Dengue fever is a globally prevalent, viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, which is becoming increasingly common and can cause a range of symptoms, including fever, flu-like symptoms, and circulatory failure. Although it is classified as a non-neurotropic virus...
Liver spots (also called age spots) are a common skin condition that typically appears on the face and forearms of older individuals. Although these flat brown spots cause no symptoms, patients detest them because of their unsightly appearance. They can be treated in a variety of ways, but ...
1. Yellow fever mosquito While theAedes aegyptiis commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, this blood-hungry pest may also transmitdengue,chikungunya virus, andZika.2The Aedes aegyptimostly bitesduring the daytime and typically lives in urban areas in tropical and subtropical regions. This mosqu...
Briefly discuss and describe three (3) common viral respiratory infections. Be sure to give the name of the specific virus that causes each as well as some signs and symptoms for each. Do viruses cause cancer? If so, how? Describe what is involved in the innate immune system. ...
Bacterial infection such as acute rhinopharyngitis is uncommon and usually presents with either persistent symptoms of an URTI lasting over a week or worsening course after initial improvement or acute onset with high fever and inflammatory changes confined to the pharynx. Fever is common in both ...
What are the symptoms of encephalitis? What is necrotizing encephalitis? Is Chagas disease from a vector? What viral diseases do mosquitoes transmit? Is pentamidine effective against Chagas disease? Does blood work show Chagas disease? How is viral disease spread?
Interviews with the ‘cryptic’ patient's relatives or friends usually helped to identify some kind of contact of the victim with a bat that occurred several weeks or months before the onset of symptoms of the disease (Gibbons et al., 2002; Messenger et al., 2002). Among the 40 ...
Some people do not exhibit any symptoms. Dengue: WHO estimates that 50 million cases of dengue fever appear each year. It is spread through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Recent years have seen dengue outbreaks all over Asia and Africa. Dengue fever can be mild to moderate, and ...
“One way to determine if you have it is if your cough persists for more than three weeks, with other symptoms including chest pain, coughing up blood, weakness, unexplained weight loss, lack of appetite, chills, fever and nighttime sweating.” ...
What is the most common cause of pneumonia?What is Pneumonia?Pneumonia is an infection in the lower respiratory tract that causes the air sacs (alveoli) to fill with fluid or pus. It causes symptoms such as difficulty breathing, fever, chills, cough, and shortness of breath. Pneumonia is ...