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Chagas Disease - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the MSD Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.
The article "Malaria – MSD Manual Professional Edition" provides a comprehensive overview of malaria, an infection caused by Plasmodium species. It describes symptoms such as fever, chills, and anemia, explains diagnostic methods like parasite detection in blood smears, and discusses treatment opt...ions including artemisinin-based combination therapies. In addition, it outlines prevention strategies such as medical prophylaxis and mosquito control measures. The article is intended for medical professionals and offers detailed information on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of malaria.
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Marburg and Ebola are filoviruses that cause hemorrhage, multiple organ failure, and high mortality rates. Diagnosis is with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or electron microscopy. Treatment is supportive. Strict isolation and quarantine measures are necessary to ...contain outbreaks.
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Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. Infection is transmitted to humans when bitten by Triatominae (reduviid, kissing, or assassin) bugs in South and Central America, Mexico, and very rarely in the US. Less commonly, T. cruzi is transmitted via ingestion of sugar cane juice or food contami...nated with infected Triatominae bugs or their feces, transplacentally from an infected mother to her fetus, or via blood transfusion or an organ transplant from an infected donor.
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Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a flavivirus. Dengue fever usually results in abrupt onset of high fever, headache, myalgias, arthralgias, and generalized lymphadenopathy, followed by a rash that appears with a recurrent fever after an afebrile period. Respiratory symptoms, such as coug...h, sore throat, and rhinorrhea, can occur.
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Arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) is defined as any virus that is transmitted to humans and/or other vertebrates by certain species of blood-feeding arthropods, mostly insects (flies and mosquitoes) and arachnids (ticks). Arbovirus is a descriptive term based on transmission by vectors with particul...ar characteristics. It is not part of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses classification of viruses (ie, it is not a species, genus, or family), which is based on the nature and structure of the viral genome
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L’article du Manuel MSD en français sur le paludisme offre un aperçu détaillé de cette maladie parasitaire grave causée par des protozoaires du genre Plasmodium, transmis par les piqûres de moustiques Anopheles. Il décrit les différentes espèces responsables, les mécanismes d’infection..., les symptômes cliniques comme la fièvre et l’anémie, ainsi que les méthodes de diagnostic et les options thérapeutiques, notamment les traitements antipaludiques. Le texte s’adresse aux professionnels de santé et fournit des informations actualisées sur la prise en charge, la prévention et les complications possibles du paludisme.
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La página enlazada del Manual MSD para el hogar aborda el tema de la diarrea en niños. Proporciona información detallada sobre las causas, síntomas, procedimientos de diagnóstico y opciones de tratamiento de la diarrea en la infancia. Además, destaca los signos de advertencia que podrían indi...car problemas de salud más graves. La página subraya la importancia de prevenir y tratar la deshidratación, que puede ocurrir rápidamente en niños con diarrea. Los padres y cuidadores encontrarán valiosos consejos para el cuidado y manejo de los niños que padecen diarrea.
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La page du Manuel MSD Professionnel consacrée au paludisme présente une synthèse complète de cette maladie parasitaire grave causée par des protozoaires du genre Plasmodium, transmis par les piqûres de moustiques Anopheles. Elle décrit les différentes espèces responsables, les cycles de vie... du parasite, les signes cliniques typiques (comme la fièvre cyclique), les complications possibles, ainsi que les méthodes de diagnostic et les traitements antipaludiques disponibles. Le contenu s’adresse aux professionnels de santé et met l’accent sur la reconnaissance rapide, la prise en charge adaptée et la prévention du paludisme, notamment chez les voyageurs et les populations à risque.
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Der mit Unterstützung der MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH erstellte Wegweiser enthält grundlegende Informationen zu den Funktionen der Leber wie auch über die viralen Ursachen einer Leberentzündung in Gestalt der Hepatitis A, B, C, D und E. Neben allgemeinen Hepatitis-Symptomen, geht der Wegweiser schwer...punktmäßig auf die Schutz- und Behandlungsmaßnahmen der jeweiligen Hepatitis-Typen ein. Abgerundet wird der Wegweiser durch ein Glossar, das die wichtigsten Begriffe knapp erklärt und eine Auswahl an Organisationen, die Hilfe und Rat bei Erkrankungen der Leber anbieten.
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A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding following childbirth could save thousands of women’s lives in low- and lower-middle-income countries, according to a study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with MSD for Mothers and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
Curren...tly WHO recommends oxytocin as the first-choice drug for preventing excessive bleeding after childbirth. Oxytocin, however, must be stored and transported at 2–8 degrees Celsius, which is hard to do, in many countries, depriving many women of access to this lifesaving drug. When they can obtain it, the drug may be less effective because of heat exposure.
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В этой небольшой брошюре мы хотим помочь Вам найти ответы на вопросы и лучше понять РС. Это поддержит Вас в борьбе с болезнью, а также при Вашей длительной терапии. И... мы хотели бы придать Вам мужества: хотя от хронического заболевания РС нельзя пока исцелиться полностью, благодаря разнообразным видам терапии его можно очень хорошо лечить.
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