Infectious Diseases - December 2007

My husband has just developed shingles and the doctor told him my son could catch chicken pox or shingles from him. My son is three years old. He is not vaccinated for Chicken Pox. How long is the incubation period...when can I expect him to come down with it if he is going to get it?

2007-12-16 05:34:59 · 9 answers · asked by rcpaden 5

2007-12-15 21:51:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cut myself with a blade i usually cut with but then realised that it has some rust on it.
I have been immunized against tetnus..
Do i need to go to the doctors, because i don't want my parents to worry about me and know things..

2007-12-15 20:36:48 · 13 answers · asked by Kangarooooo 2

2007-12-15 20:21:50 · 5 answers · asked by ROCKER 1

If you have a cut or scrap, or some sort of injury that you usually but alcohol or hydroperoxide on..dont! Yes it will kiss the germs, but it will also kiss your things that fight off infection! So my doctor said don't put anything ,on those type of wounds, that you wouldn't put in your eye, so i recoment contact solution = ]

2007-12-15 20:18:05 · 3 answers · asked by tiffany c 1

Just getting over the flu,dispite having the flu jab i still got it .
I hate being ill but i am on the mend now ,just need cheering up so i came on here.

2007-12-15 07:49:49 · 18 answers · asked by Carol B 5

if i just started puberty and im having a discharge,at first,it was clear and gooey,now its yellowish greenish and kinda thick,but not LOTTS and lots of it,but wat does that mean,its normal right?

sum ppl said it was a yeast infection,idt so but if it was,do i HAVE to treat it and does the yellow/green HAVE to mean that or is it just normal we all get it and it duznt have 2 b treated,just go on with life?

plz and thnx..

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yea im only 12 1/2 im virgin!!!!!!!!!

and yea the discharge was clear for like 3 weeks now its greenish yellow,and the smell isnt like,HORRIBLE,like run out of the bathroom and spray with purfume bad lol

2007-12-15 07:23:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

what are the clinical features of viral diarrhoea&giardiasis?

2007-12-14 22:15:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have it on the back of my neck, and i'm trying a couple of things so far to early to see if it's working to get rid of it, but tomorrow i'm going out and want to cover it up so it doesn't get on my dress and the sweater i'm borrowing from my cousin, would liquid bandage actully keep it confined?


i know all about it and i am taking care of it, it just takes awhile for it to go a way, and don't want an obvious bandage on tomorrow so i'm just woundering about liquid bandage.(i work in an animal hospital so that where i got if from.)

2007-12-14 14:56:15 · 5 answers · asked by nina21o 2

1.Where did Mary come from and what did she do for a living?
2. What were the conditions like in the early 1900's in New York City where she lived?
3. Was Mary sick with Typhoid? How did she transmit the disease?
4. How was Marry linked with the epidemic? Who determined she was the cause of the disease?
5. In the early 1900's, what did the city of New York do with people who had infectious communicable diseases?

2007-12-14 10:34:48 · 3 answers · asked by mascasa002 2

2007-12-14 09:58:34 · 4 answers · asked by shadow 1

2007-12-14 08:33:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or is man flu just woman flu with knobs on?

2007-12-14 08:13:27 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is anyone out there got it or as annoyed as me. I'm getting better slowly but still well tired.

2007-12-14 07:58:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-14 07:23:46 · 5 answers · asked by lesa p 1

please include a picture id really thank u
asap

2007-12-14 04:02:57 · 3 answers · asked by $$ sierra jo yo. $$ 1

When I was 5 years old I got the chicken pox, but it was caught very early and I was given a shot to stop it, because my mom was pregnant. So, I have no clue whether I can get it or not. And I'm freakin out because this guy I work with has shingles and I worked with him like twice while he had it...and I read that you can get chicken pox from someone who had shingles..uhmm.. HELP? thanks =]

2007-12-14 02:50:49 · 6 answers · asked by Kim 1

I got sick on sunday:( and i still feel terrible. I have an extremly sore throat, 101.4 fever, and im coughing like crazy. I took mucinex, nightquil, day quil.(not all at once) and nothing has made me feel better.
I only work friday, sat, sunday, monday. and i called in on monday. I work with children, and 6 other people, and i dont want to get anyone else sick. Especially the kids. My boss is very very..um...business oriented and i really think she is going to have a problem with me taking friday off too. Especially bc i am probably going to have to stay home over the weekend too. Its hurts so badly just to talk.

Do think i should stiffen up and tell my boss im sick? Or suck it up and go into work. any other options? any advice?

2007-12-13 15:33:34 · 6 answers · asked by Lucky1 2

2007-12-13 13:49:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have known so many ppl in the last few months that have this condition and now they diagnosed me with this. They have given me a round of triple antibiotics. IS there anything else I can do to be sure it doesnt come back. What causes this? I rarely eat meat, let alone unclean meats. ITs very rare that I would do that. If you know, help me out and I will spread the news. IT seems to be something that is getting diagnosed a lot nowadays.

2007-12-13 09:44:37 · 8 answers · asked by full gospel shirley 6

I don't want to get sick so what do I do?

2007-12-13 09:29:39 · 25 answers · asked by m0o0000 3

I have the stomach flu, and I'm afraid to eat more than a snack. I have a headache of abnormal pain levels. I know it should be obvious, but I should eat as much as I can stomach, right?

2007-12-13 08:27:25 · 5 answers · asked by homer742 3

2007-12-13 07:59:49 · 12 answers · asked by michell w 2

2007-12-13 07:45:07 · 4 answers · asked by kaf2oo7 2

I have active adult chicken pox and have had this tingling for 3 days now since the blisters have shown up. I do NOT have shingles. I know shingles are more likely to cause tingling sensations, but do chicken pox as well? How long with the tingling last? Thank you.

2007-12-13 06:27:49 · 1 answers · asked by sheri 1

My sister in law contracted Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus and was treated with antibiotics. Is she still contagious? I am not trying to be a germophobe, but I have a 9 month old in the house and I've read all sorts of scary things about babies contracting Staph and it killing them within days. She was treated several months ago and the infection "went away" but I am still curious if she is a carrier.

2007-12-13 05:38:34 · 10 answers · asked by Iris 2

Hello, I have family in Puerto Rico & I go there alot. I also have a 2 year old son that gets bit alot. I was wondering if dengue fever is curable?? I mean I know its a virus & viruses live in us forever right? But I mean is it permanent like HIV or is it like the flu virus where it goes away?? Also Do they the have Dengue Hemorrhagic fever strain in PR?? If so, is this curable or treatable also? & if it is treatable: again I mean does it go away completely? Thank you. I will choose 10 points.

2007-12-13 05:24:18 · 3 answers · asked by Bebe 6

...because I have heard stories about a glove "tearing" and infectious fluids came in contact with a cut or scrape leaving the caregiver infected. I am a nursing assistant with a family and I don't think I could ever forgive myself if I somehow contracted AIDS. I am working on another career choice that would put me doing more paper work, less patient care. Any suggestions on how I can maybe change my thinking on this?

2007-12-13 02:25:47 · 7 answers · asked by Y!A P0int5 Wh0r3 5

I'm going to get a meninjitis vaccination right now but I already had gotten it in 2001. I am 15 years old right now, is it safe? Should I not get it? PLEASE ANSWER QUICKLY.

2007-12-13 02:19:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-13 02:14:57 · 8 answers · asked by connie W 1