Tuberculosis Bacteria
Is tuberculosis a contagious killer? Well, it depends on which type of tuberculosis (commonly called TB) we are talking about, active or inactive. Active tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease. Just like the common cold, it spreads through the air, but only people who are sick with TB in their lungs are infectious. This type of TB means the bacteria are active in the body and the immune system is unable to stop them from causing illness. People with active Read more…
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Toxic shock syndrome is caused by a toxin produced by certain types
of Staphylococcus bacteria. A similar syndrome, called toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS), can be caused by Streptococcal bacteria. Although the earliest described cases of toxic shock syndrome involved women who were using tampons during menstruation, just slightly over half Read more…
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Crohn’s disease is a lifelong inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Parts of the digestive system get swollen and have deep sores called ulcers. The disease usually is found in the last part of the small intestine and the first part of the large intestine, but it can develop anywhere in the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus. Doctors don’t know what causes Crohn’s disease. You may get it when the body’s immune system has an abnormal response to normal bacteria Read more…
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Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs. It occurs when either
bacteria or viruses get stuck in the lungs – the germs multiply and form an infected area. In order to understand it, things you should know include something about the lungs and what they do. When you breathe in, you pull oxygen into your lungs. That oxygen travels through breathing tubes and eventually gets into your blood through the alveoli. Alveoli are tiny air sacs covered in tiny blood vessels called Read more…
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Your urinary tract is the system that makes urine and carries it out of your body. It includes your bladder and kidneys and the tubes that connect them. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that begins in your urinary system. Your urinary system is composed of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Any part of your urinary system can become infected, but most infections involve the Read more…
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Otitis media means that your child has fluid behind his or her ear drum. There are two kinds of otitis media:
- Acute Otitis Media (AOM), which means that the fluid is causing pain or fever
- Otitis Media with Effusion (OME), which means that the fluid is not causing pain
Treating kids’ ear infections used to be pretty straightforward. Your pediatrician simply handed you a prescription for an antibiotic. Maybe your child is now so familiar with “the pink stuff” that he/she can practically Read more…
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