Articles for tag: Difficulty Swallowing, Mononucleosis, Strep, Strep Infection, Strep Throat

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Key Symptoms and Complications of Strep Throat

Are you having a sudden and severe sore throat but don’t have other cold like symptoms? Do you have a fever over 101 degrees and having difficulty swallowing? You may have strep throat. Below are seven common symptoms showing you have strep throat: 1. The first symptom that occurs when you have strep throat is ...

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How to Fight Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? The definition of this disorder often times depends on who you ask. From my research, the most noted symptoms are: 1. Fatigue that lasts more than six months. 2. Short term memory loss. 3. Headaches. 4. Muscle aches. 5. Inability to concentrate. These symptoms may fit a number of other ...

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Causes and Symptoms of Nephrotic Syndrome

Nephrotic Syndrome is a group of symptoms that include protein in the urine, low blood protein levels and swelling. A person’s urine may also contain fat that is visible under a microscope. The term Nephrotic Syndrome originated in the early 20th century. The common cause of Nephrotic Syndrome in children is Minimal Change Disease. Minimal ...

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Mononucleosis in Children: How is Mono Spread?

Mononucleosis is commonly referred to as “mono”. It has also been called the “kissing disease”. If this virus is spread through kissing, how can a young child contract such an ailment? Mono can affect people of all ages. It is most likely to be seen in teenagers and young adults, between the ages of 15 ...

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What to Expect When Your Teen Has Mononucleosis

To be honest, I never really knew that much about Mono. I mean, I had heard of it of course, but never had gotten the impression that Mono was really that big of a deal. And I certainly never gave any thought to the possibility that my own children might contract Mono at some point. ...

Mononucleosis; Symptoms and Treatments

Mononucleosis, commonly known as mono is a horrible little virus that generally afflicts teens and young adults. Children can get it, but the symptoms are often mild to nonexistent and adults have in all likelihood already built up immunities. Mono is characterized by an intense feeling of weakness and a lack of will to do ...

CMV & Pregnancy: The Facts

What is cytomegalovirus? Cytomegalovirus, also known as CMV, is a commonly occurring virus in adults and children. CMV is usually harmless and causes no lasting affects, or even illness in individuals who contract the virus after birth. CMV usually remains in the person’s body, live but dormant for the rest of their lives. This kind ...

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Right Side Abdominal Pain: What Does it Mean?

Of all the physical symptoms one can experience, abdominal pain is one of the hardest to diagnose. It can indicate a wide variety of diseases, disorders and conditions, each of which may be accompanied by other symptoms that can also overlap. Right side abdominal pain, however, narrows the field considerably, and may point to one ...

How is Mono Diagnosed?

Are you feeling tired lately with swollen lymph nodes – and concerned that you might have mono? Mononucleosis is a common viral infection that most people have been exposed to at one time or other – since over ninety percent of people have antibodies against the Epstein Barr virus that causes this infection. Despite being ...