Category - Infectious Disease

Infectious Disease

Understanding fever and right approach toward treating it

Fever is also medically known as pyrexia, which is characterized by higher-than-normal body temperature. Fever can have an independent occurrence or can also be a symptom of several kinds of illnesses. It can occur in...

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Infectious Disease

All you need to know about Lyme disease

Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (B.burgdorferi), which is a bacteria transmitted to humans through a bite from an infected black-legged or deer tick. Its symptoms can appear anywhere in between three to...

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Infectious Disease

Chronic granulomatous disease- Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments

An inherited immunodeficiency, the chronic granulomatous disease is a rare medical condition that affects specific white blood corpuscles. In this condition, the immune system gets affected and does not function...

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Infectious Disease

5 common types of bacterial infections

The human body is quite unique and is designed to protect itself from external agents that mean harm. The immune system does a commendable job of protecting the body from bacteria and viruses that wage a constant war...

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Infectious Disease

Essential things you need to know about ear infection

Acute otitis media or ear infection is often a viral or bacterial infection affecting the middle ear or the air-filled space behind the eardrum containing vibrating bones. An ear infection usually infects children more...

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Infectious Disease

Risk factors, diagnosis, and treatments for a typhoid infection

Typhoid fever is a serious health threat caused by salmonella typhi bacteria. The infection spreads through contaminated food and water sources. The infection can also spread via a person’s stool as it contains a high...

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Infectious Disease

Common symptoms and treatments of oral thrush

Oral thrush is caused by the unrestricted growth of a fungus known as C.albicans. A healthy and balanced immune system keeps the growth of this fungus under control. If the balance is disturbed, the immune system...

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Infectious Disease

Effective ways to prevent and manage a flu infection

Flu, also commonly known as influenza is a respiratory infection. During the flu season, the virus affects men, women, and children with the chances of infection high in people who are suffering from chronic illnesses...

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