Myiasis is a group of diseases caused by parasitization in human tissues and cavities of larvae of some species of flies. The clinical picture of myiasis is determined by the type of pathogen and the place of its parasitization. Intestinal myiasis is manifested by symptoms of enteritis and colitis; ophthalmomiasis – conjunctivitis, iridocyclitis, retinal detachment,…
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a viral disease accompanied by damage to the upper and lower respiratory tract. More often it occurs in the form of acute respiratory infections with hyperemia of the pharynx, runny nose, cough, fever. In children and weakened patients, metapneumovirus causes bronchitis, bronchiolitis, bronchopneumonia. Virological diagnostics includes PCR of a nasopharyngeal smear, ELISA,…
Meningococcal disease is an infectious disease that combines a whole group of diseases that have a variety of clinical manifestations: from nasopharyngitis to meningococcal sepsis and meningitis. What unites them is that they are all caused by meningococci, which are carried by airborne droplets. Meningococcal disease is dangerous, as it is widespread, transient, can cause…
Melioidosis is a bacterial infection caused by Whitmore’s bacillus and occurs with the formation of multiple septic-necrotic foci in internal organs and tissues. The clinical course is characterized by fever with chills, cough with purulent sputum, chest pain, lymphadenitis, vomiting, diarrhea. Typically, the development of purulent-inflammatory processes in various organs (lung abscesses, pleural empyema, arthritis,…
Boutonneuse fever is an acute infectious disease caused by intracellular bacteria rickettsii. The diagnostic triad includes the presence of primary affect, regional lymphadenitis, skin rash. There is also fever, weakness, myalgia, moderate headache, arthralgia, facial hyperemia, less often hepatosplenomegaly. Diagnosis is based on the detection of antibodies to the pathogen and rickettsia itself in the…
Mansonelliasis is a parasitic infectious disease caused by roundworms (nematodes). The most common clinical symptoms are skin rashes, arthritis and lymph outflow disorders. Helminthiasis is also characterized by fever, inflammation of the lymph nodes, and an increase in the size of the liver. The diagnosis of pathology consists in the detection of the pathogen in…
Malaria is a transmissible protozoal infection caused by pathogenic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium and characterized by a paroxysmal, recurrent course. Specific symptoms are repeated attacks of fever, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia. During feverish attacks in malaria patients, the alternating stages of chills, fever and sweat are clearly traced. The diagnosis is confirmed when malarial plasmodium is…
Giardiasis is a protozoal invasion caused by intestinal giardia and occurring with signs of a functional digestive disorder. Gastrointestinal syndrome (nausea, abdominal pain, unstable stools, flatulence) is the leading one in the giardiasis clinic; intoxication, allergic, astheno-neurotic, hepatolienal syndromes may also develop. For laboratory confirmation of giardiasis, microscopic examination of feces and duodenal contents, ELISA,…
Loiasis is a chronic infectious disease caused by roundworms. A characteristic clinical symptom is the formation of a limited edematous area, mainly on the extremities, as well as damage to the mucous membranes, more often conjunctiva. Visceral invasions are less common. Diagnosis of the disease consists in the detection of the pathogen in the blood…
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) – clinical cases characterized by a persistent (more than 3 weeks) increase in body temperature above 38 ° C, which is the main or even the only symptom, while the causes of the disease remain unclear, despite intensive examination (conventional and additional laboratory techniques). Fevers of unclear genesis can be…