Fever Nursing Care Plans , When Are Fever Blisters Contagious
|
| Home | Alternative Medicine | Diet&Nutrition | Disease Prevention | Injury | Mental Health | Pregnancy |
Fever is a state when the temperature in the body goes above normal level. This is actually an indicator if some underlying infection or other disease. The immune system of the body will try to fight the cause of the disorder and the indication of this body response comes out as fever. While this is regarded as a positive sign, when the fever becomes high, it can pose to be a threat to one’s health.More...
Fever is an ailment that all people suffer at some stage of their lives. A person is said to be having fever when the body temperature goes above the normal level of 97-99 degree Fahrenheit or 36-37.2 degree Celsius. In medical terminology, ‘pyrexia’ or ‘controlled hyperthermia’ refers to fever. More...
When Are Fever Blisters Contagious ?
Fever blisters or cold sores are caused by ‘herpes simplex’ viruses. This infection is contagious and is transmitted through kissing, sexual contact, by using the same towel or other hygiene accessories. The virus may be present within and even be transmitted without apparent outbreak of blisters. More...
Sinus Infection And Headache Fever
Sinusitis, also called infection in the sinus, is a result of inflammation in the nasal passage and the sinuses. This infection can also cause headache all over or just on one side; or cause pain due to the pressure exerted on the eyes, nose or cheeks. A person with this condition may also have symptoms of fever, bad breath, thick secretion of mucus, congestion in the nose and cough. This disorder can be acute or chronic. In the former, the occurrence is sudden, while in the latter, the disorder stays for a long time. More...
Occurrence of high fever in children is an indication of some underlying disease or infection. It indicates that the immune system of the body is fighting against the cause and preventing the growth or further multiplication of the disease causing germs. More...
How Long Does A Flu Fever Last ?
When adults or children suffer from flu, they have fever along with a feeling of sickness all over their body. This ailment causes discomfort and unpleasantness but it is not dangerous. More...
History Of Yellow Fever Vaccine
Yellow fever is a disease which is caused by a virus which gets transmitted by mosquito bites. The name comes from the yellow coloration which is caused by the hepatitis accompanying this condition. Isolation of the ‘Asibi’ and ‘French’ strains in the yellow fever enabled the invention of the vaccine in 1927. Humans and monkeys get infected by this virus naturally. This species of mosquito whish spreads the virus is found in many parts of southern US. More...