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Infectious mononucleosis, most commonly caused by EBV, may present as a fever of unknown origin. Other symptoms of infectious mononucleosis vary with age with middle aged adults and the elderly more likely to have a longer duration of fever and leukopenia, and younger adults and adolescents more likely to have splenomegaly, pharyngitis and ...
Fever is an important metric for the diagnosis of disease in domestic animals. The body temperature of animals, which is taken rectally, is different from one species to another. For example, a horse is said to have a fever above 101 °F (38.3 °C). [ 129 ]
Infectious mononucleosis (IM, mono), also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). [ 2 ][ 3 ] Most people are infected by the virus as children, when the disease produces few or no symptoms. [ 2 ] In young adults, the disease often results in fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck ...
Intermittent fever is a type or pattern of fever in which there is an interval where temperature is elevated for several hours followed by an interval when temperature drops back to normal. [1] This type of fever usually occurs during the course of an infectious disease. [2] Diagnosis of intermittent fever is frequently based on the clinical ...
t. e. The symptoms of COVID-19 are variable depending on the type of variant contracted, ranging from mild symptoms to a potentially fatal illness. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Common symptoms include coughing, fever, loss of smell (anosmia) and taste (ageusia), with less common ones including headaches, nasal congestion and runny nose, muscle pain, sore throat ...
Febrile seizure. A febrile seizure, also known as a fever fit or febrile convulsion, is a seizure associated with a high body temperature but without any serious underlying health issue. [ 1 ] They most commonly occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. [ 1 ][ 3 ] Most seizures are less than five minutes in duration, and the ...
The virus hospitalizes tens of thousands of infants, young children, and elderly adults each year in the U.S. And it kills between 6,000 and 10,000 elderly adults in the U.S. annually, according ...
Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. [ 1 ] Most cases have no symptoms, but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever. [ 1 ][ 4 ] Symptoms may include fever, red eyes, joint pain, headache, and a maculopapular rash. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Symptoms ...