Overview of the topics in infectious diseases
Encephalitis
The Greek term deriving from the Encephalitis means an inflammation of the brain that is usually caused by viruses - that is, by infection -. Depending on which area of the brain is affected by the inflammation - the white and / or gray matter - there are three variants of encephalitis.
Herpes simplex
Under the name of Herpes Simplex refers to diseases that are caused by a primary infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV) or a reactivation of the virus remaining in the body. HSV can cause various diseases, such as cold sores, genital herpes, herpes simplex encephalitis and herpes sepsis in newborns.
HIV / AIDS
Infection with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, HIV) results in an advanced stage to a chronic, life-threatening immune deficiency disease: AIDS.
Tuberculosis
TB (tuberculosis) is a chronic bacterial infection that is usually caused by infection with the tuberculosis mycobacterium. The most common tuberculosis is located in the respiratory organs (so-called pulmonary tuberculosis).
Colds
The term refers to the common cold respiratory infections that are caused by viruses. One of these is the flu (influenza), often referred to as "real" flu, or influenza virus, and the common cold (flu infection), which colloquially often mistakenly called flu.
Children's Diseases
Highly contagious infectious diseases that usually occur in children are called children's diseases. However, adults can also become infected with these childhood diseases.
Lyme disease
Lyme disease is caused by the term or Lyme Disease called the doctor an infectious disease that id by a bacterium from the group of so-called spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium R.
Hepatitis
In a defined Allgemeinenist hepatitis as an inflammation of the liver. A differentiation between chronic hepatitis and acute hepatitis.
TBE
In so-called tick-borne encephalitis (short: TBE) is an inflammatory disease of, for example, meninges and brain tissue, derived from a tick-borne virus is triggered. As the disease occurs in certain risk areas at the TBE.
Malaria
Malaria, also called ague or marsh fever is an infectious disease that usually occurs in the tropics and subtropics, as in many parts of Africa (eg Kenya and Ghana). Malaria is one, therefore, to the tropical diseases.
Cystitis
The bladder infection, also known as acute cystitis is a urinary tract infection, in which there is an inflammation of the bladder mucosa (urothelium). In most cases, the cystitis is caused by bacterial pathogens, which rise above the lower urinary tract through the urethra into the bladder, multiply strong there, causing irritation of the mucous membrane.
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is known in medical jargon as pneumonia. There are many cause of pneumonia, in most cases, pneumonia is infectious in origin.
Fungus
Nail fungus is a condition suffered by about 12% of Europeans. To 90% of the fungal infection occurs on the toenails, especially common in the big toes. The fingernails are seldom involved.
Otitis
A middle ear infection, also known as otitis media is a common, acute and painful inflammation of the mucous membranes of the middle ear. Most are from the nose and throat in an ascending bacterial infection of the upper airways, the cause, viral infections are possible in rare cases as well. If the eardrum is damaged, viruses and bacteria can also penetrate into the middle ear. In rare cases, otitis media caused by hematogenous transmission of the pathogen through the blood as a side effect of infectious diseases such as scarlet fever or measles.
Tonsillitis
A tonsillitis, as tonsillitis or tonsillar angina called, is a caused by viruses or bacteria, painful inflammation of the lymphatic tissue in the throat, called the lymphatic or Waldeyer's tonsillar ring.