A high fever and chills in a toddler is the body's way of saying that something out of the ordinary is occurring. Possible causes include a viral or bacterial infection. If your toddler has a fever higher than 102 degrees Fahrenheit, contact her...
Young children easily come down with respiratory infections, fever and chills. Because they are exposed to other children suffering from different illnesses and because their immune systems are still immature, they are more prone to developing...
An expectorant is a type of medication that is used to loosen congestion in your chest and throat to allow you to cough up mucus easier. The most commonly used ingredient is guafenesin. Taking an expectorant as directed can help clean the lungs of...
Tubercle bacillus, also referred to as tuberculosis or TB, is a contagious bacterium. It spreads through the air when a person with the active form of the disease coughs, sneezes or exhales forcefully. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease...
The prostate gland has the shape and size of a walnut, and is located right underneath the urinary bladder. The gland secretes a milky fluid which becomes part of the fluid that holds the sperm. Because the sperm cannot move well in an acidic...
According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, diarrhea is a condition in which you experience loose, watery stool along with an urgency to defecate. Nearly every one has experienced diarrhea, but some individuals have the...
The ancient Egyptians used oatmeal to relieve skin problems. The traditional procedure of using oats as a topical medicine involved stirring whole or rolled oats into bathwater. Manufacturers introduced a pre-packaged colloidal oatmeal product to...
A kidney stone is a small, solid mass made up of certain substances, such as calcium or uric acid, that are present in high concentrations in urine. Although some kidney stones are small enough to pass on their own, some patients develop large...
Kidney stones are small, hard masses in the kidneys, made up of crystals that separate from the urine in the urinary tract. According to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, a woman's risk for developing kidney...
Folliculitis is an infection of the follicle of the hair. The follicle is the skin pocket where the hair grows from. When the facial hair follicles gets infected, such as by bacteria, the result can be redness, itching or raised bumps with a...
Fungus infections are commonly experienced by individuals who are older or who have a compromised immune system. These opportunistic infections can develop nearly anywhere on or in the human body but usually begin in the nail beds of the fingers...
As long as illness symptoms are associated with the gastrointestinal tract, you should continue breast-feeding without any fear that the illness may infect your baby through your milk. While the illness does not transmit through your milk, the...
Zanamivir, marketed under the brand name Relenza, is an antiviral medication that blocks the impact a virus can have on the body, as indicated by Drugs.com. The medication is prescribed for the treatment of flu symptoms in individuals who have had...
A bladder infection, or cystitis, occurs when bacteria enters the urinary tract and causes inflammation in the bladder. Also called a urinary tract infection, symptoms of the infection consist of persistent urge to urinate, passing small amounts...
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that starts as a painless sore on the genitals, mouth or another part of the body. If left untreated, the painless sore may disappear, which may lead to a false sense of security in the patient. This is...
A kidney infection is classified in the health care community as a urinary tract infection, or UTI. UTI's are any infection of the urinary tract, which includes the urethra, bladder, ureters and kidneys. Kidney infections are commonly the most...
The gallbladder is a small pouch located just underneath the liver on the upper right side of the abdomen that stores a digestive secretion called bile. Bile helps in the digestion of fats, but occasionally this substance can harden into small...
According to Drugs.com, Plavix, or clopidogrel bisulfate, is a drug used to prevent blood clots in patients suffering from recent heart attacks and stroke, patients with acute coronary syndrome and peripheral arterial disease. According to...
If you've ever had a kidney stone, you were painfully aware that something was wrong. Kidney stones can be as small as a grain of sand, the size of a pebble, or rarely, as large as a golf ball. When these clumps of crystals pass from the kidneys...
Chronic kidney symptoms may be caused by kidney stones. These stones usually form when the volume of fluid in urine is decreased and salts and minerals accumulate in the kidney, instead of being dissolved into the urine. Kidney stones commonly...
Gallstones are formed due to too much cholesterol and not enough lecithin, which helps emulsify fats and keeps cholesterol from turning into stones. Causative factors may include low antioxidant and B-vitamin intake, food allergies, particularly...
Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly contagious, infectious disease that primarily effects the lungs. TB is spread from person to person through tiny droplets released into the air, states the Mayo Clinic. If diagnosed with TB, you may be able to cure...
Shingles is a condition that is caused from a viral infection. It is also called herpes zoster, and causes blisters to break out in the form of a rash that can be seen on the back, chest, neck, face and scalp. This rash can be accompanied with a...
Malaria occurs when a mosquito infected with a parasite bites an individual, causing the person to have chills, a high fever and/or anemia. MedlinePlus states that a person may experience the first symptoms of malaria between 10 days to four weeks...
Every year, nearly 3 million visits to the doctor and half a million emergency room visits are caused by kidney stones, says the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC). A kidney stone is a mineral and acid salt...
Merck describes kidney stones as hard masses that form in the kidney and are passed through the urinary tract. The stone can cause pain, bleeding, the blockage of urine or an infection. In some cases, Merck reports individuals will experience no...
Kidney infections can come on quickly or develop more slowly with a tendency to reoccur. The Mayo Clinic recommends seeking timely medical treatment for suspected kidney infection. Kidney infections are usually caused by bladder infections that...
The nasal flu spray is used to prevent influenza virus infection. Each year the vaccine is prepared using live influenza virus materials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests the mist exposes the body to a small dose of...
Spending too much time in the hot sun can quickly burn and dry out unprotected skin. Your lips are covered with a thin skin membrane that can burn and peel along with other exposed areas. When preparing home remedies for lips that have been...
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