Chickenpox is an acute infectious disease caused by viruses of the herpes family. A distinctive feature - rashes on the skin in the form of small bubbles.It is very important not to allow a person to comb the formed bubbles, since after that scars may remain. Children tend to tolerate the disease much easier than adults, in whom it can provoke various complications. A typical category of people who are affected by the virus are children from 1 to 10 years old, but the peak in the human popul...
Influenza (lat. influentia, literally - influence) - acute infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by the influenza virus. Like any virus, it "knows how" to change - to mutate, and it does it with enviable constancy and success.Each new species is a strain that emerges on the basis of the described types, something a little new and it is this variability that allows the influenza virus to be elusive, irresistible and very dangerous. Influenza is a group of acute respiratory viral ...
Chickenpox is an infectious disease that is considered childish. However, in some cases, adults can also catch this infectious disease. Chickenpox is transmitted by airborne droplets at high speed. At the same time, the source of infection is a sick or only infected child or adult. The virus of chickenpox can be picked up, being with a person in the same room. Symptoms of chickenpox in adults develop much more sharply and more dangerously than in childhood. If a child has chickenpox in mild ...
The Epstein-Barr virus is one of a variety of herpesvirus. Getting into the human body, the VHC type 4 remains in it forever. But the disease does not manifest itself in all cases, so a person, being his carrier, may not even know about it. This virus provokes diseases of autoimmune and lymphoproliferative nature. Infection with herpesvirus type 4 occurs, as a rule, even in childhood. And it is in children that the pathologies caused by them are manifested much more often than in adults. As ...
Streptodermia in children of various ages develops due to the defeat of various strains of a common microbial agent of streptococcus and a decrease in the effectiveness of immune defense. Characterized by the appearance of typical bubble rashes on the skin (less often mucous), filled with purulent contents. In the absence of the necessary complex treatment, streptodermia in a child progresses, spreading to new, previously healthy skin areas. The incubation period is seven days, after which t...
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by diphtheria bacteria, transmitted mainly by airborne droplets, characterized by inflammation, most often the mucous membranes of the mouth and nasopharynx, as well as the phenomena of general intoxication, the defeat of the cardiovascular, nervous and excretory systems. The causative agent of diphtheria is the toxigenic strain of the diphtheria microbe. It looks like a stick with a thickening at the ends. Microbes are arranged in the form of...
Rotavirus infection is defined as rotavirus, intestinal flu, rotavirus gastroenteritis.Rotavirus, getting into the human body, causes an infectious process that is characterized by high contagiousness, short incubation period and acute course. Externally, the infection manifests itself into a state of intoxication, a lesion of the stomach and intestines, and severe dehydration. Rotavirus infection affects children and adults, but unlike children, the symptoms of rotavirus in adults are mild....
Scarlet fever is an infectious disease that is characterized by an acute development of symptoms.The causative agent of the disease is a pathological microorganism from the family of streptococci, which secretes dangerous toxins in the human body, leading to a deterioration in health. At present, scarlet fever is considered a childhood disease. However, it is not. She can get sick and adults who have not had scarlet fever in childhood and have weakened immunity. This is especially true for p...
Cytomegalovirus is a virus that is widely spread all over the world among adults and children, belonging to the group of herpes viruses.Since this virus was discovered relatively recently, in 1956, it is still not well understood, and in the scientific world to this day is the subject of active discussions. Cytomegalovirus is quite common, antibodies of this virus are found in 10-15% of adolescents and young people. In people aged 35 and over, it is found in 50% of cases. Cytomegalovirus is ...
Staphylococcus in the nose is the presence in the nasal mucosa of a bacterium capable of causing a purulent-inflammatory disease. There are more than 20 varieties of Staphylococcus aureus, most of which are permanent companions of the human being and are normally present on the mucous membranes, including the nose. At the same time, many staphylococci are absolutely harmless, only three kinds provoke the development of diseases. The most common among them is Staphylococcus aureus. It does no...
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