Brill-Zinsser disease is a relapse of epidemic typhus, which preserves the clinical manifestations of the primary disease, but proceeds mainly in a mild form. A characteristic clinical symptom is an abundant roseolous-petechial rash on the skin, mucous membranes. Systemic manifestations are fever, changes in consciousness, a tendency to tachycardia and hypotension. Confirmatory diagnostic methods include…
Middle east respiratory syndrome is an acute, highly lethal infectious disease caused by an RNA–containing beta-coronavirus. The pathognomonic symptoms of infection are a predominant lesion of the respiratory tract with a high probability of developing respiratory distress syndrome in adults. Clinically, the disease is manifested by fever, shortness of breath, cough, hemoptysis. Diagnosis of pathology…
Blastomycosis is a disease from the group of systemic mycoses that occurs with primary lung damage and hematogenous dissemination of fungal infection into internal organs, bones and skin. Disease can occur in various forms: pulmonary (bronchopneumonia), skin (rash, skin ulcers, subcutaneous abscesses), bone (osteomyelitis, arthritis), genitourinary (prostatitis, epididymitis), etc. The diagnosis is confirmed by isolating…
Rabies is an infectious zoonosis of viral etiology, characterized by predominant severe damage to the central nervous system, threatening death. A person becomes infected with rabies when bitten by animals. Spreading along the nerve fibers, the rabies virus initially increases their excitability, and then causes the development of paralysis. Penetrating into the tissues of the…
Bacillary angiomatosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by bartonella bacteria. The disease is attributed to opportunistic invasions, most often found among HIV-infected people in the AIDS stage. The main manifestations are skin changes, fever, lymphadenopathy, and in some cases, lesions of internal organs. Diagnostics is based on microscopy, PCR examination of histological preparations and…
Bartonellosis is a group of diseases caused by bacteria from the genus Bartonella, occurring with a predominant lesion of endothelial cells and erythrocytes. Clinical manifestations can be different: from mild and local (rash, lymphadenopathy, conjunctivitis) to common systemic disorders (fever, anemia, septic bacteremia, endocarditis, meningitis, myelitis). Diagnosis of bartonellosis is based on the detection of…
Balantidiasis is a protozoal intestinal infection caused by ciliated infusoria – balantidias. Clinical manifestations are a reflection of inflammatory and ulcerative processes in the large intestine, and are characterized by abdominal pain, tenesmus, frequent loose stools with an admixture of blood and pus, weight loss, intoxication syndrome. For the diagnosis, clinical and epidemiological data, the…
Aflatoxicosis is acute poisoning or chronic intoxication that develops due to the use of products containing mycotoxins of Aspergillus fungi. Large doses of aflatoxins cause acute liver failure, coagulopathy, seizures; prolonged use of mycotoxins in smaller doses can provoke developmental delay in children, congenital anomalies in offspring, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The etiological diagnosis is…
Aspergillosis is a mycosis caused by various types of mold fungi of the genus Aspergillus and occurring with chronic toxic-allergic manifestations. With aspergillosis, the bronchopulmonary system and paranasal sinuses are mainly affected; less often – the skin, visual system, central nervous system, etc. Patients with low immune reactivity may develop disseminated aspergillosis. The leading role…
Ascariasis is a helminthic disease, the etiological agents of which are roundworms – ascariids that parasitize in the human small intestine. The early phase of ascariasis occurs with the phenomena of general malaise, fever, skin rash, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenitis, dry cough. In the chronic phase, the symptoms of gastrointestinal tract damage come to the fore: decreased…