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See also AGING, EFFECTS ON IMMUNE RESPONSE; BLISTER; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX; SPINAL NERVES. histoplasmosis An illness re ...

blood supplies has significantly reduced this risk and infection through blood products is now uncommon. Though there are numero ...

compromise the immune system, aggressive treat- ment with a regimen called HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy), which c ...

to antibiotic therapy is often a diagnostic measure. People who have human ehrlichiosis show marked improvement in symptoms with ...

TOPICAL MEDICATIONS TO TREAT HPV GENITAL WARTS bichloracetic acid (BCA) 5-fluorouracil cream imiquimod cream podofilox solution ...

I immunization The mechanism through which the body protects itself from subsequent INFECTION with the same PATHOGEN. Immunizati ...

causes upper respiratory symptoms. Influenza viruses rapidly adapt and mutate, which gives them the perpetual ability to cause i ...

mised immune function, such as people who have HIV/AIDSor CANCERor who take IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPYafter ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION ...

L–M listeriosis An illness that results from INFECTION with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Listeriosis most often occurs ...

called erythema migrans. The rash starts at the site of the bite and looks somewhat like a bull’s eye around the bite. The rash ...

Early treatment with medications to kill the Plas- modiumparasites is essential, particularly when the infective PARASITEis P. f ...

Enteroviruses and Haemophilus influenzaetype B (Hib) VIRUSare the common viral causes, though many viruses can cause meningitis. ...

abdominal tenderness slight JAUNDICE(yellow discoloration of the SKIN) The diagnostic path includes BLOODtests; the presence o ...

N–O necrotizing fasciitis A rare but serious bacterial INFECTIONof the fascia, the layer of connective tis- sue that covers, sep ...

cannot distinguish between normal flora and path- ogenic bacteria. So ANTIBIOTIC MEDICATIONS, particu- larly broad-spectrum anti ...

P–R parasite An organism that requires coexistence with another organism for its survival. The para- site typically draws nouris ...

of the cough, though cultures taken from the MOUTH and NOSE may provide confirmation. Cultures are positive in about 80 percent ...

transmittable spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Some prion diseases are inherited and others are acquired. The most notorious ...

effective against R. rickettsii. Rapid improvement of symptoms confirms the diagnosis before BLOOD tests are able to do the same ...

S salmonellosis An illness resulting from INFECTION with any of the numerous strains of Salmonella BACTERIA. Salmonellaare commo ...