Meningitis and encephalitis are serious infections of the nervous system requiring prompt medical evaluation. However, they are not the same thing, and distinguishing between the two conditions can be crucial.
Mumps On A Plane
Iowa, Illinois and other midwestern states appear to be in the grip of a mumps outbreak. The CDC reports that more than 600 people have been infected by just two carriers of the virus. Two infected people on two separate airplanes.
That fact alone demonstrates how easy it is these days for a virus to travel from one country to another, from one state to another, in hours.
In fact, most travelers who are infected with a virus don’t even know it until it’s too late. One o…
Psoriasis- What Causes Psoriasis?
Any bacteria do not cause psoriasis. No virus or fungus causes it. It is not a contagious disease. There is nothing but body that decides if you will get psoriasis or not.
Cold or Flu? Which is it?
Is it a cold or the flu? Though it’s an annual occurrence, many people are confused as to exactly which is the cold and which is the flu. Read more to find out the difference.
Hepatitis – Cause, Symptoms and Treatment.
Hepatitis is Characterised by Inflammation and Damge to Liver. Hepatitis is caused mainly by viruses and specific Bacteria. Besides from Micro Organisms, it also occurs as an Autoimmune Disorder.
Herpes- Protect Yourself From Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is one of the most contagious diseases. It is a STD- Sexually Transmitted Disease. Any sexual encounter with an affected person can get you genital herpes.
A Bird-Flu Pandemic Could Start Tomorrow
Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997 and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected migratory birds (including wild ducks and geese) to domestic poultry (primarily chickens, ducks, and turkeys), and then to humans.
Bird Flu and TamifluMaking Your Supply of Tamiflu Go Farther in an Emergency Situation
First, as I noted in my previous article, it is important to be aware of the fact that the effectiveness of Tamiflu and Relenza has been studied against circulating strains of human influenza (so called seasonal influenza), not against the bird flu virus.
Bird Flu Explained
Bird Flu or more correctly, avian flu, is much in the news and causing a lot of anxiety. Many people are worried that they may get it, and the papers are full of horror scenarios.
There are over 100 strains of avian flu, but most of them do not infect humans. The current strain H5N1 can infect humans, but not easily. The number of cases of avian flu in humans in the current outbreak is very small, and almost all have come about by direct contact with infected or dead bird…
Bird Flu: Diagnosis
Central to the problem of dealing with bird flu is diagnosis. A number of upper respiratory infections have similar symptomsat least at the onset of the illness, including the common cold, seasonal influenza, and bird flu.
Bird Flu: How Are Americans Going to Catch It?
Human infections have occurred in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, and now Turkey. Almost all human infections have occurred by humans ingesting blood or insufficiently cooked meat from birds infected with the virus, or being in close contact with sick birdschildren playing with sick or dead birds for example.
Bird Flu: Human Infection
Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997, and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected migratory birds (including wild ducks and geese) to domestic poultry (primarily chickens, ducks, and turkeys), and then to humans.