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Chikungunya Virus Infection Diagnosis Clinical Signs and Symptoms withTreatment

Chikungunya Virus Infection An alphavirus, typically found inSoutheast Asia, or Africa that can be transmitted to humans by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes. After an incubation period of about a week, headache, nausea, vomiting, the virus produces high fevers, and severe joint pain, usually in the wrists or ankles. Chikungunya Virus Infection Chikungunya Virus pathogenesis of Chikungunya – [...]

Rabies Hydrophobia Clinical Findings Diagnosis Signs and symptoms with treatment

Rabies Rabies is also called hydrophobia Incubation period is long Diagnosis Signs and symptoms with treatment Rabies is a preventable zoonotic disease . A fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by the rabies virus. The etiologic agents are neurotropic RNA viruses belonging to the Family Rhabdoviridae, Genus Lyssavirus Human infection occurs as [...]

RUBELLA and CHICKENPOX SMALLPOX Diagnosis Clinical Signs and Symptoms With Treatment

RUBELLA OR GERMAN MEASLES and CHICKENPOX and SMALLPOX Causative agents Diagnosis Clinical Signs and Symptoms With Treatment RUBELLA OR GERMAN MEASLES RUBELLA OR GERMAN MEASLES Acute mild infection of children. There is low grade fever, lymphadenopathy, maculopapular rash, and arthritis in adults. In early pregnancy, rubella infection results in congenital defects and even death [...]

Measles Mumps Causative Virus Diagnosis Clinical Signs and Symptoms With Treatment

Measles, Mumps Causative agents Diagnosis Clinical Signs and Symptoms With Treatment Measles Causative Virus Diagnosis Clinical Signs and Symptoms MEASLES Caused by myxoviruses – rubeola. Rubeola means red spots Characterized by : · Fever · URTI – coryza, cough · Typical rash Measles can cause high morbidity and mortality. Measles Causative Virus ,with Diagnosis [...]

Bird Flu Avian Influenza Diagnosis Causative Virus Signs and Symptoms With Treatment

Bird Flu Bird flu or Avian Influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A influenza virus. There may be pneumonia, ARDS and multi-organ failure,Avian influenza A is caused by H5Nl, H7N3, H7N7 and H9N2 strains. The H5Nl virus causes severe disease in man resulting in death. Bird FluBird flu or Avian Influenza isaninfectious diseaseof birds Birds [...]

Viruses General Introduction To VIRAL DISEASES Diagnosis Treatment with Causative Agents

Viruses General Introduction To VIRAL DISEASES Diagnosis Causative Agents Viruses General Introduction To VIRAL DISEASES Diagnosis Viruses Definition Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites which consist of a nucleic acid surrounded by one or more proteins. They can be active, metabolize and replicate only inside a living cell. Viruses Definition and types Virusoids are nucleic [...]

Viral Diseases

Viral Diseases: Introduction This section discusses viral diseases caused by many type of viruses, those preventable by vaccines, and others causing distinct type of syndromes. Rickettsial illnesses and Kawasaki disease are also included. Disorders caused by hepatotropic viruses , €€papillomaviruses , and HIV (see Gynecology and Infectious Diseases: HIV , mumps are dealt with elsewhere. [...]