Infectious Diseases - September 2007

There's a vaccine study going on nearby where I live. Pay an average of $750 - really nice for a college student. They say its risk free....is that really true?

Check it out:

http://www.vaccineunit.org/index.aspx

2007-09-28 08:28:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I work in a service related industry and might have been exposed to someone with Tubercolosis

2007-09-28 04:59:07 · 5 answers · asked by Hashman 1

Under what circumstances would a state health department come to someones home and burn their belongings? A landlord called them after she found papers from the health dept. to the tenant (that had skipped out on his rent) regarding their TB status and she said the H.D. came out to burn his left belongings. Does this mean this person is in an active stage of TB and a threat to the general public? If not, then can a H.D. legally do something like this without the tenant's consent? I knew the tenant. Should I be concerned about exposure if I had visited with them inside their home? What about his ex-wife and their young children who knew nothing about this? Apparantly he was supposed to be taking meds for it but was sparotic in his taking of his meds and is a raging alcoholic who drinks heavily everyday. Does that effect the effectiveness of the meds?

2007-09-28 03:28:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-27 13:47:50 · 5 answers · asked by oooooo u 1

I open mouth kissed this guy for like a whole 2 seconds and I am FREAKING OUT!

I have heard you can get it through kissing. I have heard that you can't. I don't have any open wounds in my mouth that I am aware of and my gums aren't bleeding but I have heard that you can transfer blood like that if he is bleeding in his mouth and I am bleeding in mine.

He is this guy that is in a fraternity at my college but seemed nice. But was only a 2 second long kiss.

I am freaking out right now. I am 19 years old. I have a phobia of HIV and I am a virgin saving myself for marriage and have never used IV drugs. I am just freaking out because since I have the phobia of the virus, I am definitely worried about a kiss.

Should I worry?????????????????????????????

2007-09-27 12:08:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

three weeks, ago i had sex, after we finish the person left me concern , she was my friend, well now i have been sick for about a week, my gum in one side of my mouth is swollen and i have fever and flue. every one in school is getting allergies too. can he cause of my swollen gum be something serious, because before i left i heard her talking that some oe wh she know had goten hiv. i dont feel not swollen lymph nodes, nor nothing else. i was wonder can the swollen gum be from the flu/ fever i have witch and can that be part of what every one is catching at school?

2007-09-27 11:39:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to get the flu shot for my daughter and I, also my mother and I cant find anywhere on the internet clinics that are giving out flu shots !! I live in Dallas Texas

2007-09-27 11:06:17 · 4 answers · asked by Raw1987 2

Cat scratched me really bad on back of hand where veins are. Swelled up badly, still painful although think its because its on the vein. Do I need a Tetanus. Cant remember last time having Tetanus, if at all.

2007-09-27 10:02:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

A. Stimulation of B cell production
B. Inflammation after tissue injury
C. Presence of bacteria-killing chemicals in tears
D. Maintenance of an acidic environment

2007-09-27 09:39:01 · 2 answers · asked by crismarie 4

2007-09-27 07:41:59 · 12 answers · asked by tmhangel 1

Just want to know if this the right med. It says for urinary tract infection.

2007-09-27 06:55:15 · 4 answers · asked by CHARLES D 1

Ok so I have heard from several people at school about this new book. The Zombie Guide or something? Anyway, it was written by a "Dr. Max Brooks". He is said to have found this virus called "Solanum" which infects a human and turns them into a zombie in 20-24hrs.

So people are really into this and they are all talking about some upcoming invasion? The word is that some one is trying to steal it and release it?

I dont know about all that. When ever i looked up the "virus" it came up with types of the virus that affect plants. Can some one explain this chaos?

2007-09-27 06:53:24 · 5 answers · asked by Mandy 2

Is it possible that a virus (in theory, doesnt have to exist yet) mutate the hell out of you? Like you see in movies like resident-evil and such...

2007-09-27 06:09:42 · 4 answers · asked by jocksnguis 1

When any Virus dont live outside the living organism and dies as soon as it comes out, how can it transmit itself from person to person through infected needles, blood transfusion and naked sex etc? Further differing blood group of persons would also make difficult to permit change over bodies(infect)?

2007-09-27 05:23:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-09-27 04:52:22 · 9 answers · asked by Noel 1

2007-09-27 03:01:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have it since a year one comes out and then goes off and then another. but i never went to a doctor. it usually bleeded and a littlte pus sometime. but now i have got a cyst that is not healing since a long time. how do i get rid of it i have plenty of hair on my ***. how do i get rid of the cyst what food should i eat. pls help

2007-09-26 23:40:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-26 15:00:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-26 11:45:05 · 3 answers · asked by echo 4

I started off with a cold and then had a sinus infection doctor gave me Levaquin but did not work plus had a allergy to it and now taking amoxicillin in the past worked for me on another infection stared tues three times a day but I don't feel better still in pain .Should I keep using it or call doctor back and see if they will give me anther one . what should I do ?

2007-09-26 10:16:19 · 6 answers · asked by purpleparadise2 2

2007-09-26 01:34:02 · 3 answers · asked by mz_forrest216 1

The area is pink, but in all that I have read it says you should be worried if there is a bump measuring larger then 10mm. Is it common to have redness at the sight of injection?

2007-09-25 17:31:47 · 7 answers · asked by lldd76 1

2007-09-25 14:37:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

my friend gets sick just about every 3 months. she throws up, can't keep food down, has diarrhea. she goes to the doctor to take blood but sometimes her veins collapse and it is hard to get blood. the doctor said it could be some kind of flu. could it be??????? it seems like the doctor doesn't know what is wrong.this last about a week then she is fine till it hits again. what could this be??????any answers will be appreciated.

2007-09-25 13:40:39 · 8 answers · asked by eagle eyes 2

I am creating an NHS leaflet regarding MRSA on neonatal wards. I would like you to tell me any questions parents of neonatal unit babies with MRSA might have so that i can answer them in the leaflet. I have several already including:
'what is MRSA',
'how does it spread',
'is is dangerous',
'what is the treatment',
'are there any long term effects',
'can i hold/visit my baby'

I would greatly appreciate any feedback.

Thanks

Phil

2007-09-25 09:51:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm sorry to say but my dogs vets is cleaner and my Doc agrees.

2007-09-25 09:20:34 · 21 answers · asked by D 7

i am a 54 year old woman who was relatively fit and healthy (i trekked the hills of peru last year to raise money for breakthrough breastcancer) and was stuck down 6 months ago with menigoccocal septicaemia was in a coma for 19 days on full life support and spent a further 5 weeks in hospital i am doing reasonably well - i have got a few problems but try to remain optimistic but struggle in the main with aching joints and am at present taking 600mg of ibrufen to cope with the distress of my body hurting - does anyone know exactly why the septiceamia does this and any ideas of using a kinder anti-inflamatory?

2007-09-25 08:29:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is responding to crocin after 1(1/2) hours. Again after some time the temperature shoots up. Is this alarming?

2007-09-25 05:23:01 · 9 answers · asked by latha i 1

2007-09-25 05:16:28 · 0 answers · asked by latha i 1

Can you use fruit yoghurt?

2007-09-24 23:03:13 · 7 answers · asked by debbie c 2