For the three years after radiation, the reading has been 0.4 - too little to indicate active disease.

On occasion, a person may need additional courses of the medicine to treat a return to active disease.

We're ensuring that they receive treatment to prevent anyone else from developing active disease.

In all three types about 40-45% still have active disease after 10 years.

Bleeding on probing is considered to be a sign of active disease.

Two patients with active disease had no steroids at the time of investigation.

Over time, episodes of active disease reduce in frequency and severity.

If proper treatment is not given in case of active disease then death rate is up to 66%.

Many will continue to have active disease as adults.

Only those with the active disease can spread it to others.