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In-Depth
Definition
- Infectious diseases Infectious disease — Comprehensive overview covers general causes, treatments and prevention of infectious diseases.
Symptoms
- Fever Fever — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this common sign of illness.
- Diarrhea Diarrhea — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this unpleasant digestive condition.
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
Causes
- Hepatitis A Hepatitis A — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment and prevention, including hepatitis A vaccine.
- Shigella infection Shigella infection — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment, prevention of this diarrhea-causing illness.
- Giardia infection (giardiasis) Giardia infection — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of this waterborne infection.
- Rotavirus Rotavirus — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this common childhood infection.
- Norovirus infection Norovirus infection — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment, prevention of this highly contagious viral illness.
- E. coli E. coli — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, complications, treatment of this common food-borne illness.
Complications
- Dehydration Dehydration — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of significant loss of your body's fluids.
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) Hemolytic uremic syndrome — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this cause of kidney failure.
Prevention
- Hand washing: Do's and don'ts Hand washing — Done properly, hand washing is a simple way to avoid getting sick.
- Pregnancy nutrition: Foods to avoid during pregnancy Foods to avoid during pregnancy — Know what foods could harm you or your baby.
Treatments and drugs
- Food-borne illness: First aid How to recognize and provide first aid for a food-borne illness.
