Archive for the "Infectious Diseases" Category

24
Mar

I've heard that deathly illnesses can begin out seeming like a fever, but get more dangerous.
Answer: Yes, a lot of illnesses begin showing fever as its first symptom.
However, fever, unlike the common terminology, is defined in the medical indsutry as a rise in temperature. Cuased usually by an infection as a result of the […]

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20
Mar

Hi my name is Autumn….I was playing basketball with my nephew this day and i think somehow i may have gotten poisen ivy in my eye. Heres the story:
Ayden(my nephew) missed the basket and it landed behind the hoop into this bush, i reached under the bush to get the ball out and rinsed the […]

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20
Mar

When will the actual “flu season” end and not have to worry as much to get sick.
Answer: The flu season is late this year. It started in mid-February and it usually starts during Christmas. It is often about 6 weeks in duration but the number of actual cases is very low this […]

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19
Mar

In January, I got a sinus infection. I went to the doctors, and they gave me amoxicillin, but it didn't work. Two weeks later, we went back to the doctor, and I got a higher doseage of antibiotics. For a while, they worked! My sinuses started draining, and I got a […]

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19
Mar

Im going back to school soon and I dont want to have scabs on my face, do you know when will they fall off?
Answer: 1 weeks till they fall after the first appearance. Each scab has a different time so one scab takes 1 week to fall off. It will leave a mark after it […]

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19
Mar

should i leave my earrings in or out?
i thought i was suppose to leave them in…but my sister says i should take them out til it heals?
which is it?
Answer: Are you referring to a skin infection where your ears are pierced? If so, then definitely yes, take out the earing to grant your skin to […]

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19
Mar

Problem #1, the obvious, I’ve a spring head cold (stuffy nose, itchy eyes, chest congestion, problem sleeping especially at night).
Problem #2: my boyfriend has planned (& made a week prior, reservations to a 5star restaraunt) us to go out somewhere extra special on friday night…him in a suit/tie (which is rare) & me in a […]

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18
Mar

do you find your gp negligent uncaring uninterested and too hasty in approach ?Have you suffered because of this ? or perhaps worse ?do you find phone triage where a gp asseses you over the phone a joke and potentially dangerous , has a gp ever refused to see you at your home in time […]

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17
Mar

Okay so i've had sex with two different guys…one was about 3 weeks ago while the other was about 3 days…after three latter encounter i began developing symptoms like a sore throat, swollen nodes, and fever. I got really freaked out so I went immediately and got a HIV test done at the clinic. It […]

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17
Mar

I’m wondering what the difference is I just found out that some friends of mine have the virus and wondering what the difference is between the 2 if there is a difference. If someone can direct me to a web sight that can answer my questions.
Answer: HIV is a virus that damages the immune system […]

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