An INFECTION of the tonsils (lymph structures at the back of the THROAT). Tonsillitis is common and often recurrent in children. Conventional wisdom holds that the tonsils (and the nearby ADENOIDS) serve to produce antibodies to help the bo.. Read More
Health and Wellness | 08.3.10 | No Comments
A large group of synthetic drugs used to treat bacterial infections derived from a red dye (sulfanilamide). Drugs in this class prevent the growth of bacteria (bacteriostatic); they do not kill bacteria (bactericidal). Given by mouth, th.. Read More
Health and Wellness | 07.28.09 | No Comments
An infectious bacterial childhood disease characterized by a skin rash, sore throat, and fever. It is much less common and dangerous than it once was. No longer a reportable disease, no one knows for sure how many cases occur today in the U.. Read More
Health and Wellness | 05.18.09 | No Comments
An acute herpesvirus infection caused by the Epstein-Barr (EBV) virus and characterized by sore throat, fever, swollen lymph glands, and bruising. Transmitted in saliva, young people are most often infected. In childhood the disease is ofte.. Read More
Health and Wellness | 02.13.09 | No Comments
A milder relative of SMALLPOX that appeared in the United States for the first time when at least a dozen people had contact in 2003 with infected pet prairie dogs. Monkeypox was reported in humans for the first time in 1970, and until the .. Read More
Health and Wellness | 02.10.09 | No Comments
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