Infectious mononucleosis is an acute viral infection characterized by a predominant lesion of the oropharynx and lymph nodes, spleen and liver. A specific sign of the disease is the appearance of characteristic cells in the blood – atypical mononuclears. The causative agent of infectious mononucleosis is the Epstein-Barr virus, belonging to the herpesvirus family. Its…
Invasive candidiasis is a generalized fungal infection in which candidemia and damage to internal organs by fungi of the genus Candida are observed. Up to half of the cases of the disease are caused by the pathogen C. albicans, the three most common pathogens are C. parapsilosis and C. glabrata. Clinical manifestations of the disease…
Yersiniosis is an acute anthropozoonous intestinal infection accompanied by a toxic-allergic reaction, characterized by multi-foci. Yersiniosis is characterized by a fecal-oral transmission pathway. Livestock, rodents and dogs are the reservoir of infection. The incubation period of yersiniosis lasts no more than a week. The clinic consists of a general toxic syndrome, spotty papular rashes, dyspeptic…
Yellow fever is an acute natural focal viral infection characterized by a severe course with a predominance of intoxication, jaundice and hemorrhagic syndrome. Yellow fever is among the most dangerous infections. Yellow fever is spread by vector-borne pathways, its carriers are mosquitoes. The incubation period of yellow fever is about a week. her clinic includes…
Dracunculiasis is a helminthic invasion caused by a round worm, a guinea worm, parasitizing in the intermuscular tissue and subcutaneous tissue. Clinical symptoms include allergic reactions (urticaria, suffocation), fever, joint swelling, burning pain, erythema formation, blisters and ulcers at the site of the parasite’s exit from under the skin. The diagnosis is confirmed by the…
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease of bacterial nature characterized by the development of fibrinous inflammation in the area of the introduction of the pathogen (mainly the upper respiratory tract, the mucous membrane of the oropharynx is affected). Diphtheria is transmitted by airborne droplets and airborne dust. The infection can affect the oropharynx, larynx, trachea…
Diphyllobothriasis is an intestinal parasitosis from the group of cestodoses caused by tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, most often a broad tapeworm. Disease occurs with nausea, abdominal pain, decreased appetite, salivation, weight loss, stool disorder, anemic syndrome; in severe cases, intestinal obstruction develops. The diagnosis is confirmed by studies of feces, which make it possible…
Dysentery is an acute intestinal infection caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella, characterized by the predominant localization of the pathological process in the mucous membrane of the large intestine. Dysentery is transmitted by fecal-oral route (food or water). Clinically, a dysentery patient has diarrhea, abdominal pain, tenesmus, intoxication syndrome (weakness, weakness, nausea). The diagnosis…
Travelers diarrhea is a polyethological infectious disease manifested by disorders in the digestive tract during travel to another climatogeographic zone. The main manifestation of the disease is a change in character, an increase in the multiplicity and volume of the stool. Nausea, abdominal pain, fever and vomiting are also characteristic. Diagnosis of the condition consists…
Dermatobiasis is a parasitic human disease caused by a gadfly larva. Typical manifestations of the disease include single or multiple skin lesions in the form of tumor-like formations with infiltrates around them, sensations of a foreign body, symptoms of intoxication. Mucous membranes and internal organs are much less often involved. Diagnosis of parasitosis is based…