Infectious Diseases

How to avoid influenza

By Countrymom

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We all want to avoid the flu. Here are some great suggestions to help your family avoid the flu season... more »

How to Diagnose Dysentery

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Dysentery, a bloody diarrhea, is not a disease in itself and may have many causes. Dysentery kills about 700,000 people throughout the world each year, usually in developing countries with poor sanitation that mixes sewage with drinking water. ... more »

How to Diagnose Rat-Bite Fever

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Rat-bite fever is an infection caused by the streptobacillus moniliformis and spirillum minus bacteria. Streptobacillus moniliformis is primarily found in the United States and spirillum minus is found mostly in Africa and Asia. As you might ... more »

How to Diagnose Scrub Typhus

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Scrub typhus is an infection caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium. It is transmitted to humans through a bite from the larva of trombiculid mites, especially Leptotrombidium deliense. The term "scrub" comes from the type of vegetation ... more »

How to Distinguish the Symptoms of Strep Throat

By Angie Shiflett

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At one point or another, most of us suffer from the condition of strep throat. This is an infection that has a bacterial basis and rests in the area of the throat, the tonsils, or both. When this infection matures, it is common for the area to ... more »

How to Get Immunized Against Chicken Pox

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Chicken pox is caused by the virus varicella zoster. The disease is common in children; most adults are immune. If an adult does catch chicken pox, it can progress to shingles (herpes zoster), a painful skin disease... more »

How to Prevent Gas Gangrene

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Gas gangrene, an infection usually caused by the Clostridium perfingens bacteria or by Group A Streptococcus, usually develops at the site of a wound, but a third of the cases develop spontaneously. These spontaneous cases often occur in patients ... more »

How to Prevent MRSA

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MRSA stands for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is a bacteria which is resistant to common antibiotics. It usually is found on the skin or in wounds and occasionally the sputum. The infection is easily spread from person to ... more »

How to Prevent Salmonella Poisoning

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It seems like a few times a year a salmonella outbreak occurs. There are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family from becoming deathly sick from something you ate... more »

How to Prevent Vibrio Infections

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Vibrio infections are caused by bacterium in the Vibrio genus, usually the non-cholera groups because the cholera groups are simply referred to as cholera. Vibrio vulnificus is the most dangerous of the non-cholera species of Vibrio, requiring ... more »

How to Recognize the Symptoms of a Sinus Infection

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The sinus is a passage in the head that discharges mucus from the nose on infection. The infection can be viral, fungal or bacterial. You will experience inflammation inside the nose, referred to as sinusitis. All this leads to nasal blockage. ... more »

How to Recognize Typhoid

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It is a common misconception that "nobody gets typhoid fever anymore." Approximately 20 million people contract this disease each year, mostly those living in developing countries. With the use of antibiotics, the mortality rate is now less than ... more »

How to Stay Safe from MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

By Heide Braley

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This is a superbug strain of staph found on an estimated 1/3 of the population. It colonizes on healthy skin, and only causes problems when it enters the bloodstream through a break in the skin. Four years after discovery of Penicillin, a ... more »

How to Treat Candidiasis

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Candidiasis, also known as thrush, is an infection of any yeast of the Candida genus. It is an opportunistic infection that usually affects the mouth and this form of the infection is called Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC). Candida is found in ... more »

How to Treat Cat-Scratch Disease

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Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a bacterial infection caused by the Bartonella henselae bacterium. The bacteria can be carried in a cat's saliva and is usually contracted by being bitten or scratched by a cat. The cats probably get it from fleas, ... more »

How to Treat Gas Gangrene

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Gas gangrene is an infection usually caused by the Clostridium perfingens bacteria, but it can also be caused by Group A Streptococcus. These bacteria grow in low oxygen conditions and produce toxins that kill tissue and produce other symptoms. ... more »

How to Treat Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

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Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common minor illness. For the most part, it affects infants and small children, but adults have been known to contract the infection as well... more »

How to Treat Infectious Mononucleosis

By BASHARAT SHAH, MD

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Infectious mononucleosis is an acute throat infection caused by Epstein-Barr virus. It occurs mainly in adolescents and young adults. It spreads via close or intimate contact such as kissing. Treatment of this disease is usually symptomatic, ... more »

How to Avoid Getting Tapeworms

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Tapeworms are long, segmented worms of the class Cestoda. They are parasitic worms that require a host to reach sexual maturity. About 8 species use human hosts, with Taenia solium being the most common. Tapeworms usually require one or more ... more »

How to Detect Meningitis!

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There are two forms of Meningitis, viral and bacterial. It is a disease that causes inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. How do you get Meningitis? How can you prevent meningitis? Are they both ... more »

How to Effectively Wash Your Hands

By Richard Ferri

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Okay, so you are thinking this guy has got to be kidding with an article on how to wash you hands. Afraid not! Poor or lack of hand washing is a major contributor to promoting disease throughout the world. Many people simply take hand washing for ... more »

How to Learn the facts and Symptoms of Food Poisoning

By Jill M

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Please read the following for pertinent information to learn from. It could save your life... more »

How to Prevent Staph Infection

By Valencia Higuera

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Staph infection is a potentially life-threatening bacteria that lives on the skin around the mouth, nose and genital area. Most often, staph infections are harmless, and many people carry the bacteria, but never become sick. However, if the skin ... more »

How to Treat Schistosomiasis

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Schistosomiasis is an infection by a member of the Schistosoma genus. These trematodes are a cause of endemic disease in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East and South America. Schistosomes infect freshwater snails that release cercariae ... more »

How to Eliminate a Pimple without Scarring

By SkinExpert

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For this instructional article I am limiting my comments to one blemish. This is far too complex a subject to go into depth right now so I'll start with how to treat one blemish on a complexion that in ordinary circumstances doesn't break out, ... more »

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