Influenza, mumps, HIV, measles, and the herpes virus are other viruses that can also cause meningitis. The following are symptoms of viral meningitis in infants: Irritability Sleepiness Sudden fever Low appetite Lethargy Adults would experience the following symptoms if infected with viral meningitis:...
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Is curable and can be tackled with antibiotics. Preventable through rapid diagnosis, vaccines, and fast treatment. What you need to know about meningitis: About 1.2 million people in the world get afflicted with or killed by meningitis every year. ...
Genital herpes:Bladder problems,meningitis Gonorrhea:PID, infertility Hepatitis B:Cirrhosis,liver cancer HIV:Reduced life expectancy, opportunistic infections HPV:Cervical cancer,anal cancer, penile cancer Syphilis:Blindness, loss of motor skills, dementia, and damage to the heart, brain, eyes, kidneys,...
The shingles vaccine protects adults who have already had chickenpox. Both diseases are caused by the varicella zoster virus, which can lay dormant in the body after one recovers from chickenpox. The vaccine helps to replenish the body's supply of antibodies that fight the disease....
Several causes are known to cause or trigger cerebral palsy, including serious head injury, meningitis, the brain of a child receiving insufficient oxygen during birth, and a pregnant woman contracting an infection that infects the unborn child....
The discovery of potent antimicrobial agents was one of the greatest contributions to medicine in the 20th century. When introduced, they had an immediate and dramatic effect as some infections that were previously universally fatal (e.g., bacterial meningitis) were readily curable. Unfortunately, th...
In particular, children under the age of 5 y are at increased risk of progression to disease shortly after infec- tion occurs and are at risk for the most serious manifesta- tions of TB disease such as meningitis, which still carries a high mortality even in developed countries (7). ...
KEYTRUDA is indicated for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) or locally advanced cSCC that is not curable by surgery or radiation. High-Risk Early-Stage or Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) KEYTRUDA is indicated for the treatme...
Measles is a potentially dangerous disease that is more common in children than in adults. It involves characteristics spots, a high fever, and sometimes respiratory symptoms. Once a common disease, measles is now much rarer due to vaccines....