#coxsackievirus

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she cox on my sackie til i virus

[not-really-all-that-human]

Somebody send help I have coxsackie virus 😭😭😭

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Indagini sul diabete tipo 2: oltre al tipo 1, anche genetica e virus intervengono in questa forma?

Indagini sul diabete tipo 2: oltre al tipo 1, anche genetica e virus intervengono in questa forma?

Il diabete di tipo 2 è una delle malattie metaboliche più comuni. È noto che un individuo è prediabetico quando viene diagnosticata una ridotta tolleranza al glucosio o una ridotta glicemia a digiuno. Gli studi hanno dimostrato che le persone con prediabete hanno una probabilità significativamente maggiore di sviluppare il diabete di tipo 2 rispetto a quelle con livelli di glucosio normali.…

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Polmoniti virali infantili: le stime le danno molto più frequenti delle forme batteriche

Polmoniti virali infantili: le stime le danno molto più frequenti delle forme batteriche

La polmonite è la principale causa di morte in tutto il mondo tra i bambini sotto i 5 anni, con circa 900.000 morti e oltre 100 milioni di casi segnalati ogni anno. Questo rende la polmonite una causa maggiore di mortalità infantile rispetto alla malaria, alla tubercolosi, all’HIV, al virus Zika e al virus Ebola messi insieme. Il virus respiratorio sinciziale (RSV) ha rappresentato quasi un terzo…

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La tiroidite a cellule giganti (Tiroidite di De Quervain)

La tiroidite a cellule giganti (Tiroidite di De Quervain)

Introduzione Esistono diversi tipi di tiroidite e possono essere associati a una funzione tiroidea aumentata, ridotta o normale. Inoltre, possono essere classificati come dolorosi o indolori, a seconda dell’eziologia. La differenziazione tra i diversi tipi dipende dal contesto clinico, dall’anamnesi medica e familiare, dalla rapidità con cui sono progrediti i sintomi e, soprattutto, dalla…

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Wicked Viruses Going Around

Wicked Viruses Going Around

There appear to be several wicked viruses going around. One of them crossed my path recently, and it hasn’t been pretty!

This week while I have been TKO’d with a virus, my grandchildren are all healthy. But throughout prior weeks all of them were in contact with the very common and benign Coxsackievirus. That’s the one that causes Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in children. Kids with…

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Investigation of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in U.S. children, 2014-2016.

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious condition. It affects the nervous system, specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak. CDC has been thoroughly investigating the AFM cases that have occurred since 2014, when we first noted a large number of cases being reported.

What CDC has learned since 2014

Most of the patients with AFM (more than 90%) had a mild respiratory illness or fever consistent with a viral infection before they developed AFM.

These AFM cases are not caused by poliovirus; all the stool specimens from AFM patients that we received tested negative for poliovirus.

We detected coxsackievirus A16, EV-A71, and EV-D68 in the spinal fluid of four of 440 confirmed cases of AFM since 2014, which points to the cause of their AFM. For all other patients, no pathogen (germ) has been detected in their spinal fluid to confirm a cause.

Most patients had onset of AFM between August and October, with increases in AFM cases every two years since 2014. At this same time of year, many viruses commonly circulate, including enteroviruses, and will be temporally associated with AFM.

Most AFM cases are children (over 90%) and have occurred in 46 states and DC.

Viral infections such as from enteroviruses are common, especially in children, and most people recover. We don’t know why a small number of people develop AFM, while most others recover. We are continuing to investigate this.

[was-a-mistake]

We've learned much from coxsackievirus, but in my opinion it is time to move on.