In addition, skin can react to some toxins by producing a skin rash; for example, the scarlatina rash that can occur after a strep throat infection causes scarlet fever (skin rash is bright red and diffuse, with some skin that develops scaling and desquamation, or skin peeling off). ...
The medical history revealed a fully immunized, healthy child of Asian descent who, at nine months of age, developed a maculo-papular rash following seven days of treatment with amoxicillin and ibuprofen for acute otitis media. A physical examination revealed an irritable child with a fever of ...
Has a fever higher than 102 F for more than 1 day. Has other symptoms, such as a cough or diarrhea. If their fever comes with rash, real discomfort, irritability, low energy, headache, stiff neck, or repeated diarrhea or vomiting. Their fever is higher than 104 F, which can cause a ...
rash, and headache are called the "dengue triad." Most people recover fully from dengue fever, although weakness and fatigue may last for several weeks. Once a person has been infected with dengue fever, his or her immune system keeps producing cells that prevent reinfection for about a year...
The patients' temperature rises over 3 days, remains elevated for 3 days, and returns to normal for 5 to 10 days before rising again. Untreated, recurrences occur every 3 to 9 days. A red-brown to purple macular (infrequently urticarial) rash is seen over the extremities, trunk, face, ...
they get it from fleas. Symptoms are generally a low-grade fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash. Most people get better without needing special treatment. You can help prevent it by keeping your pet cats indoors, treating your cats for fleas, and avoiding contact with stray or feral ...
The disease is marked initially by a gradually increasing fever up to 104°F (40°C), anorexia, malaise, myalgia, headache, and slow pulse for about 7 days, followed by remittent fever up to 104°F (40°C) that usually occurs in the evening: a flat, rose-colored, fleeting rash (...
The incubation period for this disease is typically 3–5 days. Phlebotomus fever is characterized by an abrupt onset of fever, headache, myalgia, nausea, retro-orbital pain, conjunctival injection, rash, or leukopenia, which typically lasts for three days. The febrile illness is self-limiting ...
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 typhus A range of infectious diseases caused by Rickettsial organisms, transmitted by different insects and featuring sudden headache, pain in the back and limbs, shivering, cough, constipation, a mottled rash, delirium, prostra...
For rapidly-dissolving tablets, chew or allow to dissolve on the tongue, then swallow with or without water. For chewable tablets, chew thoroughly before swallowing. Do not crush or chew extended-release tablets. Doing so can release all of the drug at once, increasing the risk of side effec...