Headaches. These are symptoms of a disease that is spreading in the genital area among adolescents and adults (Becker). It is herpes. Herpes affects the body by producing fever, blisters, flu-like symptoms, sores, and blisters around the genital area. Genital Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2) (Kluwer).
Some people actually confuse their mild outbreaks with other skin conditions such as “eczema”. Early after infection, some people experience prodrome, a tingling, itching feeling that occurs in an area where blisters will shortly develop. Contrary to popular belief, both types can cause genital herpes (Osondu). Transmission is made during contact with a sore or fluid from an infected person, including fetal infection during birth when sores are present on the mother. The reservoirs of the virus are typically ocular, oral, or genital epithelial cells (Hodge).
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease is a common contagious illness caused by viruses from the enterovirus family, most commonly the coxsackievirus. These viruses live in the body’s digestive tract and spread from person to person, usually on unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by feces. Kids ages one to four are most prone to the disease. The disease is mostly seen in child care centers, preschools and other places kids congregate. The illness last usually from three to five days.
Diarrhea is seen in approximately 10 to 20 percent of patients. After 2 to 7 days, SARS patient may develop a dry, nonproductive cough that might be accompanied by hypoxia. In 10 to 20 percent of cases, patients require mechanical ventilation. Most patients develop pneumonia. The disease is spread by close person-to-person contact through direct contact with respiratory secretions and/or body fluids of an infected individual.
Peaking in January and February, Respiratory syncytial virus is the virus causing most common colds, when it is limited to the upper respiratory tract. Unfortunately when the virus aggravates the lower respiratory tract, complications occur, including respiratory distress, pneumonia, bronchiolitis and possibility the development of asthma. Pruitt also states that each year 125,000 children (mostly under 6 months of age) require hospitalization, and of these, about 2,500 die (Pruitt 63). Beyond this age, by about two years old, children have been exposed to RSV and have developed and immunity. If diagnosis of this infection is made through cultures of respiratory secretions, treatment begins immediately.
• The varicella virus has an incubation period of between 10 and 21 days. This means the rash will appear from 10 to 21 days after the virus has infected the patient. • A person infected with the virus is contagious about two days before the rash appears and will continue being so for another four to five days. Children or adults with weakened immune systems can be contagious for longer. • When the blisters have crusted over, they can no longer pass it onto others.
Mollluscum contagiosum is a viral disease caused by mollusci pox virus, which is virus. The virus is contagious through direct contact and is more common in children. Molluscum contagiosum is most common in children ages 1 to 10. However, the virus also can be spread by a DNA sexual contact and can occur in people with compromised immune systems. It is spread through direct contact or shared items such as clothing or towels.
This organism infects the “gastrointestinal epithelium to produce a diarrhea that is self-limited in immune-competent people but potentially life-threatening in immune-suppressed people” (Magi et. al). Cryptosporidiosis is especially life-threatening in those with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome also known as AIDS. Infection by this parasite accounts for up to 6 percent of all diarrheal diseases in immune-competent people. The infection is also present in up to 24 percent of people with both AIDS and diarrhea
It infects nearly 2% of adults and 6% to 8% of children in developed countries worldwide. Nearly 33% of people in developing countries have had giardiasis. In the United States, Giardia infection is the most common intestinal parasitic disease affecting humans [1]. Giardia infection can cause a variety of intestinal symptoms, which include: Diarrhea, Gas or flatulence, Greasy stool that can float, Stomach or abdominal cramps, Upset stomach or nausea and dehydration. Symptoms of giardiasis normally begin 1 to 3 weeks after becoming infected.
Mononucleosis(mono) Thomas Patrick 8/19/14 4th period Infectious mononucleosis (mono) is a contagious illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The infection can be spread by saliva, and the incubation period for mono is four to eight weeks. Most adults have laboratory evidence (antibodies against the EBV) indicative of a previous infection with EBV and are immune to further infection. The symptoms of mono include fever, fatigue, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes. The diagnosis of mono is confirmed by blood tests.