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Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be expected.
They peak at 24 to 48 hours but can last up to 72 hours, says Dr. Dibba. Norovirus tends to hit hard and then fade fairly quickly. Symptoms do ramp up in intensity, however.
Infectious diseases (ID), also known as infectiology, is a medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of infections. An infectious diseases specialist's practice consists of managing nosocomial (healthcare-acquired) infections or community-acquired infections. [1]
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has many people wondering if there is a vaccine for TB in the U.S. Here's what doctors want you to know about prevention.
As of December 2015, there are more than 2,000 retail clinics located in 41 states and Washington, DC in the United States. [2] Retail clinics are staffed by physician assistants or nurse practitioners and most are open seven days a week – twelve hours a day during the workweek and eight hours a day on the weekend. [3]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID) is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal focusing on the field of infectious disease. It is operated by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and HIV Medicine Association and published online-only by Oxford University Press .
A fatal virus has been discovered in shrews in Alabama, sparking concerns about potential contagion to humans. The Camp Hill virus was discovered by researchers at The University of Queensland.
Most of these tests take a few hours, [62] but rapid molecular assays are as fast as RIDTs. [46] Among NATs, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the most traditional and considered the gold standard for diagnosing influenza [ 62 ] because it is fast and can subtype influenza A virus, but it is relatively expensive and ...