Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus in the human population. Most people contract CMV at some point in their lifetime. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that most healthy people experience no symptoms associated with CMV...
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus that, once it infects a person, it remains in the body for life. CMV belongs in the herpes virus group with herpes simplex viruses, varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox) and Epstein-Barr Virus (infectious...
Colitis is a swelling of your colon, or large intestine, that may be caused by numerous factors. The National Center for Biotechnology Information states that possible causes of colitis include inflammatory bowel disorders; radiation treatments...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a pandemic disease that can be transmitted by transfer of bodily fluids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are an estimated 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United...
Colonitis is another name for colitis, which is an inflammation of the large intestines (bowel) that is sometimes classified under the general term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). According to Cedars Sinai Medical Center, this condition is often...
Diarrhea is a relatively common occurrence in an infant. However, when this condition occurs in conjunction with jaundice, a yellowing of the skin, organ failure could possibly occur. Several conditions and diseases may be responsible for these...
The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a retrovirus that destroys immune cells and weakens the body's ability to fight disease. HIV infection may have no symptoms, or it can develop into full blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or...
Cytomegalovirus, also known as CMV, is a virus that belongs to the herpes virus family. Once infected, CMV stays in the body for a lifetime, a characteristic of all herpes viruses. CMV infects people worldwide and usually causes no symptoms,...
Uveitis is an inflammation of the uveal tract in the eye. The uveal tract comprises the middle part of the eye, made up of the anterior and posterior chambers. The anterior chamber, which includes the iris, the colored portion of the eye, is more...
The eye is vulnerable to disease caused by common viruses such as adenovirus and herpes zoster virus that are known to infect various parts of the body. Primary or secondary (one that spreads from another location in the body) viral eye infections...
Communicable and infectious diseases pass from one person to another by one of four methods. Blood transmission requires direct contact with the blood. Fecal to oral requires touching feces of contaminated objects and then touching your mouth....
AIDS (autoimmune deficiency syndrome) is a condition in which the cells that defend the body called CD4 lymphocytes reach a level of 200 or lower. Symptoms of AIDS include night sweats, a dry cough, blurry vision, shortness of breath, chronic...
Saliva is a necessary part of the digestive process. It begins when enzymes are produced to initiate the breakdown of foods during chewing. The continual production of saliva keeps the mouth moist. Many communicable diseases, however, find passage...
Glandular fever is an older but still-used term for mononucleosis, an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. Mononucleosis, sometimes called the "kissing disease" because it spreads by direct contact with saliva rather than respiratory...
