What is pericarditis Pericarditis is an inflammatory disease of the pericardium, the thin membrane that surrounds the heart, and can be present even without myocardial or endocardial involvement. Pericarditis can have bacterial or viral infectious causes, moreover it can arise in association or as a side effect of systemic pathological processes ....
Infectious diseases
PNEUMOCOCCO or STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE
What is pneumococcus or streptococcus pneumonie? Pneumococcus, or streptococcus pneumoniae, is a Gram positive bacterium, one of the most frequent pathogenic bacteria for humans, responsible for pneumonia and meningitis. What does Gram-positive mean? Human pathogenic bacteria are classified in many ways; one of them is coloring ...
MYCOPLASMA: types of infection, symptoms and treatment
What is mycoplasma Mycoplasma are ubiquitous bacteria of very small size, so much so that they are considered as the smallest cells capable of autonomous life. The Mycoplasmataceae family includes the genera Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma; in common usage, however, speaking of mycoplasma refers to both ...
ENCEPHALITIS: causes and transmission, symptoms, treatment
Encephalitis What is encephalitis? Encephalitis is inflammation that affects the brain, what is commonly called the brain. It is a very serious condition of the nervous system that needs immediate treatment at the time of diagnosis, but it is also a very rare condition, as it more easily affects people with an immune system ...
Acute and chronic bronchitis: causes, symptoms and treatment
Bronchitis Bronchitis is a widespread inflammatory pathology affecting the bronchial tree and which can be acute, short-lived, or chronic, with persistent symptoms. It can be caused by a bacterial infection, by viruses, but it also knows harmful inhalants such as smoke or other irritating gases, as in ...
Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Lung Infections
Pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory disease that can involve one or both lungs. It can be caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi or other pathogens, and the main symptoms are cough, fever, difficulty in breathing and a feeling of discomfort or pain in the chest. It can be cured and the treatment ...
CYSTITIS: causes, symptoms, remedies and treatments of cystitis in men, women and in pregnancy
Cystitis Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder wall that can lead to continuous discomfort and a feeling of urgency in the act of urinating. Cystitis usually results from a bacterial infection of the first part of the urinary tract and is a fairly common pathology. Even if cystitis ...
CITOMEGALOVIRUS or CMV: symptoms, treatments and risk in pregnancy
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is very common, and often occurs asymptomatically. In a small percentage of cases it manifests with symptoms with fever, lymphadenomegaly, enlargement of the spleen and liver and alteration of transaminases. Contagion occurs by direct transmission or through body fluids. Disease in people ...
URINARY INFECTION: causes, symptoms and treatment of urinary tract infection
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that involves the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra. Urinary infection, commonly called cystitis, is a very common pathology that often runs asymptomatic. The main causes are ...
ROSOLIA: causes, symptoms and vaccine in children, adults and pregnant women
Rubella is an infectious, contagious disease caused by the Rubivirus. The infection is transmitted through saliva and other secretions of the respiratory system, the incubation is about 2-3 weeks, it is contagious in the week preceding the appearance of the rash and for the following 6-14 days. Symptoms are mainly cutaneous - rash -, fever, malaise ...
MONONUCLEOSIS: causes, contagion, symptoms, duration and treatment in children and adults
Infectious mononucleosis is often called the kissing disease. The virus that causes mononucleosis, Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is transmitted through saliva, and can then be transmitted through kissing. you can also be exposed to the infection through coughing or sneezing, or simply by sharing ...
Mumps: causes, symptoms, incubation and contagion
Mumps Mumps, commonly called by the name of "mumps", is a disease caused by a virus belonging to the genus of Paramyxovirus, a member of the family of Paramyxoviridae. Mumps is widespread all over the world, it is frequent especially in school-age subjects (5-14 years) but can affect people ...
MORBILLO: causes and symptoms, incubation, contagion and vaccine prevention
Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus belonging to the Morbillivirus genus, a highly contagious virus that can infect people of all ages, whose transmission occurs through droplets of saliva or secretions. It is part of the exanthematous diseases, and can cause symptoms ranging from ...
VARICELLA: symptoms, contagion and incubation of chickenpox in children, adults and pregnancy
Chickenpox is a disease caused by the Varicella zoster virus which belongs to the Herpesvirus family. In English it is called chickenpox, and it is a common and highly contagious pathology and can affect all susceptible individuals, the peak of incidence occurs in the pediatric age, more than 90% of cases in fact affects ...
PERTUSSIS: causes, symptoms, treatment and vaccination of pertussis in children and adults
Pertussis is an infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by the Gram negative bacillus Bordetella Pertussis. In the past it was called "whooping cough" or "canine cough" or "donkey cough" due to the characteristics of coughing fits. The Bordetella parapertusissis bacterium belongs to the same family, is less common and causes disease ...
INFLUENCE: Influenza virus incubation, symptoms, remedies and vaccination
Influenza is an infectious disease caused by the Influenzavirus, with a seasonal nature and a high degree of contagiousness. It is one of the main diseases that characterize the autumn and winter period, and is characterized by symptoms such as high fever, bone pain - arthralgia -, muscle pain - myalgia -, sweats ....
MONOTEST positive or negative: meaning of the rapid test for the diagnosis of mononucleosis, indications and cost
The monotest is a rapid test for the diagnosis of mononucleosis, an infectious disease caused by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). A positive monotest, in the presence of typical symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite and swollen lymph nodes, is highly indicative of the presence of mononucleosis.
SCARLET: contagion, incubation and symptoms in children, adults and pregnant women
Scarlet fever is an acute infectious disease typical of the pediatric age. It is on average contagious and has quite important symptoms with high and debilitating fever and a typical skin rash with red dots on the trunk and face, however if it is taken in time it does not cause major complications or suffering at ...
How do you get mononucleosis? Here's how the contagion happens
Mononucleosis is an infectious, contagious disease caused by the infection of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which attacks our organism, especially the B lymphocytes. Infectious mononucleosis is often called the Kissing Disease, as it is one of the vectors main contagion is saliva.
SYMPTOMS OF MONONUCLEOSIS
Mononucleosis is an infectious, contagious, usually acute and short-lived disease of viral aetiology characterized by fever, swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), increased white blood cells (leukocytosis) and presence in the circulation of atypical mononuclear cells.
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