What is Kidney Infection?
After i discovered that I have Kidney Infection, it worried me so much that I started doing research on all sorts of infection, but mainly now I would like to brief you on the Causes of Kidney Infection:
Kidney infection, also known as pyelonephritis, is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI) typically caused by E. coli bacteria. The bacteria may have spread from the bladder or the urethra to one of the kidneys, infecting it. The urethra is a tube which transports urine from the bladder outside the body.
Kidney infection, if not treated promptly, can lead to serious complications, including kidney damage and sepsis (blood poisoning). It is usually treated with antibiotics. In many cases, patients with kidney infection are hospitalized.
What are the causes of kidney infections and the risk factors associated with it?
Weakened immune systems - some patients with weakened immune systems may have a bacterial or fungal infection on their skin which eventually gets into the bloodstream and attacks the kidneys, causing an infection there.
The urethra - Alternatively, the pathogen (e.g bacteria) may get into the urethra and reproduce in the bladder, infecting it. The infection may then spread into the kidneys.
Toilet hygiene - after going to the toilet and using toilet paper to wipe one's anus, there may be contact with the genitals, resulting in an infection getting through and working its way up to the kidneys. The infection could also enter via the anus - E. coli, a type of bacteria, can exist in the colon and eventually cause a kidney infection.
Female physiology - women are more vulnerable bladder infections and ultimately kidney infections than men, because their urethra is shorter, making it easier for infections to reach parts of the urinary tract more quickly.
Urinary catheter - a urinary catheter is a tube that is inserted into the bladder through the urethra to drain our urine. Having a urinary catheter raises the risk of developing a urinary tract infection, including kidney infection.
Kidney stones - individuals with kidney stones have a higher risk of developing kidney infection. Kidney stones are the result of a build-up of dissolved minerals on the inner lining of the kidneys.
Enlarged prostate - males with an enlarged prostate have a higher risk of developing kidney infections.
Sexually active females - if sexual intercourse irritates the urethra there may be a higher risk of bacteria getting inside the urinary tract, and eventually reaching the kidneys.
Stupid Taxi Drivers...
Who do they think they are?
Honestly speaking if one is a taxi drive, the manner in which they think is very poor- I Believe and would love to raise the fact that- becoming a taxi driver should also be added in the Department of Education as a course for further studies. This would help teach them the way of respecting, and knowing customer service, it seems as if they do not understand the fact that without customers the little that they get would not be there. As the business industry irregardless of what type of a business it is, one should know that the values of it should include the treatment of good customer service.
What pushed me to say this is because of what happened few hours ago (11 October 2012- @ 8: 30), a friend of mine picked me and my sister just after my complex as we were walking to the garage and he gave us a lift because he was going were we are going- then an idiot Drive stopped next to his car and made some funny remarks, as I was on my way to class- the way that this guy is so stupid and sorry to say this- illiterate, he blocked the car we were in and got out of the owners taxi- as he won't afford to buy his own because his not business minded but fight minded- see the worry in my eye.
They argued for almost an hour with my friend and they fined him an amount of money- for what? Are this taxi drivers ruling South Africa? They are even taking over one's bill of rights. Today my rights were infringed by taxi drivers- due to the fact that not even my brothers, sisters, uncles and cousins cannot pick me up on the street that the idiots driver. What kind of freedom is this?
