Swelling due to a toothache usually occurs when an infection develops inside a tooth. These pockets of infection, or abscesses, are typically painful and may also cause enlarged lymph glands near the infection site. Severe toothache accompanied by...
Approximately one in every six people between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with the herpes simplex virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This virus is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause both genital...
As of July 2010, more than 1 million people are estimated to be living with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The initial or primary symptoms of HIV...
The American Lyme Disease Foundation (ALDF) defines Lyme disease as an infection caused by a spirochete bacterium carried by deer ticks. The specific bacterium is called borrelia burgdorferi. An infected deer tick can pass the spirochete to humans...
Lyme disease occurs when you are bitten by a tick infected with the bacteria borrelia burgdorferi. It can be diagnosed through a physical exam and blood tests. Early treatment can lead to a cure. If left untreated Lyme disease can lead to serious...
Glandular fever is the activation of the Epstein-Barr virus, a common herpes virus. Infection can occur at any age, but Epstein-Barr is best known for causing infectious mononucleosis in adolescents and young adults. While contagion is a concern,...
The onset symptoms of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, called HIV for short, typically arise within a month following initial viral exposure. These early symptoms of HIV can be difficult to distinguish from more common flu-like...
AIDS is the advanced form of a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. This disease, which is also referred to as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States among patients aged...
The lymph nodes are small glands located in the neck, groin and underneath the arms that help clear pathogenic substances from the blood. Cancerous cell growth within the lymph nodes is a medical condition commonly referred to as lymphoma. The...
Mononucleosis--or mono for short--is a contagious infection caused by exposure to the Epstein-Barr virus. Teens between the ages of 15 and 19 and people with compromised immune systems are at highest risk of developing this infection, according to...
As of 2008, more than 15 million women throughout the world are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or the advanced form of this infection, called AIDS, according to Avert, an international AIDS charity. The early signs and symptoms...
Night sweats accompanied by severe, unexplained weight loss are distressing symptoms that may signal a serious disorder, according to the American Association of Family Physicians. The cause can be an infectious disease, a hormonal disorder or...
Elidel is a topical prescription medication that contains the active ingredient pimecrolimus. This medication is indicated to manage and alleviate uncomfortable skin symptoms associated with eczema or atopic dermatitis. Elidel is part of a class...
The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the fifth leading cause of death for women between the ages of 19 and 39, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Though HIV symptoms in women are typically similar to...
Each year, more than 2,000 infants and children are diagnosed with leukemia in the United States, according to MedlinePlus, a medical information website established by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Leukemia is a form of cancer that...
The human immunodeficiency virus, commonly referred to as HIV, is a contagious disease that is transmitted through exposure to bodily fluids, including sperm, vaginal fluid and blood. Initially, the side effects of HIV can be minor and might...
Although first described by a pathologist named George Whipple in 1907, the bacterium causing Whipple's disease was not successfully isolated and established in culture until the year 2000. To this day, little is known about Whipple's disease and...
Lymphatic cancer, also called lymphoma, is a form of cancer that begins developing in the lymphatic system, a part of the body's immune system. In the United States, an estimated 74,000 people will be diagnosed with one of the two major forms of...
Lymph nodes are tiny glands throughout your body that filter and drain wastes. They help your immune system eliminate invading pathogens. The nodes in your neck, including cervical, tonsillar, sub-mandibular and supraclavicular nodes, become...
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or venereal diseases (VDs), are diseases spread during sexual contact. An infected patient can spread the disease during vaginal, anal or oral intercourse....
Several skin rashes that occur during pregnancy are abnormal and potentially harmful to the fetus. Whenever an unusual rash occurs in pregnancy, medical attention should be sought as soon as possible. Some of these rashes may be harmful to the fetus.
According to The Merck Manuals, Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is most often transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. Syphilis can also pass from an infected...
Swollen glands, or lymph nodes, in the neck can be worrisome. The cause usually is not serious, according to Medline Plus. Lymph glands are part of the immune system, and they most often swell in response to infection. A variety of disorders can...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a chronic incurable disease spread through exposure to infected blood and/or body fluids through sexual contact, intravenous needle sharing, or during childbirth from mother to child. Symptoms may begin as...
The appearance of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV in a person's blood is called HIV seroconversion, or acute HIV infection. HIV seroconversion symptoms typically arise within two to four weeks after a person is initially...
The first signs and symptoms of the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV can arise within two to four weeks following exposure to this infection. People who have unprotected sexual intercourse or engage in needle sharing during IV drug use are at...
The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, infected 50,000 people in the United States in 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV steadily disables the body's immune system so it is no longer able to combat...
Several systems in the body function as cleansing and detoxifying agents, and the lymphatic system in one of the them. Lymph fluid distributes important immune cells throughout the body, fighting against bacteria and other foreign substances....
Dr. Joe Klein, the chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases of Alfred duPont Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, explains that human immunodeficiency syndrome or HIV, attacks T cells in the immune system and spreads. When and if enough cells...
