Infectious Disease80 Videos
Self-care- Chicken pox
Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis ●Infections caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection causes two distinct diseases. Primary infection with VZV results in varicella (chickenpox), characterized by vesicular lesions in different stages of development on the face, trunk, and extremities. Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, results from reactivation of latent VZV infection […]
Strep throat (streptococcal pharyngitis)- pathophysciology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Clinical features and diagnosis ●Epidemiology – Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis in children and adolescents. It accounts for 15 to 30 percent of all cases of pharyngitis in children between the ages of 5 and 15 years. In temperate climates, the incidence of GAS pharyngitis peaks during the winter and […]
STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.
Treatment and prevention of streptococcal pharyngitis in adults and children ●Importance of treatment – Group A Streptococcus (GAS), or Streptococcus pyogenes, is the leading bacterial cause of tonsillopharyngitis in adults and children worldwide. GAS is one of the few causes of tonsillopharyngitis or pharyngitis for which antibiotic treatment is recommended. The goals of antibiotic therapy for GAS pharyngitis include […]
