If you have a dairy allergy, you could suffer from headache, fever and cold hands after eating milk protein. You could also suffer additional symptoms including burning, swollen, itchy areas as part of an allergy-related condition called...
During a routine blood test, your doctor may discover that you have elevated liver enzymes. This means that your liver is inflamed and secreting larger quantities of chemicals than it normally does. Most of the time, this happens as a result of a...
A fever, headache and muscle aches are all symptoms of the common cold. The common cold affects billions of Americans each year, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The common cold is the most prevalent during...
Each year, between 25 to 50 million cases of influenza, or the flu, are reported within the United States, according to estimates provided by FluFacts.com, a website established by Genentech, a founding member of the biotechnology industry. Cough,...
Fever is a common symptom in a variety of health ailments, but treatment is indicated when fever is accompanied by additional symptoms such as headache and cough. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, recognizing the different...
HIV infection is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. The HIV virus leads to damage of your immune system, making you more prone to infection. It is contracted by sexual contact, blood and body fluids, the sharing of intravenous...
Gardasil is a vaccination offered to women between ages 9 and 26 for the prevention of cervical cancer. This vaccine protects young women against certain strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV). Gardasil protects against HPV types 6, 11, 16,...
HIV, the virus that can develop into AIDS, attacks the immune system. It typically takes many years after infection with the HIV virus for the virus to multiply sufficiently to cause AIDS; most infected people experience few symptoms in the years...
The hepatitis A vaccine provides protection against the hepatitis A virus. The vaccine, called Havrix or VAQTA, is made from inactivated whole virus of hepatitis A, states Medline. This means that you are being injected with the hepatitis A virus,...
AIDS is a chronic incurable disease caused by HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV can be contracted through sexual intercourse, the exchange of blood and body fluids, contaminated intravenous needles, and during childbirth from mother to...
HIV is a chronic lifelong disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV can be contracted through sexual relations with an infected person, contaminated needles, or during childbirth and breast-feeding through mother-to-child...
The Meningitis vaccination, or Menactra is a vaccine given for the prevention of Meningococcal disease. The Meningococcal bacteria can infect the spinal cord, spinal fluid, and brain and may be fatal. According to Drugs.com, Meningococcal disease...
Congestion in kids has many possible causes, including exposure to environmental irritants, allergies, viral and bacterial infections and changes in humidity levels. In most cases, the congestion is temporary and treatable with home remedies that...
Aciphex is type of drug known as a proton pump inhibitor. According to Drugs.com, Aciphex treats symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and erosive...
HIV infection is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The condition gradually destroys the immune system, which makes it harder for the body to fight infections, reports Medline. HIV is spread through sex and body fluids,...
Mononucleosis, commonly known as the kissing disease, is a type of virus found in your saliva. The Mayo Clinic says that mononucleosis causes such manifestations as fever, fatigue, a sore throat and weakness. A headache, skin rash, night sweats,...
Meningitis is a severe life threatening infection of the brain and the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Bacterial meningitis is a contagious disease that is more commonly seen in infants, those with a weakened immune system, and...
The flu (influenza) is a highly contagious respiratory virus. Pregnant women are more likely to be hospitalized from complications of the flu than other women of the same age, reports the March of Dimes. The Centers for Disease Control and...
Diamox is a medication prescribed to manage glaucoma (a condition of high eye pressure) and altitude sickness. According to Drugs.com, it can also treat congestive heart failure and convulsions.
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...
HIV is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV can be contracted through unprotected sex, contaminated blood or blood products, the sharing of contaminated intravenous needles, and through mother-to-child transmission during...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a chronic lifelong illness that can be contracted through sexual contact, contaminated needles, contaminated blood products and during childbirth through mother-to-child transmission. Patients often exhibit...
Eating spoiled meat can result in food poisoning, which causes, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, fever and cramping. Avoid food poisoning by ensuring the meat you cook is fresh and has not had time to go bad. Chicken can go bad within three days,...
Dristan 12-Hr Nasal Spray treats the symptom of nasal congestion stemming from hay fever, a cold or upper respiratory allergies, according to Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, the manufacturers of the product. In addition to nasal congestion, Dristan...
According to the CDC, between 5 and 20 percent of people in the United States become ill with the flu (influenza) each year. Pregnant women, infants, children and the elderly are more at risk of contracting the flu. People with certain underlying...
Cefprozil is an antibiotic used to treat mild to moderately severe bacterial infections of the throat, ears, sinuses, respiratory tract and skin. Cefprozil belongs to a class of antibiotics known as cephalosporins. Cefprozil is available as...
The influenza virus causes the illness commonly known as the flu. This is a highly contagious respiratory illness that passes from person to person through contact with the virus that enters the body through the nose, mouth or eyes. Only one or...
Strep throat is an infection of the throat or pharynx caused by bacteria called group A streptococcus. According to MayoClinic.com, if strep throat is left untreated, it can lead to complications, such as rheumatic fever, which causes kidney,...
Many different types of infectious diseases affect the human population. Numerous viruses, bacteria and fungi are all capable of causing disease. They can directly invade and cause disease, or an infectious disease can develop as a result of...
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