Archive for the "Infectious Diseases" Category

27
Feb

Fever and a blood test?

Author: admin

My 5 year old has been battling a nasty flu like bug(but its not flu) for over a week now. His doc expected him to be much better by now but he keeps getting high fevers and he still has a soar throat. Hes doesn't have an appetite. Doc said that if he wasn't better […]

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27
Feb

my brother says he feels cold, coughs alot, and says his legs and back hurts. Could this be symptoms of something dangerous? My mom and been putting a wet towel to his head to help out with the fever but it just won't go down. Any idea's on what to do in […]

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27
Feb

Mono help!!!!!?

Author: admin

I've had a mild case of mono since late december, do you think I am still contagious, or can i be involved in sexual relations? There is a party and i need to know. Thanks
Answer: I was diagnosed with mono on December 7, 2007. It is a fact that a person diagnosed with mono can […]

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27
Feb

Take a bubble bath and drink orange juice in a champagne glass then a Vick's rubdown before you go to bed. That's what I always do and it makes me feel better.
Answer: Rub on some vicks and elevate your head.
Answer: lay down and close your eyes
Answer: Take a couple of aspirins with a big glass […]

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27
Feb

Germ killer?

Author: admin

is their any spray that you can buy from wal-mart or something that will kill germs around the house. because my whole family was sick this week:(
Answer: Bleach is the best and cheapest! A capful in a bottle water. But, don't spray it on your good clothes.

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27
Feb

Azithromycin = fever?

Author: admin

i have been sick for 4 days straight - sore throat, fever, sharp pains, chills, fatigue, which then turned into a cough and congestion too.
I went to the doctor today and he prescribed me azithromycin and said I had strep. So today being the 4th day i was feeling a little better but still […]

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27
Feb

What type of pathogen causes the disease of disorder(symptoms)
How does the pathogen cause the disruption of human health?
How can the pathogen be contracted?
How can it be avoided?
Answer: http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index….
under the arbovirus encephalitis:
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch089/ch…
http://www.avma.org/communications/broch…

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27
Feb

Can you get it by genetics, or even environmental, or can you get by someone else who has rabies?
Answer: You have to be exposed to the live virus and it has to enter through the skin or a mucus membrane (eyes, mouth, nose, etc). Genetics and environment don't have anything to with it. […]

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27
Feb

No test is ever 100% accurate and with mono there is a screening test and a longer more definitive test that is better but is not performed in every lab. Sometimes as well you need to have several tests, if one is run too soon (early) in the disease coarse. There are also […]

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27
Feb

gargle with hot salt water
it works
Answer: Warm honey.
Answer: i asked this same exact question
i found that hot milk with 4 tablespoons of honey works really good
Answer: 2 teaspoons of salt and fill up half a glass with warm water and gargle in it.
Answer: THE BEST= Gargle with 1/2 peroxide & 1/2 warm water. It […]

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