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Mesh

Mesh consists of semi-permeable barrier made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material. Mesh is similar to web or net in that it has many attached or woven strands.-Types of mesh:...

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--- central nervous system bacterial infections

--- brain abscess

Brain abscess

Brain abscess is an abscess caused by inflammation and collection of infected material, coming from local or remote infectious sources, within the brain tissue...

--- empyema, subdural --- epidural abscess --- lyme neuroborreliosis --- meningitis, bacterial --- meningitis, escherichia coli --- meningitis, haemophilus --- meningitis, listeria --- meningitis, meningococcal --- waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome or hemorrhagic adrenalitis or Fulminant meningococcemia, is a disease of the adrenal glands most commonly caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. The infection leads to massive hemorrhage into one or both adrenal glands...

--- meningitis, pneumococcal --- tuberculosis, meningeal --- neurosyphilis

Neurosyphilis

Neurosyphilis is an infection of the brain or spinal cord caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It usually occurs in people who have had untreated syphilis for many years, usually about 10 - 20 years after first infection.-Symptoms and signs:...

--- endocarditis, bacterial

--- endocarditis, subacute bacterial

--- eye infections, bacterial

--- conjunctivitis, bacterial --- conjunctivitis, inclusion --- ophthalmia neonatorum

Ophthalmia neonatorum

Neonatal conjunctivitis, also known as ophthalmia neonatorum, is a form of bacterial conjunctivitis contracted by newborns during delivery. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal from a mother infected with either Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis....

--- trachoma

Trachoma

Trachoma is an infectious disease causing a characteristic roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. Also called granular conjunctivitis and Egyptian ophthalmia, it is the leading cause of infectious blindness in the world...

--- hordeolum --- keratoconjunctivitis, infectious --- tuberculosis, ocular --- uveitis, suppurative --- endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis is an inflammation of the internal coats of the eye. It is a dreaded complication of all intraocular surgeries, particularly cataract surgery, with possible loss of vision and the eye itself. Infectious etiology is the most common and various bacteria and fungi have been isolated as...

--- panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis is the inflammation of all coats of the eye including intraocular structures....

--- gram-negative bacterial infections

--- anaplasmataceae infections --- anaplasmosis

Anaplasmosis

Anaplasmosis is a disease caused by a rickettsial parasite of ruminants, Anaplasma spp. The organism occurs in the white blood cells and is transmitted by natural means through a number of haematophagous species of ticks...

--- ehrlichiosis

Ehrlichiosis

Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne disease of dogs usually caused by the organism Ehrlichia canis. Ehrlichia canis is the pathogen of animals. Humans can become infected by E. canis and other species after tick exposure. German Shepherd dogs are thought to be particularly affected by the disease, other...

--- heartwater disease --- bacteroidaceae infections --- bacteroides infections --- bartonellaceae infections --- bartonella infections --- angiomatosis, bacillary --- cat-scratch disease --- trench fever

Trench fever

Trench fever is a moderately serious disease transmitted by body lice. It infected armies in Flanders, France, Poland, Galicia, Italy, Salonika, Macedonia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt in World War I Trench fever (also known as "Five day fever", "Quintan fever" (febris Quintana in Latin), "Urban trench...

--- bordetella infections --- whooping cough --- borrelia infections --- lyme disease

Lyme disease

Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States, whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii cause most...

--- erythema chronicum migrans

Erythema chronicum migrans

Erythema chronicum migrans refers to the rash often seen in the early stage of Lyme disease. It can appear anywhere from one day to one month after a tick bite. This rash does not represent an allergic reaction to the bite, but rather an actual skin infection with the Lyme bacteria, Borrelia...

--- lyme neuroborreliosis --- relapsing fever

Relapsing fever

Relapsing fever is an infection caused by certain bacteria in the genus Borrelia. It is a vector-borne disease that is transmitted through the bites of lice or soft-bodied ticks.-Louse-borne relapsing fever:...

