Infection symptoms and treatment
Infection symptoms and treatment
Infection symptoms and treatment
Infection
An infection is said to have occurred when foreign organism of different species form colonies within the host body. The infection causing organism uses host body resources to grow, multiply and reproduce. It interferes with normal functioning of the human body in many ways. The organisms causing infection are called pathogens. A pathogen could be a parasite, fungus, virus, protozoa, bacteria or worms. Medication used can broadly be classified into 4 categories, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antitubercular. Our immune system produces antibodies to fight these infections. Symptoms like inflammation, redness of skin, itch, pain, fever, etc. are signs of infection.
Symptoms and Tests to determine the infection
A pathologist may take sample of fluids from the body part that is suspect to be infected. They produce cultures of the sample in laboratory and study it to determine the kind of infection. It is important to figure out the type of infection as anti bacterial medication will not help fight against viruses and vice versa. Samples of blood, urine, sputum or stools can be taken and tested to check for the cause of infection. An x-ray could also be done and if infection in brain is suspected, testing the samples of fluid from spinal cord may be taken
Symptoms like extreme tiresomeness, fatigue, continued weight loss, fever, night sweats or chills, body pains, inflammation, skin rashes, sore throat, redness of eyes, shivering, etc. are some of the prominent symptoms of an infection. Viral infection can be indicated by running nose, sinus, congestion, cough and body aches. In viral infection a particular system like respiratory, digestive etc. is infected. In case of bacterial infection a body part is infected. Local pain in a particular body part, puss or milky fluid, etc. is symptoms of bacterial infection. Infections could be seasonal. Further tests can be done to determine the type of infection and then can be treated accordingly.
Some time an infection may not show any signs or symptoms. Such infections are termed as asymptomatic or occult infections.
Diseases caused
Infections are known to cause a number for diseases. Some of the diseased caused due to viral, bacterial or protozoan infection are AIDS, Anthrax, Bacterial Vaginosis, Bird Flu (Avian Flu, Avian Influenza), Bocavirus Infection, Botulism, Brucellosis, Bartonella henselae Infection, Varicella, Cholera, Chronic Bronchitis, Chronic Cough, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Clostridium difficile Colitis, Cold, Flu, Coxsackie Virus Infection, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Cryptococcus Infection, Diarrhea, Diphtheria, Encephalitis and Meningitis, Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), Fifth Disease (Parvovirus), Flu (Influenza), Food Poisoning, Fungal Nails (Onychomycosis), Gastroenteritis (Viral Gastroenteritis, "Stomach Flu"), German Measles (Rubella), Giardiasis, Hand, Foot and Mouth Syndrome, Hemorrhagic Fever, Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C, Herpes Simplex Infections, Herpes Viruses and the Eyes, Histoplasmosis, HIV infection, Infectious Mononucleosis, Adenovirus, Laryngitis, Legionellosis, Leptospirosis, Malaria, Measles, Medical Shock, Microcephaly, Microsporidiosis, Middle Ear Infection or Inflammation, Monkeypox, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, Mumps, Mycobacterium marinum, Naegleria Infection, Nausea, Vomiting, and Antiemetics, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Neutropenia, Norovirus Infection, Osteomyelitis, Pinworm Infection, Plague, Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Polio, Rabies, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Rheumatic Fever, Rotavirus Infection, Salmonella, Scabies, Schistosomiasis, Sepsis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Swine Flu (H1N1), Tetanus (Lockjaw), Thrush, Tuberculosis (TB), Tularemia, Typhoid Fever, Vaginal Yeast Infection, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE), Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, West Nile Virus, Whooping Cough (Pertussis) and Yaws
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