Lassa fever

the first semester in my third year of my under graduation. Myself came out from the college to my room and I was feeling little dull that day. Slowly there was a slight increase in my body temperature that night and I thought it might be a normal fever. It was a tough time to sleep that night in spite to the rise in my body temperature and even I have suffered with body pains that night. I was all alone in my room that night and moreover, I am staying about 300 kilometres far away from my parents

sick with a high fever, the pulse rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure are typically elevated above normal ranges. It is very common for diseases that cause a fever to also present with an increase in blood pressure, and pulse rate. When there is a high fever, but a person’s heart rate is below the expected value it is known as relative bradycardia. This is clinically important because there are a few diseases that often present with such a condition, one of them is typhoid fever.  What is your

Leptospirosis: new challenges from an old bug Kate Murphy BVSc (Hons) DSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS PGCert(HE) Highcroft Veterinary Referrals, 615 Wells Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS149BE Synopsis (200 words) Article (3000 words maximum) What is Leptospirosis? Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection with worldwide distribution. It can affect most mammals (Bharti and others 2003) but some species seem more susceptible, such as the dog and the human. It is a spirochaete infection and the infecting

Brucellosis • Cholera • Diphtheria • Enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever) • Food poisoning • Haemolytic uraemic syndrome • Infectious bloody diarrhea • Invasive group A streptococcal • Legionnaires disease • Leprosy • Malaria • Measles • Meningococcal septicemia • Mumps • Plague • Rabies • Rubella • Severe acute respiratory syndrome • Scarlet fever • Smallpox • Tetanus • Tuberculosis • Typhus • Viral hemorrhagic fever • Whooping cough • Yellow fever • Acute Encephalitis- is caused by a viral

Common clinical signs for Hendra virus in horses will include: acute onset illness, increased body temperature, increase heart rate, discomfort/weight shifting between legs, rapid deterioration. Respiratory problems that may occur: pulmonary oedema and congestion, respiratory distress, increased respiratory rate, nasal discharge, weakness, ataxia (the loss of full control of bodily movement), and collapse. Neurological signs include: wobbly gait progressing to ataxia, altered consciousness, and apparent

versus something more dangerous or life-threatening? Here are four signs: 1. You Have a Fever A common cold usually does not cause a fever. If you do experience a fever, especially a high fever of 102-degrees or more, it is likely you are dealing with something other than the common cold. A fever may represent an infection, such as a sinus infection, or something more serious. So if you experience a high fever, definitely head to a medical clinic.

Question Is acetaminophen an effective post vaccination preventative agent for fever in infants? Background The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that controls the core temperature of the human body. This organ which is located above the brainstem ensures that the body is kept at a temperature between 97.5 and 98.9 °F (36.4°C and 37.2°C). Small proteins known as pyrogens can stimulate prostaglandin release in the body and increase body temperature beyond this range. 1 These increases can be medication

Exanthems Patient #1 1. What is your diagnosis? Shelly’s diagnosis is scarlet fever. 2. What causes this medical condition? Scarlet fever is mainly caused by the erythrogenic toxins of group A beta-hemolytic Streptoccus pyogenes (Andrey & Posfay-Barbe, 2016). 3. How would you treat this patient? Penicillin for 10 days is the first line treatment for scarlet fever (Firth, 2016). In addition, analgesics may be used for fever and pain management. For patients allergic to penicillin, azithromyhcin or clarithromycin

course of the last couple of days. Chief Complaint (CC) B.C. complains of an acute, non-productive cough lasting for two weeks that occurs mainly at night requiring her to sit up in order to ease her breathing. Also, she reports having a low grade fever for two days that has reached 101 degrees Fahrenheit. Additionally, she reports being short of breath (SOB) with exertion and states that her throat is sore, particularly in the morning time. B.C. reports having a decreased appetite, although she

Theories of global warming surfaced in the nineties as the decade proved to be the warmest on record. Since then, nations have come together to attempt to reverse the effects, if that is at all possible. Some refused and some have made great strides in the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions hoping that this will lead a reversal in the direction of the temperature pattern. Many nations have a great stake in the future of the World’s climate, as it is the dictator of our very existence. The