Infectious Diseases - October 2007

I am suffering from OCD and specifically a fear of HIV. Everyday little instances lead me to believe that I have acquired the virus, even though these instances never involve typical risk behaviors. My question is, if my fears are true and I have somehow acquired this virus, how many times should I wash my hands to prevent others from getting it when I come into contact with my own potentially infectious body fluids?

2007-10-28 10:59:08 · 4 answers · asked by Connor 1

I have a sore throat and I have a warm forehead. I don't know if it's fever or not. I have a white layer covering my tongue. My tongue just about looks white. I can wipe it off and when I spit it looks like white spit. Earlier, I burped and I was bending over and some vomit came up. I've got a few chills. Abdominal pain. What is this? I have never had a white layer over my tongue. Is this scarlet fever? If it is, how long does it take for it to go away without medicine? What is it?

2007-10-28 09:13:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

what will happen? lets say it starts as a sinus infection? will it spread? just curious.

2007-10-28 09:09:57 · 2 answers · asked by bass drummer 1

2007-10-28 08:58:12 · 4 answers · asked by Shellie K 1

ok, so i just had some curry and some naan (sp) bread. But when we had all ate some it seemed as if mold had started growing on it, bluey greeny mold. Anyway im wondering will i get sick from it. Or will i be ok, hellpppppp

2007-10-28 07:51:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-28 02:42:30 · 6 answers · asked by Chrissy 1

if i have chicken pox can i go to school? if i cant, when can i go bakc?

2007-10-28 02:26:28 · 11 answers · asked by oh_mon_dieu 3

2007-10-27 18:30:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-27 15:18:02 · 3 answers · asked by <lovee 2

i have full gallstones...another quiestion;-i have check my LFT(liver function test) in which ALT & AST are three time grater then normal..what is this and what can be reason.?

2007-10-27 11:47:04 · 2 answers · asked by ssalmanpk2000 1

I finished taking an antibiotic for tonsillitis this morning.. how many hours my last pill can I consume alcohol? Thanks!

2007-10-27 11:32:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been throwing up alot today. But my stomach feels more stronger and I can sit up now. I haven't eaten anything all day and its approachind dinner time. Is there any food or drink that I can take without throwing it up? I think I got most of the junk in my stomach gone, because last time I "puked" nothing came out. Help??

[Can I drink water as well?]

2007-10-27 10:16:57 · 10 answers · asked by Lauryn 1

Tonight is homecoming and i don't want to miss it because of a fever! I had a fever yesterday, too, and sweated it off, but now its back. Ahh! Whats the best, fastest way to get rid of it?

2007-10-27 09:50:13 · 4 answers · asked by Katie 3

how do u kno if u have them?!?

2007-10-27 03:39:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can I still develop the chicken pox after hanging around someone 7 days ago (last saturday) that developed chicken pox a few days ago?


P.S. I have had the chicken pox once in my life (3 years ago) but it was not bad it was a small dose.

I know you can get them more than once.

2007-10-27 00:06:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-26 21:41:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been reading some articles about it lately, and it hasn't been good, then why do they offer it at local drugstores like walgreens etc? I want to get it, because I hate getting sick, but is it really that bad?

2007-10-26 20:18:57 · 11 answers · asked by SexybackK 1

2007-10-26 15:53:23 · 3 answers · asked by squee 2

My son has seen two doctors and I am still worried. First doctor said it was his eczema flaring up then his second doctor said it was a case of varicella. I first noticed my son acting fussy 3 weeks ago but I thought he was teething, had mild case of diarrhea, and felt a little warm. Then he got what I thought was a cold only to be followed up with this rash that is all over except the face and head which is why i don't think it is chicken pox. Has anyone out there had a case like this and if so when should I see improvement in his discomfort?

2007-10-26 13:29:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Two day ago I went to the hospital and the doctor asked me to take a regular blood test due to an stomach pain I have right now and when I saw the needle I closed my eyes, but when I opened them again, I saw a red spot in the finger of the girl who took my blood test. Now I’m really scared again because I think it was blood. I got so scared that I while I was waiting for the results; I had to ask her if it was blood but she said it was only ink from a red marker. I didn’t see the red spot again because she was wearing gloves but she wasn’t wearing them when she took my blood. This idea I have is probably a bit sick but I believe that the girl could have used her blood to infect me with HIV. Is this possible? Can somebody do something like that? Should I take another blood test in three months time? Or am I just being Paranoid???

2007-10-26 13:23:56 · 5 answers · asked by KIKO_Ivan 2

2007-10-26 12:08:56 · 3 answers · asked by LaWarren S 1

with obstructions in the bowel doctors keep putting off operation till they build her up.had nothing 2 eat or drink in the last 3 days.yet she is getting the runs .she had the runs 6 times 2 day.doc said she is very ill cdiff very serious cant see her getting better.he said if she get worse .we as a family .there is 11 of us 9 girls 2 boys.should dicuss how much we will let them do .should we let her have the operation .or leave her . or do they mean have they to resussitate her if things go wrong during the operation. heartbroken.

2007-10-26 11:26:58 · 6 answers · asked by dilly2007 1

Can you catch a bug from sitting on an uncovered toilet seat like diahreha ?

2007-10-26 11:13:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is pus? why does it form? is pus a good thing or a bad thing?

2007-10-26 10:07:57 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

the bug that killed a canarsie student?

2007-10-26 09:21:14 · 1 answers · asked by Blue 1

I woke up this morning and it hurts to swallow again. I have a fever (99-101). I have the white pus pockets AGAIN. I just got done with my tonsillitis antibiotics on Monday morning. Do I have tonsillitis again, or do I have strep throat (which I've never had)? Should I go back to the doctor?

2007-10-26 09:02:38 · 5 answers · asked by Servant of God! Live 4 God!!!! 3

I'm wondering if I have a staph infection. A bunch of kids at my school recently had them, (mostly football players), but I don't hang out with these kids, and I have 6 or 7 very tiny scabby things all over my body, (one on my hand, the rest on my legs), that started out looking like bug bites. When I itched them they broke and now they are infected/ scabbed. I don't know if this is a staph infection or if it needs to be treated. I don't think they are speading but they don't seem to be improving. I have been putting anti-bacterial ointment on them. Is this a good idea? Do I need to go to the doctor? Does staph go away on it's own? What are the chances this is staph?

2007-10-26 08:52:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

should i try just sleeping it off what to do i want it to go away. and how did i get it so early in the season.

2007-10-26 06:20:02 · 14 answers · asked by jerseygirlprincess 3

I find it hard to believe that all of a sudden these 'superbugs' MRSA and all the others are real.

I think it is all a invention.

In the 1950s & 1960s, Doctors used to do ward rounds with cigarettes hanging out there mouths. How come we did not hear about superbugs then?

It is all a load of codswallop if you ask me.

2007-10-26 06:19:46 · 10 answers · asked by brutus 1

2007-10-26 05:50:14 · 5 answers · asked by melon_rose 2