Glandular fever - caused by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) - spread from person-to-person by saliva and stays for life usually with no further illnessdoi:http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/Public+Content/SA+SA HealthDepartment of Health...
Swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and groin—for which the disease is sometimes called glandular fever—occurs in some people. Swelling of the upper eyelids is a common finding. In addition, involvement of the liver, as shown by chemical tests, is almost universally present,...
so called because of the small bodies that are observed within (“included in”) the infected cells, is also caused byC. trachomatis. This disease occurs in newborns, who become infected when passing through the birth canal, and in sexually active adults, who often simultaneously contract gonorrh...
In the absence of a surgeon,the master should not regard the symptoms of ___ as ground for suspecting the existence of infectious disease. A.higher blood glucose after meal B.fever accompanied by prostration or persisting for several days or attended with glandular swelling C.any...
The virus was first discovered in 1964 when Sir Michael Anthony Epstein and Ms. Yvonne Barr found it in a Burkittlymphomacell line. In 1968, the virus was linked to the disease of infectiousmononucleosis(glandular fever). Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is common and usually occurs in...
Mononucleosis, commonly known as the kissing disease, mono, or glandular fever, is a relatively harmless and common infectious disease. Although typically prevalent among adolescents and young adults in their early 20s, mono can be contracted at any age. ...
Infectious mononucleosis (also known as mono, the kissing disease, Pfeiffer's disease, and, in British English, glandular fever) is a disease seen most commonly in adolescents and young adults, characterized by fever, sore throat and fatigue. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or ...
Kids are more at risk for cat scratch fever than adults; a little over half of people who get it are younger than 18 years. In the U.S., you're more likely to get it in fall and winter because a little over half of cases happen in September through January. ...
5 Experimental colds in the adult are rarely associated with fever, and some subjects have a transient depression of oral temperature during the early phases of a cold.7 Studies on the symptoms generated by different common cold viruses indicate that it is not possible to identify the virus on...
Prostate cancer is comprised nearly always of adenocarcinomacells -- cells that arise from glandular tissue. Cancer cells are named according to the organ in which they originate no matter where in the body we find such cells. Thus, if prostate cancer cells spread in the body to the bones, ...