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Coxsackie Viruses
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Pericarditis is usually a complication of viral infections, most commonly echovirus or coxsackie virus. Less frequently, it is caused by influenza or HIV infection.
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The viruses that cause pericarditis include those that cause influenza, polio, and rubella(German measles). In children, the most common viruses that cause pericarditis are the adenovirus and the cocksackievirus(which is most likely to affect chil...
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Bacteria are prokaryotes(unicellular organisms with no membrane-enclosed nucleus) with simple structures that typically range in size from about 0.5 to 20 micrometers.Bacteria are named according to the binomial(two-name) system of nomenclature fi...
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Knowing whether your infection is caused by a virus or a bacterium makes a difference in how it is treated.
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How do you know if you have a sinus infection?
Harvey B. Simon, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Health Sciences Technology Faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the founding editor of Harvard Men's Health Watch (www.health.harvard.edu) and the author of six consumer health books, including The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health (Simon and Schuster, 2002) and The No Sweat Exercise Plan. Lose Weight, Get Healthy and Live Longer (McGraw-Hill, 2006). Dr. Simon practices at the Massachusetts General Hospital; he received the London Prize for Excellence in Teaching from Harvard and MIT.
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Adenovirus infections can occur throughout the year, unlike the seasonality associated with other respiratory viruses.In children, adenoviruses most often cause acute upper respiratory infections with fever and runny nose. Adenovirus types 1, 2, 3...
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Infants and children are most commonly affected by adenoviruses. Adenovirus infections can occur throughout the year, but seem to be most common from fall to spring.Adenoviruses are responsible for 3-5% of acute respiratory infections in children ...
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Detailed information on adenovirus infections, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
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Fungi are types of parasitic plants that include molds, mildew, and yeast. A fungal infection is an inflammatory condition in which fungi multiply and invade the skin, the digestive tract, the genitals, and other body tissues, particularly, the lu...
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Detailed information on fungal skin infections, including Candidiasis, Tinea Infections, and Tinea Versicolor
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The dermatophytes are molds that can invade the stratum corneum of the skin or other keratinized tissues derived from epidermis, such as hair and nails. They may cause infections (dermatophytoses) at most skin sites, although the feet, groin, scalp, and nails are most commonly affected. 1 The dermatophytes are among the earliest microorganisms that were found to cause infections in humans.
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Fungal infections of the skin are among today''s most common infectious diseases, and they occur worldwide. Superficial fungus infections fall into three broad categories: the dermatophytes(ringworm), tinea versicolor, and cutaneous candidiasis(yea...
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Detailed information on fungal infections of the skin, including candidiasis (yeast infection), tinea infection (ringworm), and tinea versicolor
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Open heart surgery is any surgery where the chest is opened and surgery is performed on the heart. The term"open" refers to the chest, not the heart itself.
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Defects that are not symptomatic at birth may be discovered later in life, and will be treated to relieve symptoms by palliative or complete surgical repair. Surgery is recommended for congenital heart defects that result in a lack of oxygen, a po...
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It's great if you can keep your heart healthy—by not smoking, eating a healthy diet, and getting regular physical activity. But what if you end up needing heart surgery? What should you know about the procedure?
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Almost three years ago I had triple bypass surgery and mitral valve replacement. I did so having only one lung. It feels like the operation somehow harmed my lung, making it harder to breathe. Can heart surgery do this?
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Enteric cytopathic human orphan(ECHO) viruses are a group of viruses that usually take the form of gastrointestinal infection and skin rashes.
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