Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Influenza
What is influenza?
Influenza is an acute respiratory illness caused by different types of influenza viruses. Retrieved from them – people, especially in the initial period of illness. The virus is released when talking, coughing and sneezing up to 4-7 days of illness buy Revatio 20 mg online. Infection of healthy people is by airborne droplets.
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Hemorrhagic fever
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Hemorrhagic fever
Hemorrhagic fever – acute infectious diseases of viral nature, characterized by toxicosis, fever and hemorrhagic syndrome – the expiration of the blood vessels (hemorrhage, hemorrhage). Pathogens are a group of arboviruses, which are predominantly reservoir rodents and Ixodes ticks. Infection occurs when tick bites, people in contact with rodents or objects contaminated by their droppings, through the air (hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) buy Revatio online. Hemorrhagic fever – natural focal disease.
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Monday, October 26th, 2009
The incubation period – 13-15 days. The disease usually begins acute: severe headache, insomnia, pain in muscles and in the eyes, sometimes blurred vision. The temperature rises to 39-40
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Viral hepatitis
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Viral hepatitis
What is viral hepatitis?
Viral hepatitis is a contagious disease, occurring with the general intoxication and primary lesion of the liver. The term “viral hepatitis” combines two main nosological forms – viral hepatitis A (infectious hepatitis) and viral hepatitis B (serum hepatitis). In addition, currently allocated to a group of viral hepatitis “neither A nor B”. Pathogens are quite stable in the environment. When the source of viral hepatitis A infection are patients at the end of the incubation period and predzheltuinyugo, because at this time, the agent is excreted in faeces and transmitted through food, water, household items with non-compliance with the rules of hygiene, contact with the patient buy Vantin online.
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Varicella zoster virus vaccine
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Varicella zoster virus vaccine
What is Varicella zoster virus vaccine?
Varicella is an acute viral disease primarily of children from 6 months. up to 7 years in adult disease is less common. The source of infection – a sick man, representing a danger to the end of the incubation period before falling away crusts buy antibiotics Keftab online. The causative agent belongs to the herpes virus and spread by airborne droplets.

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Symptoms, signs and course of varicella.
The incubation period lasts an average of 13-17 days. Disease begins with a rapid rise in temperature and rash on different parts of the body. At the beginning of a pink spots the size of 2-4 mm, which in a few hours turn into papules, then vesicles – vesicles filled with clear content and surrounded by a rim of hyperemia. In the place bursting of vesicles formed dark red and brown crusts, which fall away in 2-3 weeks. Characteristic rash polymorphism: a separate section of the skin can also find patches, vesicles, papules and crusts. On the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract (pharynx, larynx, trachea) there enanthema. It bubbles, which quickly turned into ulcer with yellowish-gray bottom, surrounded by a red rim. Duration of febrile period of 2-5 days. The course of disease is a benign, but may experience severe and complications: encephalitis, myocarditis, pneumonia, false grains, various forms of pyoderma, etc. (more…)
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Symptoms, signs and course of typhoid fever
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Typhoid
What is typhoid fever?

Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever – an acute infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella. The causative agent can persist in soil and water up to 1-5 months. Die when heated, and the action of conventional disinfectants buy Noroxin online.
The only source of infection – a sick man and bacillicarriers. Sticks typhoid transferred directly by dirty hands, flies, sewage. Dangerous outbreaks associated with consumption of infected food products (milk, cold meat dishes, etc.).
Symptoms, signs and course of typhoid fever.
The incubation period lasts from 1 to 3 weeks. In typical cases, the disease begins gradually. Patients malaise, weakness, fatigue, mild headache. In subsequent days, these phenomena increase, body temperature begins to rise to 39-40 degrees Celsius, decreases or disappears appetite, disturbed sleep (sleepiness during the day and insomnia at night). There is a delay in the chair, the phenomenon of bloating. By day 7.9 of disease on the skin of upper abdomen and lower parts of the chest, usually on the anterolateral surface, there is a characteristic rash, which is a small red spots with sharp edges, diameter of 2-3 mm above the level of the skin (roseola). Instead of disappearing roseola may appear new. Peculiar characteristic retardation patients, pale face, decrease in heart rate and blood pressure reduction. Above the light scattered dry auscultated wheezing – a manifestation of a specific bronchitis. Tongue dry, cracked, covered with a dirty-brown or brown film, edge and tip of the tongue are free from attack, with imprints of teeth. There is a rough rumbling of the cecum and tenderness in the right iliac region, liver and spleen were enlarged on palpation. It reduces the number of leukocytes in peripheral blood, especially neytrofillov and eozinofillov.
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Brucellosis
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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Botulism
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Botulism
What is botulism?
Botulism – a disease caused by, food contaminated with botulism chopsticks. Pathogen – anaerobe widely distributed in nature, a long time can be in the soil in the form of spores. Comes from the soil, from the intestines of farm animals, as well as some freshwater fish of different foods – vegetables, fruits, grains, meat and so on. Without access of oxygen, for example, preserving food, botulism bacteria begin to multiply and produce toxins, which is the strongest bacterial poison. He is not destroyed by the intestinal juice, and some of its types (toxin type E), even intensifies its effect buy Revatio online. Typically, the toxin accumulates in products such as canned food, salted fish, sausage, ham, mushrooms, cooked with violation of technology, especially in the home.

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Symptoms and course of botulism.
The incubation period lasts from 2-3 hours to 1-2 days. Initial signs – general weakness, a slight headache. Vomiting and diarrhea are not always, more often – persistent constipation, not giving the action of enemas and laxatives. When botulism attacks the nervous system (impaired vision, swallowing, voice change). The patient sees all things as if in a fog, there double vision, pupils are dilated, with one wider than the other. Often pointed strabismus, ptosis – the omission of the upper eyelid of one eye. Sometimes there is a lack of accommodation – the reaction of pupils to light. The patient experienced dry mouth, his voice weak and slurred speech. (more…)
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Rabies
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Rabies

rabies
Rabies – a viral disease with severe central nervous system. Transmitted mainly when infected animals bite (dog, cat, wolf, rat), saliva, which contains a virus gets into a wound. When propagating then the lymphatic system and partly through the bloodstream, the virus reaches the salivary glands and nerve cells of the cerebral cortex, Ammon’s horn, bulbar centers, infecting them, causing severe irreversible violations buy Endep.
Symptoms (signs) and for rabies.
The incubation period lasts from 15 to 55 days, but can sometimes be delayed up to six months or more. The disease has three phases.
1. Prodrome (the period of precursors) – lasts 1-3 days. Accompanied by an increase in temperature up to 37,2-37,3 C, depression, poor sleep, insomnia, anxiety of the patient. Pain at the site of the bite is felt, even if the wound is healed.
2. Excitation stage – lasts from 4 to 7 days. Expressed in dramatically increased sensitivity to the slightest stimuli senses: bright lights, different sounds, the noise causes muscle cramps of limbs. Patient becomes aggressive, violent, there are hallucinations, delusions, feelings of fear.
3. Stage paralysis: the eye muscles, lower extremities, severe paralytic disorder breathing cause death. The total duration of illness 5-8 days, occasionally for 10-12 days.
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Emphysema centrilobular
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Emphysema centrilobular

Emphysema centrilobular
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