commonly referred to as ‘Mono’. It has also been referred to as ‘Glandular Fever’, and the…
The symptoms are similar to a cold and cough, with the cough gradually getting worse.…
Strep throat is a very contagious disease that is most common among teenagers. This disease is caused by infection with group A streptococci bacteria. It can be spread among humans in multiple ways. For example, the first page of the packet titled "Strep Throat" explains that strep can be spread by simply sneezing, coughing, shaking hands, and hanging around large groups of people. The first page of the packet titled "Strep Throat" also explains the symptoms of this contagious disease. For instance, symptoms include red and white patches in the throat, trouble swallowing, tender and swollen glands ( lymph nodes ) on the sides of your neck, red and big tonsils, headache, stomach pain, fever, feeling weak or sick, loss of appetite, and…
Mumps is spread in the same way as colds and flu through infected droplets of saliva that can be inhaled or picked up from surfaces and transferred into the mouth or nose. A person is most contagious a few days before the symptoms develop and for a few days afterwards.…
* History of infectious mononucleosis or infection with Epstein-Barr virus, a causative agent of mono…
The signs and symptoms are usually cold-like symptoms, mild cough and/or fever. Unlike the common cold,…
The Lupus Foundation of America gives us information about Lupus. It provides us various topics to look at and to better understand Lupus. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. It will give us the information that we need to learn more about the disease. It gives us the causes and what triggers the symptoms. However, scientist thinks that people are born with this disease and that it is heredity, environment, and hormones is involved. There are…
The people who get mild cases of the virus such as fever and headache usually don't do anything and the symptoms pass on their own. The people that have more sever cases usually have to go to the hospital. In the hospital people need an intervenes, a respirator, airway management, prevention from secondary infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract ex.…
It is important to know about how the flu is transmitted from one individual to the next. Experts agree that the flu virus is spread by an affected individual’s droplets from talking coughing or sneezing. These droplets that can extend out to 6 feet in distance can be inhaled or land on people’s mouths or noses. The virus can also be spread by touching an object of an affected individual and then placing their hands on their own nose and mouth. The flu is contagious and affected individuals are able to spread the virus anywhere from one day before symptoms develop to up to seven days after becoming sick. This is crucial because one can spread the virus to others unknowingly before getting sick themselves. Individuals can carry…
Mumps is a contagious disease that can be transported by saliva from an infected person, and can infected person through coughing, and sneezing. Another way mumps infect is through sharing food, and drinks. And this harsh virus can also survive on surfaces and can be spread through contact in a similar manner. To determine a person is infected with mumps is in a physical examination. The doctors confirms it on the presence of the swollen glands. Also this contagious virus approximately takes 6 days before the onset of symptoms, and 9 days after symptoms start. When caught with the virus there are no specific treatments, but doctors say ice, or heat may relieve the symptoms. Also saltwater gargles, soft foods, and extra fluids may also relive the symptoms.…
Scarlet fever is an uncommon infection caused by a type of bacteria called Streptococcus progenies.…
One virus that is widely spread is influenza or known as the flu. Symptoms of this virus are fever, coughing, runny nose, soreness of throat, vomit, and so many more different symptoms.…
Incubation periods are often lengthy (4-8 weeks). Symptoms include extreme fatigue, sore throat, high fever, weight loss, and often pharyngeal inflammation. Symptoms usually persist for 2-3 weeks, occasionally even longer. Fatigue symptoms often persist even longer. Infections are often likely to be permanent,…
Once it enters the body, an individual will develop symptoms similar to the common cold from headache, fever, tiredness, cough, and sore throat, runny or stuffy nose to body aches. This dreadful virus has been around since it first major breakout in 1918-1919, killing more people than in World War I. The death toll was between 20 to 40 million. This was the worst epidemic that had hit the world, worst even that the Bubonic Plague. Again, it reared its ugly head in the 1990's, killing approximately 36,000 people a year.…
between the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body causing the primary symptoms of…