Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are infections that can occur within any area of the urinary tract, including the bladder, kidney, ureters and urethra, reports Drugs.com. In rare cases, patients will experience multiple or recurrent urinary...
Womenshealth.gov estimates that approximately 5 percent of women experience recurrent yeast infections, defined as more than four infections in one year. Recurrent yeast infections are called recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, and are typically...
Recurrent sinus infections (chronic sinusitis) are defined by the Mayo Clinic as a sinus infection lasting for more than eight weeks or continue to come back over a period of time. Sinus infections are an infection in the sinus cavity resulting...
Urinary tract infections are fairly common. However, once you are diagnosed with one infection, it is much more likely that you'll suffer from infections in the future. Also known as cystitis, recurrent urinary tract infections can cause painful...
Bladder infections can produce painful symptoms such as pelvic pain in women, rectal pain in men and burning during urination. It is unpleasant enough to cope with once; having to deal with this infection repeatedly can leave you miserable. Aside...
A yeast infection is a very common infection of the vagina that affects most women at some time in their lives, sometimes recurring over time, according to MayoClinic.com. Also called vaginitis and candidiasis, a yeast infection develops when the...
Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, send more than 8 million Americans a year to the doctor, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. Women are more prone to the infection than men, and about 20 percent of...
Most women will suffer from a vaginal yeast infection sometime during their lifetime. Yeast infections are caused by an overgrowth of the organism Candida albicans, and symptoms include vaginal discharge, itching, burning and painful intercourse....
An infection of the urinary tract is one that occurs when too much bacteria thrive inside the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra and reproduce. Some symptoms of a UTI, as indicated by the Kids Health website, include pain when urinating, fever,...
More than two urinary tract infections a year is considered recurrent infections, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In some cases, the same organism causes the infections but in others, different organisms may...
Infections of the urinary tract affect 8 million to 10 million individuals annually. Although the urinary tract is anatomically designed to prevent colonization of microorganisms, about 40 percent of women and 12 percent of men seek treatment for...
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined as the presence of bacteria in the urine along with symptoms of infection like frequent and painful urination, abdominal pain, fever, vomiting and back pain. According to the information published by the...
A patient who develops cancerous cells within the lymphatic system, a component of the body's immune system, may be diagnosed with a form of cancer called lymphoma. Lymphoma can develop within any of the lymphatic tissues, including the tonsils,...
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a term used to collectively describe more than 20 cancerous diseases that affect the lymphatic system. Over 65,000 people were estimated to be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2009, based on reports provided by the...
Persistently high sugar levels within the blood can lead to the development of diabetes. Family history, body weight, age and race are all factors that can influence a patient's risk of developing this medical condition. Initially the onset...
Chronic granulomatous disease is an immunodeficiency disorder in which certain types of white blood cells, called phagocytes, are unable to protect the body against infections caused by bacteria or fungi. This rare disease is caused by the...
Each year, more than 400,000 babies throughout the world become infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through transmission of the virus from their mother, according to health officials at the March of Dimes. Initially, HIV symptoms...
The urinary tract is composed of two kidneys, two ureters which carry urine out of the kidneys, one bladder and one urethra, which carries urine out of the body. An infection can occur in any of these organs or tissues. An individual may have...
1. What Causes Ear Infections? Ear infections are also known as "otitis media" or literally, infection of the middle ear. It is the most common reason for pediatric visits to the doctor as more than 60 percent of children will have at least one...
Herpes is an infection caused by a virus called herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of herpes simplex virus, Type 1 and Type 2, and each type has different signs and symptoms. In both types of herpes simplex virus infections, there are...
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a cancer that affects the lymphatic system---a part of the body's defensive immune system. In the human body, the lymphatic system acts to filter out pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria, from your bloodstream.
Lymphocytic leukemia is a form of cancer that affects a specific type of cell--called a lymphocyte--which is involved in the generation of immune cells in the body. There are two different types of lymphocytic leukemia: acute, which is...
Approximately 75 percent of women will have at least one yeast infection at some point during their lives, report health officials at the Illinois Department of Public Health in Springfield. Common causes of yeast infections include taking...
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are cancers that develop in the lymphatic system, which carries disease-fighting cells called lymphocytes throughout the body. This group of lymphomas can occur in both adults and children; according to the Children's...
There are two types of human herpes viruses, Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2. Both viruses often reactivate in the body and cause recurrent infections, affecting the mouth, lips, skin, eyes and genital organs. Conventional treatment in severe cases...
Frequent urinary tract infections cause bothersome symptoms of urgent, painful urination in affected patients. Sexually active female patients are at the highest risk of developing recurrent infections. Patients should discuss the causes of...
Tinea versicolor, a fungal skin infection causing characteristic spots that are either darker or lighter than a person's normal skin color, is treated with topical antifungal creams, oral antifungal medications, antifungal shampoos and avoidance...
Yeast infection is a common gynecological problem that most women experience at some point in life. The symptoms are usually relatively mild and generally include itching, irritation, or burning of the vulva, according to University of Wisconsin...
When bacteria causes an infection in your urinary tract, it results in a urine infection. Common symptoms are burning or pain with urination, frequent urination, abdominal or back pain, fever, dark urine, or blood in the urine. If you are...
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