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...
HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus is a highly contagious chronic lifelong disease. It is acquired through unprotected sexual contact with an infected person, contaminated blood products and syringes, and during childbirth and breast-feeding...
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...
Lymph glands, or lymph nodes, play a vital role in the immune system, which protects the body from infection. The lymph system is made up of organs, cells and molecules located throughout the body. Lymph nodes are found in the neck, under the...
Rosai-Dorfman disease is a rare condition in which the body overproduces a particular type of white blood cell within the lymph nodes of the neck and body. This condition is diagnosed most frequently in African-American patients under age 20,...
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...
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...
If you are exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus--commonly called HIV--you can develop primary HIV symptoms two to six weeks after you become infected. People with primary HIV, also called acute HIV, will not test positive for the infection...
Symptomatic HIV, or early symptomatic HIV infection, occurs when a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus experiences symptoms, but has yet to develop AIDS. Symptoms of symptomatic HIV infection can persist for several years before...
Glandular fever, also called viral infectious mononucleosis or the kissing disease, primarily causes fever and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. The infection can occur at any age; however, it is most prevalent in 15- to 17-year-olds. Lasting...
The lymphatic system is a series of vessels and nodes, or glands, throughout your body. Lymph glands filter toxins from your cells and tissues and trap foreign particles. If you experience swollen lymph glands, it could mean you have an infection...
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...
Invented in Korea, the Migun bed combines thermal massage, acupressure, and chiropractic techniques. The beds are mechanized, with infrared-heated jade balls that run the length of your body, stretching, pressing, and massaging you from head to...
The lymph nodes are small glands distributed throughout the body that play an important role in immunity. They frequently swell in response to an infection, but may also swell for other reasons. Often a baby develops swollen lymph nodes in her...
AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a chronic illness caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS is contracted through contaminated blood products and syringes, sexual contact with an infected person, and through mother-to-child...
HIV is an illness caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. It can be spread through sexual contact with an infected person, contaminated needles or blood products, or during childbirth or breast feeding through mother to child transmission....
The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is transmitted by contact with infected bodily fluids through unprotected sex, shared needles and blood transfusions. It eventually causes the life-threatening condition known as acquired immunodeficiency...
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...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, can cause a serious, incurable infection in the human body. In 2007, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases estimated that 33 million people throughout the world were living with HIV or...
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the neck is one of several areas where the lymph nodes (also referred to as lymph glands) can be detected by touch. Swollen lymph nodes can be due to a viral or bacterial infection as well as...
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...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a type of virus that causes the progressive destruction of the immune system. In 2007, the World Health Organization estimated that 33.2 million people throughout the world were living with HIV. If you...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lymphoma is a cancer of the immune system in which cells called lymphocytes (T Lymphocytes and B Lymphocytes) become cancerous. Learn more about this serious condition and how to prevent and treat it in this video.
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that can develop as a rare complication of untreated or undertreated strep throat infection. Strep throat is caused by infection with group A streptococcus. Learn about the different causes, symptoms,...
Salivary Gland cancer occurs in the salivary glands that produce saliva. The cancer develops in the inner lining or some part of the glands. Learn more about this cancer in this video.
