Amoxicillin trihydrate is a drug used to treat systemic infections and acute and chronic urinary tract infections. It has the possible side effects of: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, hypersensitivity (rash) and itching. Research Amoxicillin Trihydrate
Appendicitis is a disease which became well-known during the 19th century. It consists in inflammation of the vermiformappendix of the large intestine, a somewhat wormlike hollow body, several inches long, projecting from and opening into the intestine, but closed at the opposite extremity. In appendicitis proper the inflammation begins in the appendix and spreads to neighbouring parts, and thus the disease is sometimes included under the term perityphlitis, which more strictly belongs to inflammation connected with the caecum, and not necessarily with the appendix.
Appendicitis is usually set up by more or less hard bodies that become lodged in the appendix, especially particles of food that have not been sufficiently masticated. The disease may be very slight, lasting for a day or two, and accompanied with some pain and sickness; or it may take a severe and violent form, the result being death in a few hours. Death may also occur at a longer interval, when an abscess forms, which bursts into the abdominal cavity. There are also cases of chronic and of relapsing appendicitis, and in these removal of the organ is necessary. Some surgeons resort to removal of the appendix in all cases of the disease. The usual symptoms are such as pain in the belly, especially low down on the right side, fever, constipation, nausea, and vomiting. Early remedies were such as rest in bed, hot fomentations or poultices applied to the belly, with opium to relieve pain, food being given in small quantities, in the fluid form and hot. During the 20th century surgery became the preferred treatment, the appendix being cut out by a surgeon. Research Appendicitis
Ascariasis is an infection caused by a parasitic worm, ascarsis lumbricoides. This parasite is a pale, cylindrical, tapered roundworm that grows to between fifteen and forty centimetres in length. It lives in the small intestine of its host. The infection is common worldwide, especially in the tropics. It affects 80% to 90% of the population in poorer countries where standards of public hygiene and sanitation are low. One or several worms may be present in the infection, but symptoms generally only appear when there is multiple infestation. The eggs of the worm are carried by the wind in drier climates. In most cases, however, they are transmitted through water, food, and hands. The eggs are swallowed via the mouth of the new host and then hatch into larvae in the small intestine. The larvae travel through the wall of the intestine and are carried by the lymphatic vessels and the bloodstream to the lungs, up the trachea, and are swallowed back to the small intestine where they mature in the jejunum.
The worms reach maturity about two months after ingestion. The adult worms release eggs which are passed out through faeces to be acquired by a new host and start the cycle over. The lifespan of the worm is under 18 months, however, female worms produce up to 200,000 eggs per day. The eggs can remain viable for months or years. The condition is diagnosed by the presence of the eggs in an infected person's faeces during microscopic examination. Light infestation generally causes no symptoms or may cause slight nausea. Early symptoms of the passage through the respiratory system include coughing, wheezing, and a slight fever. Heavy infestation of the parasites compete with the host for food, leading to malnutrition and anaemia. In children, migration of the worms to the liver, gall bladder, or peritoneal cavity may cause death. Research Ascariasis
Chickenpox, also called varicella, is a contagious viral infection caused by the herpes zoster (VZV) virus. It is the same virus that causes shingles. Chickenpox occurs primarily in young children and is a common childhood disease. It is rare in adults, but when it does occur it is usually more severe. It can be serious if left untreated. Symptoms include scattered red spots on the skin that have tiny 'watery blisters' in the center, weakness, nausea, fever, chills, and occasionally, in severe cases, pneumonitis. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with the skin rash or by airborne droplets (coughed or sneezed) from the respiratory tract of an infected person. The virus has an incubation period of two to three weeks before the rash begins to appear. The rash begins as small, flat, pink spots that develop into blisters. After several days, the blisters dry out and form scabs, which may itch. Scratching may lead to a secondary infection. Once the scabs have formed, the infected person is no longer contagious at this point. Although lifelong immunity is developed after an attack of chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the tissues and may cause shingles later in life. There is no cure for the chickenpox, but its symptoms can be alleviated with plenty of bed rest and drinking lots of fluids to prevent dehydration. Research Chickenpox
Choline magnesium trisalicylate is a drug used to treat arthritis; mild-to-moderate pain and fever. It has the possible side effects of: ringing in the ears and hearing loss, nausea, vomiting, gastric distress, hidden bleeding, rash, hypersensitivity manifested by shock and/or asthma. Research Choline Magnesium Trisalicylate
Cloxacillin sodium is a drug used to treat systemic infections. It has the possible side effects of: Nausea, vomiting, stomachdistress, diarrhoea and hypersensitivity (rash, itching, chills, fever, sneezing and/or wheezing) Research Cloxacillin Sodium
Diflunisal is a drug used to treat mild to moderate pain and osteoarthritis It has the possible side effects of: dizziness, insomnia, headache, ringing in the ears, nausea, dyspepsia, gastrointestinal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, constipation, excess wind, rash and itching. Research Diflunisal
Diphyllobothriasis is an infestation of the intestine with the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum. The condition sometimes causes nausea, malnutrition, diarrhoea and anaemia. Research Diphyllobothriasis
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