Influenza is an acute viral respiratory infection caused by RNA–containing influenza A, B and C viruses, manifested by fever, intoxication and damage to the epithelial lining of the upper respiratory tract. Influenza is included in the group of acute respiratory viral infections – ARVI. The greatest infectious danger of a person with influenza is in…
Granulocytic anaplasmosis is an infectious disease with a transmissible transmission pathway. The main symptoms are prolonged fever with pronounced general intoxication manifestations. Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, cough, myalgia and skin rashes are much less common. Diagnosis of anaplasmosis is carried out by PCR and dark-field microscopy of stained blood smears to identify the pathogen,…
Hong Kong flu is an acute respiratory disease caused by the H3N2 serotype of the influenza A virus. The clinical features of the disease are damage to the respiratory and digestive systems, as well as poorly controlled high fever. Symptoms of this type of flu are dry cough, sore throat, headache, nasal congestion, pronounced weakness,…
Purulent-resorptive fever is a pathological process that occurs during secondary wound healing. The main symptoms are local complications (purulent congestion, abscesses, phlegmons), fever and general intoxication manifestations. With a prolonged course, traumatic exhaustion develops, a fatal outcome occurs. Diagnosis of the disease is based on anamnesis data, clinical symptoms, detection of pyogenic flora. Treatment is…
Histoplasmosis is a deep mycosis caused by the dimorphic yeast fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, which affects tissue macrophages of the lungs, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, skin and mucous membranes. Among the various forms of the disease, acute histoplasmosis of the lungs prevails, characterized by fever, chest pain, cough, weakness, lymphadenopathy, X-ray changes. In the diagnosis of…
Hirudiniasis is a disease of humans and animals associated with the suction and penetration of leeches into the body. The manifestations are different, depending on the localization of the parasite. Nasal, intestinal and other bleeding, hemoptysis, hoarseness of voice, weakness, headaches, dizziness, hearing loss are more often detected. Diagnosis of pathology is carried out in…
Hymenolepiasis is a helminthic disease caused by tapeworms (dwarf or rat tapeworm) parasitizing in the small intestine. Often the disease has a subclinical course; the clinic of the manifest form is characterized by pain, dyspeptic, asthenoneurotic and allergic syndromes. The diagnosis is confirmed by the detection of eggs or individuals of helminths in the stool.…
Herpes is a chronic recurrent infection caused by the herpes simplex virus and characterized by a predominant lesion of the integumentary tissues and nerve cells. The main route of transmission of herpes infection is contact, but airborne and transplacental transmission of the virus is possible. A distinctive feature of herpetic infection is the ability of viruses…
Hepatitis C is a viral infectious liver disease transmitted by transfusion, characterized by a mild, often subclinical, rarely moderate course in the phase of primary infection and a tendency to chronization, cirrhosis and malignancy. In most cases, hepatitis C has an inanimate, low-symptom onset. In this regard, it may remain undiagnosed for several years and…
Hepatitis E is a liver lesion of an infectious nature. The infection has a fecal-oral transmission mechanism, proceeds acutely, cyclically and is quite dangerous for pregnant women. The incubation period of viral hepatitis E can last up to 2 months. The clinical picture of the disease has a lot of similarities with the symptoms of…