The 24-hour curfew imposed yesterday in Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State, has been lifted. The draconian curfew was imppsed after the town was rocked yesterday by two separate deadly blasts that targeted a former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, and a major Islamic cleric, Sheik Bauchi.
The curfew's suspension was contained in a statement released by Ahmed Maiyaki, a spokesman of Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State.
Helicobacter pylori
What is H. pylori ? H. pylori is a Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacterium that infects the stomach and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). Transmission : 1. Person-to-person contact 2. Contaminated food and water 3. Poor hygiene Infections and Diseases: 1. Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining) 2. Peptic ulcers (stomach and duodenal ulcers) 3. Gastric cancer 4. Duodenal cancer 5. MALT lymphoma (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma) Symptoms : 1. Abdominal pain 2. Nausea and vomiting 3. Bloating and gas 4. Loss of appetite 5. Weight loss Diagnosis : 1. Endoscopy with biopsy 2. Urea breath test (UBT) 3. Stool antigen test 4. Blood tests (serology) 5. Histology (tissue examination) Treatment : 1. Triple therapy: Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) +
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