VIRAL INFECTIONS: THE TRUE WHYS AND WHAT NOWS It all started with a little tickling in my throat. I forged ahead, knowing all too well what that feeling meant, I was getting sick. I convinced myself to just not think about it and it would just go away. This whole time there was an army of alien species amassing in my bloodstream and older cells. They are horrifyingly ugly, like something straight out of H. R. Geiger’s imagination. They writhe and twitch while they are on the hunt for one of your
while at the same time the thought of ambulance or driving to the emergency room flashes through your mind. This can be just one scenario to children who are stricken with a Respiratory syncytial viral infection. Definition and Epidemiology Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV is “a virus that causes infection in the respiratory tract” (“Diseases and Conditions, 2013”). Normal healthy infants and children can tolerate respiratory syncytial virus, however, many cannot, and need to be hospitalized to receive
Hepatitis. The disease of Hepatitis is actually by six different types of viral infections, namely, Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, and G. Hepatitis descries the destructive affect of the viral invasion of the body and liver by six and separate viruses. Each type of viral infection varies from one to another in degree of severity. The names of the viruses are in alphabetical order corresponding to their discovery. There is also a non-viral Hepatitis which is caused by substance. One rumor that has spread about
It seems to start more in the winter and after some siege of sickness, but it is not considered an infective arthritis. Nobody knows what causes rheumatoid arthritis. There may be some hereditary trait, and there seems to be some connection to viral infections like German measles and serum hepatitis, the liver disease brought on by an injection of one kind or another. Because of this, scientists theorize that rheumatoid arthritis may be an autoimmune disease, one in which the body acts as though it
One of the leading causes of death is congestive heart failure in which the ability of the heart to pump blood declines. This decline is caused by sudden damage to the heart as the result of heart attacks, deterioration of the heart from viral infections, malfunctioning of the valves or high blood pressure (Lange 13). The health of the heart also depends upon the functioning of the valves. The narrowing of valve openings decreases the pumping efficiency of the heart and limits the amount of blood
Schizophrenia It is a frightening disorder that strikes about one percent of the world population. It surfaces most frequently during puberty and has the potential to forever destroy the lives of the people who are unfortunate enough to be its victim. The disorder is schizophrenia and it manifests itself by disturbing normal psychiatric behavior. The symptoms of schizophrenia are characterized by both positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and other
known to follow any viral infection. Two of the most common viral infections it precedes is influenza, “the flu”, and chicken pox. A now-familiar warning on bottles of aspirin, most notably Tylenol, is not to give Tylenol to a child who is recovering from the chicken pox, a fever, or any other viral infection. The link between aspirin and Reye's Syndrome and is not fully understood, but all reported cases of Reye's Syndrome include a child who has received aspirin before infection. Symptoms of Reye's
genome of FeLV has three genes, which are common to all retroviruses: gag, env and pol, which encode for the viral core and nucleocapsid proteins, surface proteins and viral replication enzymes, respectively. 8,13,17 FeLV is divided into four subgroups (A, B, C and T) based on the envelope surface glycoproteins.15 FeLV-A is the most abundant subtype and is found in all natural infections conferred via saliva, but is not considered highly pathogenic.15,17 FeLV-B is found in approximately 50% of infected
Meningitis, it’s an infection in the cerebral spinal fluid and inflammation of the meninges; the three outer layers of the brain. To be more specific, those three layers are called the Dura mater, Arachnoid mater, and the Pia mater. There are three main types of meningitis that will be discussed throughout this paper; viral, bacterial, and fungal. Each form is very similar but they all vary in terms of causative organisms, treatment and severity. Although meningitis is not very common, it can become
last 72 hours. Today, the child is alert, cooperative, and well hydrated. You note a mildly erythemic throat with no exudate, both ears mild pink tympanic membrane with good movement, lungs clear. You diagnose an acute upper respiratory infection, probably viral in nature. Mr. Smith is states that the family is planning a trip out of town starting tomorrow and would like an antibiotic just in case. Directions: Create a communication plan for Mr. Smith and/or families for both prescriptive and non-prescriptive
