HIV and AIDS?

What is a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)?
Some STIs cause infection of reproductive organs, others like HIV, Hepatitis B, Syphilis cause general body infections. Failure to diagnose and treat STIs at an early stage may result in serious complications and sequels (infertility, fetal wastage, ectopic pregnancy, anogenital cancer and premature death, as well as neonatal and [...]

HIV sentinel surveillance system

1. The meaning of surveillance
HIV surveillance is the way to know the level of problem through collecting systematic data and distribution follow up and tendency of infection and other related diseases.
2. The meaning of HIV sentinel surveillance
HIV sentinel surveillance is HIV surveillance which is using certain (sentinel) sub-population to supervise HIV prevalence and [...]

What are clinical symptoms? (HIV / AIDS)

AIDS is a syndrome and its symptoms vary between individuals and according to the prevalent opportunistic infections. Diagnosis should be done by trained or expert health workers, based both on symptoms and test of HIV antibodies in the blood.

Clinical stages for a HIV positive person (WHO Classification)

Stage I

Asymptomatic

Or persistant generalized Lymphadenopathy
Lymph nodes [...]

Drugs to avoid during pregnancy

Placenta is not acting as a “barrier” to dangerous agents; it can not protect the fetus from substances its mother is exposed to. Most drugs easily cross the placenta and reach the fetus. Any drug that the mother takes the baby takes also through blood circulation.

Some drugs can harm your baby during different [...]