does an alcoholic person ever get infectios desease?
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My brother, who is an alcoholic, is no different from any other person when it comes to infectious diseases.  They take colds, flu, gout, and even pheumonia (for some types of infectious diseases) all the time.  That I am aware of, alcohol doesn't kill any kind of bacteria nor does if fight off any kind of viral infection any better than most other liquids.
33138
Have you tried exfoliation (clean off the dead skin with a scrub)? Avoid stuff with alcohol if you decide to try.
1126881
No, it is a theoretical thing. The only thing that is sure is your chance of getting ill increases. You can never prove it was the secondhand smoke, bad diet, drinking. Just that it did not help.
93198
Well, I think you cannot control his drinking, no matter what you think.  I would say that daily drinking of that much certainly indicates a problem.  You could go to http://www.aa.org and there are some parts on there for people who are concerned about someone's drinking.  However, this is really about you, and my recommendation would be for you to check out Alanon.  You cannot cause, cure, or control someone else's drinking.  This is very difficult, for there is a level of denial on the part of the potential alcoholic and his or her partner.....
200255
On the whole, no.  There are blood vessels--so called emissary veins--that can transport bacteria from skin infections through the skull to the meninges, but that is a rarity, that has, unfortunately, been observed.\n\nMuch depends on what the bumps are, frankly.  Many of the bumps on the human scalp are of a non-infectious origin--things like seborrheic dermatitis, for instance, or small keratoses or sebaceous cysts--and unless they get infected, will not send bacteria anywhere.
662476
At first, yes - later no, cos the immune system gets to work\n\nSame for teachers... etc\n\nMind, if they drink too much or eat sumat bad, then I guess they would throw up just like anyone else :-)
966507
No, the only sin that is related to drinking alcohol is getting to the point of drunkenness.\n\nThere is no commandment in the old or new testament that claims drinking as a sin.
205021
There is no proof for such possibility. The virus has a very weak environmental susceptibility and is not able to be transmitted via contaminated surfaces. Modes of transmission are sexual, vertical, blood or blood components transfusion, broken skin+infected blood and contaminated needles used by injection drug users.\nThe disease is diagnosed when an opportunistic infection e.g. P Cranii P or malignancy e.g. K. Sarcoma are detected, HIV antibodies in the blood and the increased numbers of T cells in the blood.
1001754
yes...  they come from filth and are contagious...  they are mites that get under the skin....
1178318
Rubbing Alcohol and move it as you add alcohol.  Watch for pus.  THAT will be a very bad sign.
909740
No: The extra antibiotic will just go to waste, apart from maybe making you feel even sicker. It is supposed to be poisoning the bacteria that are making you bad, but it is no use you taking it faster than they can absorb it. Also, it is likely to wipe out the symbiotic bacteria that your gut needs to digest properly, giving you the squits big time. Alcohol neutralises a lot of antibiotics, giving the infection a fresh start, with germs that you have just selected for antibiotic resistance, so you will need an even longer course of pills to get yourself right. Finish your pills and lay off the drink, like the doctor said.
1045611
Infection is always a risk. I've had mine done for years and have never had a prob. Go to a clean reputable place and ask if they disinfect their tools. (I know you don't want to seem like a snob asking this, but your health is more important)
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I am not totally sure about smokers, but I would say no.  I do have experience with someone trying to get on the transplant list for a liver.  I went to his appointments with him and they were very adamant that if he was drinking anything (and this included non-alcoholic beer), he would not get on the list and if he was already on the list, he would be removed.  They actually took blood work and checked for alcohol (among liver function etc).
582247
you may be allergic to alcohol
101434
From: http://alcoholism.about.com/library/blnaa57.htm?iam=metaresults&terms=hiv\n\n\nAlcohol and the Immune System \n\nAlcohol can impair normal immune responses that protect the body from disease (6,7,8). Chronic alcohol consumption has been shown to reduce the number of infection-fighting white blood cells in laboratory animals (9,10,11) and in humans (12,13). Chronic alcohol ingestion or alcohol dependence can depress antibody production and other immune responses in animals (10,9) and in humans (14,15). Alcohol can suppress activities of certain immune system cells, called macrophages, that help keep the lungs free from infection (16,17). In addition, alcoholics appear to be more susceptible to bacterial infections and cancer than are nonalcoholics (18,19). Studies in animals and in humans indicate that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can decrease immune resistance in the offspring (20,21,22). \n\nAlcohol's generally immunosuppressive effects could mean that 1) drinking may increase vulnerability to HIV infection among people exposed to the virus, and that 2) among people who are already HIV infected, alcohol-induced immunosuppression might add to HIV-induced immunosuppression, and speed the onset or exacerbate the pathology of AIDS-related illness. These are complex ideas and areas of intense investigation, but so far only a few studies have been published. Researchers have learned that alcohol can impair white blood cell responses to HIV (23). A provocative study that warrants replication found that a single drinking episode depressed certain immune responses of white blood cells taken from healthy volunteers (24). In addition, white blood cells isolated after this drinking episode were more susceptible to HIV infection than were cells isolated from subjects who did not drink, hinting that even occasional alcohol consumption may increase the likelihood of infection upon exposure to HIV. Whether alcohol use influences the progression of AIDS in persons already infected with HIV has bee n explored in a recent study of homosexual men (25). While these researchers found that neither alcohol nor other drugs seem to influence the progression of HIV infection or the development of AIDS, their results await confirmation. Clearly, more research is needed to understand alcohol's role in HIV infection and the course of ensuing disease. \n\nAlso see this site:\n\nhttp://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa57.htm
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there have been a couple people in early stages of the disease, but its not certain if they tested false positive and were never infected or if they were actually cured. but for the most part, no.
934936
Being a retired mental health practitioner with 20+ years experience, I can tell you from all that psychiatric and counseling care I provided that one who is diagnosed as having a bipolar disorder SHOULD NOT be "getting hammered", if by that you mean drunk from alcohol or other drugs, whether they are on medication or not.  Alcohol and other "street drugs" offer no long term remedy from a long term illness.  Contrarily, they offer only severe cyclic affective disorders which only exacerbates the problem.  I have had clients who came to our clinic who have used alcohol to "self-medicate" their bi-polar disorder, but finally turned to a regimented care since they could not control their alcoholic intake and the destruction caused by self-medicating with alcohol and other illegal drugs really made a mess of things.  I hope I have made this clear for you without being too wordy.  God Bless you.