pneumoniae) is a frequent local infection in childhood (39). Pneumonia is the important cause of fatality for children around the world, accounting for about 30 percent of all childhood death. A particular pathogen is not identified in most cases, but both viruses, mainly respiratory syncytial and influenza virus, and bacteria, especially S. pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, are significant pathogens(40). Numerous bacteria and viruses and their mixtures can cause this infection, but there is an absence
susceptible to most throat infections as a result attack by viruses and bacteria. One of the major infections of tonsils is tonsillitis which is caused by ‘Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci’. It is important to note that, tonsil infections are more prevalent in children and young teens. When tonsil infections are not treated in time, they lead to sore throat complications which may make it hard for individuals to concentrate on their normal activities. Common Tonsil Infections 1) Tonsillitis One of
disease from another human. [4] It appears, based on field and lab data, that infection requires direct contact with the virus through means such as contact with infective bodily secretions, urine, or tissues. [12] It is unknown to scientists how the virus can be maintained in the bat populations and avoids extinction as the host species becomes immune to its presence. [14] The incubation period from time of infection to the onset of symptoms is about 5-14 days in experimentally induced animals [4]
types of meningitis bacterial, viral, parasitic, fungal, and non-infectious meningitis. The most common type if viral, which is less severe and does usually does not require any type of treatment. Unlike bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis can resolve on its own. Most people infected with viral meningitis usually have mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” Non-polio enteroviruses are the most common cause of viral meningitis in the United States
This essay will be about the disease gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of a human’s stomach and intestines. Rotavirus is the most common viral infectious agent responsible for causing gastroenteritis in children. In 1972, norovirus was identified as the first virus causing gastroenteritis. After this discovery, other viruses causing gastroenteritis were discovered, such as rotavirus, adenoviruses, calicivirus, and astrovirus. Before vaccines were introduced in 2006, Rotavirus was
This paper reviews the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of canine parvovirus 2-strain c (CPV-2c), a viral infection that affects dogs of a variety of ages, mainly puppies or unvaccinated adult dogs. As a virus, CPV-2c is resilient; the replication of CPV-2c in rapidly dividing cells facilitates acute-onset of the virus. Conventional detection of CPV-2c consists of systemic symptoms, a thorough patient history, and diagnostic testing. Although symptoms presented in the right patient are distinct
upper respiratory infection caused by a coronavirus. The etiological agent responsible for SARS is called SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). SARS-CoV is a relatively novel mutated form of coronavirus, resulting in a virus capable of becoming infectious in a human host. Typically, coronaviruses express themselves much like a common cold. However, SARS-CoV can cause complications uncommon in other coronavirus strains. A host infected with SARS-CoV may develop additional infections, like pneumonia
frequently around the cold and flu seasons. Infection of the sinus is quite difficult to bear and there is an interrogation like are sinus infections contagious. In this article, you will see about these sinus infections whether it is the contagious or not. Basic symptoms that could lead to sinus When you are affected by the sinus problems, you
a shingles infection at some point in their lifetime, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While shingles is often associated with those over the age of 50, anyone who has had chicken pox is at risk for developing the viral infection, even children on rare occasions. As such, it's important to not only understand the causes of shingles and potential treatment options for the condition, but also the internal and external symptoms of the infection. Causes of
Introduction Mononucleosis is a viral disease that affects those usually between the age of ten and thirty-five, although a person at any age can get the disease. This disease found in mainly adolescents and adults seems to only occur in those who escaped the Epstein-Barr virus infection in childhood. It is also known as Glandular Fever, because it affects the lymph nodes in the neck, arm pits and groin. It can last anywhere from one to two weeks to six to eight weeks, some people suffer from mononucleosis