an increased water content‚ volume and/or frequency of stools. Infectious diarrhoea is usually linked to vomiting‚ nausea or abdominal cramps. When foreign bacteria‚ viruses or parasites enter the body‚ they cause infectious diarrhoea. Bacterial infections are caused by consuming bacteria‚ such as‚ Shigella‚ Salmonella‚ Escheria coli (E.coli) and Camylobacter via contaminated food or water. Many viruses such as rotavirus‚ norovirus and viral hepatitis can cause diarrhoea. Parasites‚ such as Cryptosporidium
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Dyshidrotic eczema is a skin condition in which blisters can develop on on the palms of your hands and/or the soles of your feet. The blisters are itchy and are often filled with fluid. The blisters can usually last for about two to four weeks. The breakouts are often related to seasonal allergies and/or stress. The cause of dyshidrotic eczema is currently unknown. Many specialists believe that the blisters may frequently erupt during allergy season. They also believe that you have a higher
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infected by bacteria. This is pretty common among kids because they often scratch and pick at the blisters. The antiviral medicine acyclovir may be prescribed for people with chickenpox who are at risk for complications. The drug‚ which can make the infection less severe‚ must be given within the first 24 hours after the rash appears. Acyclovir can have significant side effects‚ so it is only given when necessary. Your doctor can tell you if the medication is right for your child. • Using cool wet compresses
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conjunctivitis and identified by 16S rRNA DNA sequence analysis. Furthermore‚ literature data were collected together to describe the characteristics of D. pigrum and the infections. Dolosigranulum pigrum is catalase-negative gram-positive cocci arranged in pairs‚ tetrads‚ and clusters and usually colonize the normal floras of the oral cavity‚ the skin‚ and the respiratory and alimentary tracts (1). However‚ there have been very few reports about this bacterium. Here we report D. pigrum associated with a facial
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to fight infection. Chickenpox usually isn’t a serious health problem in healthy children. After you have had chickenpox‚ you are not likely to get it again. But the virus stays in your body long after you get over the illness. If the virus becomes active again‚ it can cause a painful viral infection called shingles. *Symptoms: - Early symptoms (often preceding the rash symptoms): Aching - Tiredness - Headache - Fever - Sore throat - Malaise. - Rash symptoms: Itchy skin rash - Blister-like
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parasitic worm that lives in the human digestive system. The emergence of pinworms occur mostly during back-to-school season. Pinworms‚ classified taxonomically as a helminth‚ are one of the most common worm infections in the United States‚ and holds the broadest geographic range of any helminth infection in the United States and Western Europe. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ children are the first of targets as they are less prone to washing their hands and touching contaminated
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including hepatitis A‚ B‚ D‚ and E. Among the different viruses‚ hepatitis C is the most serious because it can be chronic and cause severe liver damage. During the initial infection people often have mild or no symptoms. Occasionally a fever‚ dark urine‚ abdominal pain‚ and yellow tinged skin is there. Early on chronic infection typically has no symptoms. Over many years however‚ it leads to liver disease and sometimes cirrhosis. A few cases‚ especially those with cirrhosis will develop complications
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aseptic technique. While providing tracheostomy care‚ inspect the skin for signs of irritation or infection‚ such as redness‚ pain‚ or discharge then proceed to clean the area around the tracheostomy tube with a wound cleanser using a sterile cotton-tipped applicator. Then rinse the skin with water and dry it gently with sterile gauze and place a sterile tracheostomy dressing under the tube flanges to keep humidity form irritating the skin. When you
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advises if you live in a region where lymphatic filariasis is common‚ you should: • “At night‚ sleep in an air-conditioned room or under a mosquito net‚ and • Between nightfall and dawn‚ wear long sleeves and pants‚ and use mosquito repellent on exposed skin.” (CDC‚ 2013) While experts believe that lymphatic filariasis can be eliminated altogether on a world-wide scale‚ be sure that any precaution you can take in preventing and controlling the spread of this disease is of great
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immunocompromised‚ and children. However‚ studies should be conducted and made public on people who were not vaccinated and their ability to fight viruses more effectively. HVP Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most commonly sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. and there are more than 100 known HPV types‚ the majority of which are not harmful. About 75% of HPVs have been associated with non-cancerous warts (papillomas) on the hands‚ chest‚ arms and feet‚ such as low-risk HPV types 6 and 11.
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