Symptoms of Infectious Diseases
Symptoms of infectious diseases are numerous and a diagnosis cannot always be made on the basis of symptoms alone.
Symptoms of Meningitis
Meningitis symptoms can range from mild to severe depending whether it's bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis, or meningitis caused by another type of organism.
Meningitis symptoms can range from mild to severe depending whether it's bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis, or meningitis caused by another type of organism.
Hemorrhagic Signs
Hemorrhagic signs are visible indications that small or large hemorrhages are occurring in the body. Hemorrhagic signs may be an indication of a variety of diseases, including infectious diseases like the ebola virus, dengue fever and yellow fever.
Hemorrhagic signs are visible indications that small or large hemorrhages are occurring in the body. Hemorrhagic signs may be an indication of a variety of diseases, including infectious diseases like the ebola virus, dengue fever and yellow fever.
Brudzinski's Sign
Brudzinski's sign is typical in meningitis cases and is an automated reflex of the hips and knees when a patient's neck is flexed forward while lying down.
Brudzinski's sign is typical in meningitis cases and is an automated reflex of the hips and knees when a patient's neck is flexed forward while lying down.
ELISA Test- Elisa Assay
The ELISA test or ELISA assay is an acronym for a type of laboratory test done on blood serum.
The ELISA test or ELISA assay is an acronym for a type of laboratory test done on blood serum.
Travel and Diarrhea
Travelers diarrhea can ruin a vacation but luckily travel and diarrhea do not have to go hand in hand if you take some precautions outside your home country.
Travelers diarrhea can ruin a vacation but luckily travel and diarrhea do not have to go hand in hand if you take some precautions outside your home country.
Petechiae and the Tourniquet Test
Petechiae may be a sign of a hemorrhagic fever and can be determined by doing a tourniquet test. Hemorrhagic fevers include dengue ebola yellow fever and Marbourg.
Petechiae may be a sign of a hemorrhagic fever and can be determined by doing a tourniquet test. Hemorrhagic fevers include dengue ebola yellow fever and Marbourg.
Tourniquet Test
The tourniquet test determines blood capillary fragility and can be used to provide additional information in diagnosing dengue hemorrhagic fever.
The tourniquet test determines blood capillary fragility and can be used to provide additional information in diagnosing dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Signs and Symptoms of Salmonella Food Poisoning or Salmonellosis
Salmonella food poisoning is caused by a bacteria in food and leads to diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, headache, nausea and dehydration.
Salmonella food poisoning is caused by a bacteria in food and leads to diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, headache, nausea and dehydration.
XDR TB Symptoms
The symptoms of XDR TB are identical to the symptoms of common tuberculosis.
The symptoms of XDR TB are identical to the symptoms of common tuberculosis.
Typhoid Fever Symptoms
Typhoid fever symptoms include fever, diarrhea and confusion among other symptoms typical of typhoid.
Typhoid fever symptoms include fever, diarrhea and confusion among other symptoms typical of typhoid.
Mononucleosis Symptoms
The symptoms of infectious mononucleosis can be confused with those from many other diseases, but if mono symptoms also include a swollen spleen, the diagnosis is somewhat easier to make.
The symptoms of infectious mononucleosis can be confused with those from many other diseases, but if mono symptoms also include a swollen spleen, the diagnosis is somewhat easier to make.
E. coli Symptoms
E. coli symptoms caused by the E. coli bacteria are bloody diarrhea and stomach pain although a fever may also be present in those suffering from illness caused by E. coli.
E. coli symptoms caused by the E. coli bacteria are bloody diarrhea and stomach pain although a fever may also be present in those suffering from illness caused by E. coli.
Tetanus Symptoms
Tetanus symptoms typically are muscle spasms and rigidity and other symptoms are trouble swallowing and rigid abdominal muscles but tetanus is not the likely culprit if the tetanus shot has been administered. Typical tetanus symptoms may also be accompanied by a high temperature spradically fast heart rate and high blood pressure.
Tetanus symptoms typically are muscle spasms and rigidity and other symptoms are trouble swallowing and rigid abdominal muscles but tetanus is not the likely culprit if the tetanus shot has been administered. Typical tetanus symptoms may also be accompanied by a high temperature spradically fast heart rate and high blood pressure.
Bird Flu Symptoms
The symptoms of bird flu are similar to those of seasonal influenza with a high fever being the most tell tale symptom.
The symptoms of bird flu are similar to those of seasonal influenza with a high fever being the most tell tale symptom.
Malaria Symptoms
The classic symptoms of malaria are high fever sweating and chills although other symptoms may be present such as watery diarrhea, vomitting, and headache.
The classic symptoms of malaria are high fever sweating and chills although other symptoms may be present such as watery diarrhea, vomitting, and headache.
Norovirus symptoms
Symptoms of norovirus or the stomach flu include diarrhea and vomitting.
Symptoms of norovirus or the stomach flu include diarrhea and vomitting.
SARS symptoms
The symptoms of SARS are high fever, headache and sometimes trouble breathing although symptoms of SARS may also include diarrhea.
The symptoms of SARS are high fever, headache and sometimes trouble breathing although symptoms of SARS may also include diarrhea.