Herpes Infection - An Introduction
A herpes infection is something that just about everyone has heard about. It is considered an STD or sexually transmitted disease but you may be surprised to know that a herpes infection is more than just the one variety. In fact, cold sores, which are often something that people in every lifestyle have to deal with, are also part of the herpes virus. (more…)
April 3, 2008
Viral Infections - Prevention Better than Cure
There are only a couple of differences between a bacterial infection and a viral infection, but how they are treated will require totally different procedures. In many instances, a virus has no known antibodies, hence the trouble in finding a cure for the common cold; however, there are many known methods of dealing with most of the symptoms resulting from exposure to a viral infection. (more…)
April 1, 2008
Urinary Tract Infection - What Is It?
There is no doubt about it; when you get a urinary tract infection you are not going to miss the symptoms. No one likes getting a urinary tract infection and while there are some things that are said to help prevent getting one, there is no one surefire way to keep you safe from this infection. Most people will experience at least one within their lifetime and for those who should be watching their health a little better, they may experience several of them. (more…)
March 30, 2008
Caring for a Sinus Infection
For a lot of people, there is nothing worse than getting a sinus infection, as the pain is something that can ruin and control your entire day or week if it is not taken care of promptly. Some people are much more prone to developing a sinus infection than others and get them all the time, and then there are those people who get an infection once and then never again. Too bad not everyone could be as lucky as the latter group, but then again, there would be a lot of pharmaceutical companies out of business! (more…)
March 28, 2008
Infections and Children
Just keeping up with your children can be a full time job - and even then you can’t be sure you see everything that happens. They get up to so many different things, hide away in the most improbable places and run ahead of you so fast that they can end up hurting themselves without you fully realizing it.
Smaller children are probably easier to keep in your sights, but maybe it’s the ones that are just a little older, so they can play outside, that need the most care. That’s because it’s so easy for them to get hurt, cut or scrape themselves, without telling anyone and without anyone realizing. (more…)
March 26, 2008
Fungal Infection - What Is It?
Most of us have heard of a fungal infection before but are not exactly sure what the term implies. There are actually hundreds of different types of fungal infections that can develop on the human body, but there are a few in particular which are especially common.
Tinea
Tinea, one of the most commonly developing types of fungal infection, is a type of fungal infection of the hair. It is caused by yeast that normally inhabits the skin, and there are certain factors that cause these yeasts to convert to a pathogenic form known as Malassezia furfur, which causes the rash of tinea. (more…)