Viral Infections

Viral Infections, Intestinal
The sudden onset of diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain usually means a child has contracted an intestinal infection, or gastroenteritis, which is most often caused by a virus.
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Viral infections are one of the commonest causes of
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Viral infections are one of the commonest causes of dizziness, possibly because they, or the fever they induce, can upset the brain and nervous system.
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Viral infections
Cytomegalovirus (CMV). This common herpes virus is transmitted in body fluids such as saliva, blood, urine, semen and breast milk. More than half the adult population has been infected.
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Viral infections, such as herpes simplex, may be treated with medication that slows or stops viral growth (antiviral medication).
Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics.
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Viral infections that infect the heart are a major cause of cardiomyopathy.
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VIRAL INFECTIONS
SYMPTOMS"fever, muscular aches, chills, and headaches.
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Viral infections do not respond to antibiotics and will go away on their own. However, antiviral therapies are available for some viral infections, such as HIV.
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Other Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System. The signs and symptoms for meningitis (infection in the meninges, the membrane around the brain), for meningoencephalitis (viral infection in the brain and meninges), ...
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Common Cold -- Viral infections of the nose and upper respiratory tract usually begin with a thin, clear discharge from the nose. Nasal congestion and thicker mucous develop later.
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Stress and other viral infections (such as HIVor herpes) at the same time
If a child has genital warts, you should suspect sexual abuse as a possible cause.
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MARIE KASSAI, RN: Viral infections are primarily transmitted by droplet infection, which means the virus actually is spread by the sneezing, the coughing, the respiratory secretions from one person to another.
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Infectious : resulting from bacterial or viral infections.
Noninfectious : due to certain allergies (such as pollen or animal dander ) and chemical irritants (such as smoke, preservatives in contact lens solutions and some eye drops, ...
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Some viral infections, such as roseola, cause three days of very high fever followed by a rash of small red bumps.
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Viral infections, such as German measles, can produce congenital heart disease. Women with diabetes and phenylketonuria (an inherited liver condition also called PKU) also are at higher risk of having children with congenital heart defects.
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Pericarditis is usually a complication of viral infections, most commonly echovirus or cocksackie viruses. Less frequently, it can be caused by influenza or HIV infection.
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A Pap smear can detect certain viral infections (such as human papillomavirus [HPV]) and other cancer-causing conditions. Early treatment of these conditions can stop cervical cancer before it fully develops.
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There are many causes of congestive heart failure including: (1) coronary artery disease leading to heart attacks and heart muscle weakness, (2) primary heart muscle weakness from viral infections or toxins such as prolonged alcohol exposure, ...
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Bronchitis often occurs with viral infections of the respiratory tract, such as colds and flu. Bronchitis may also be caused by bacterial infections. It may occur with childhood illnesses such as measles and whooping cough.
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Conjunctivitis can be caused by bacterial or viral infections, allergies and chemical irritants. Common examples of the latter are contact lens products and other eye drops or eye ointments.
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A substance that is being studied in the prevention of fungal, bacterial, and viral infections in patients undergoing donor stem cell transplantation with cells that are infected with cytomegalovirus.
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Anti-infective drugs (that kill or control bacterial or viral infections)
Anti-inflammatory drugs (that reduce redness and swelling)
Lubricants and artificial tear preparations
Drugs for glaucoma ...
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RIBAVIRIN - One of a new class of drugs used to treat viral infections called nucleocide analogues. These drugs interfere in a specific way with the mechanisms used by viruses for multiplication.
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Cause: Scientists believe that this is a group of viral infections that are very fish species-oriented. This may explain this disease’s low rate of contagion.
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases - Viral infections of the brain, spinal cord, meninges, or perimeningeal spaces.
DNA Virus Infections ...
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When first infected with HIV, a person may experience the same symptoms seen in many other viral infections--fever, sore throat, headache, rash, or a mononucleosis-type illness.
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Another tumor that is much more prevalent in other parts of the world compared with the U.S. is liver cancer. This cancer is often caused by viral infections with Hepatitis B and C, and is also linked with exposure to aflatoxins, ...
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If the liver becomes inflamed, its ability to perform these functions may be impaired. Liver disease can be caused by a variety of conditions including viral infections, bacterial invasion, and chemical or physical changes within the body.
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Viruses can replicate rapidly and, in many cases sloppily, giving rise to mutations that make them resistant to drugs. And for fast-moving viral infections like flu or a cold, ...
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Hormonal deficits, low blood pressure, and viral infections have been studied as possible causes or contributors. The postulated causal link with Epstein-Barr virus hypothesized in the mid-1980s has been discounted.
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[208,209] Care must be taken with immunophenotypic tests to exclude anaplastic large cell lymphoma or hemophagocytic syndromes caused by viral infections, especially EBV.
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to disappear, while remaining latent and later causing another, sometimes much more severe, form of disease. In humans, viruses cause diseases such as measles, mumps, yellow fever, poliomyelitis, influenza, and the common cold. Some viral infections ...
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Interferon A naturally produced chemical released by the body in response to viral infections. Interferon can be artificially produced and used as a form of immunotherapy. Interleukin A naturally produced chemical released by the body.
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