Keith Sleightholm

Keith Sleightholm

  • Joined: 27 May 2025
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Hepatitis C

The hepatitis C virus or HCV reproduces in the liver causing inflammation and possibly cirrhosis or liver cancer.  There are six main strains of the virus. In the UK, the most common strains are known as genotype 1 and genotype…

Asthma

Asthma is a common life-threatening condition and its severity is often not recognised.  Asthma is a medical condition characterised by intermittent, reversible airway obstruction. Asthma is a condition that affects the airways – the small tubes that carry air in…

Blisters

Blisters are usually caused by damage to the skin by physical damage or infection or illness.  Generally, blisters can be self-treated and do not usually require medical attention.  Blisters occur when the epidermis which is the upper layer of skin,…

Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation occurs when the rate and quantity of alveolar ventilation of carbon dioxide exceed the body’s production of carbon dioxide.  Hyperventilation can be voluntary or involuntary. When breathing is excessive, more carbon dioxide will be removed from the bloodstream than…

Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a dangerous disease and it can be carried by ticks.  Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria that is carried in the saliva of an infected tick.  When you get bitten by a tick, it stays in…

Public Health England

Public Health England was established on 1 April 2013 to bring together public health specialists from more than 70 organisations into a single public health service.  Public health England is a government organisation that aim to protect and improve the…