--- brucellosis

Brucellosis

Brucellosis, also called Bang's disease, Crimean fever, Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Maltese fever, Mediterranean fever, rock fever, or undulant fever, is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unsterilized milk or meat from infected animals or close contact with their secretions...

--- brucellosis, bovine --- burkholderia infections --- glanders

Glanders

Glanders is an infectious disease that occurs primarily in horses, mules, and donkeys. It can be contracted by other animals such as dogs, cats and goats...

--- melioidosis

Melioidosis

Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a Gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, found in soil and water. It is of public health importance in endemic areas, particularly in Thailand and northern Australia. It exists in acute and chronic forms. Symptoms may include pain in...

--- campylobacter infections --- cat-scratch disease --- chlamydiaceae infections --- chlamydia infections --- conjunctivitis, inclusion --- lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the invasive serovars L1, L2, L2a or L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis....

--- trachoma

Trachoma

--- chlamydophila infections --- psittacosis

Psittacosis

In medicine , psittacosis — also known as parrot disease, parrot fever, and ornithosis — is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels and budgerigars, and pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many...

--- desulfovibrionaceae infections --- enterobacteriaceae infections --- dysentery, bacillary --- escherichia coli infections --- meningitis, escherichia coli --- granuloma inguinale --- klebsiella infections --- rhinoscleroma

Rhinoscleroma

Rhinoscleroma, or simply Scleroma, is a chronic granulomatous bacterial disease of the nose that can sometimes infect the upper respiratory tract. It most commonly affects the nasal cavity—the nose is involved in 95-100 per cent of cases—however, it can also affect the nasopharynx, larynx, trachea,...

--- proteus infections --- salmonella infections --- paratyphoid fever

Paratyphoid fever

Paratyphoid fevers or Enteric fevers are a group of enteric illnesses caused by serotypic strains of the Salmonella genus of bacteria, S. Paratyphi....

--- salmonella food poisoning --- salmonella infections, animal --- typhoid fever

Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever, also known as Typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi...

--- serratia infections --- yersinia infections --- plague --- yersinia pseudotuberculosis infections --- flavobacteriaceae infections --- flexibacteraceae infections --- fusobacteriaceae infections --- fusobacterium infections --- gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative --- rat-bite fever

Rat-bite fever

Rat-bite fever is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, rats in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human via the rodent's urine or mucous secretions. Alternative names for rat bite fever include streptobacillary fever, streptobacillosis, spirillary...

--- helicobacter infections --- legionellosis

Legionellosis

Legionellosis is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by gram negative, aerobic bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella. Over 90% of legionellosis cases are caused by Legionella pneumophila, a ubiquitous aquatic organism that thrives in temperatures between , with an optimum temperature...

--- legionnaires' disease --- leptospirosis

Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Leptospira, and affects humans as well as other mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles.The...

--- weil disease --- moraxellaceae infections --- acinetobacter infections --- mycoplasmatales infections --- mycoplasma infections --- pleuropneumonia, contagious --- pneumonia, mycoplasma --- ureaplasma infections --- neisseriaceae infections --- gonorrhea

Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The usual symptoms in men are burning with urination and penile discharge. Women, on the other hand, are asymptomatic half the time or have vaginal discharge and pelvic pain...

--- ophthalmia neonatorum

Ophthalmia neonatorum

--- meningococcal infections --- meningitis, meningococcal --- waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

--- pasteurellaceae infections --- actinobacillus infections --- actinobacillosis

Actinobacillosis

Actinobacillosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Actinobacillus.It is more commonly associated with animals than with humans.One of the most commons form seen by veterinarians is the mouth actinobacillosis of cattle, due to Actinobacillus lignieresii...

--- haemophilus infections --- chancroid

Chancroid

Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia...

--- meningitis, haemophilus --- pasteurella infections --- hemorrhagic septicemia

Hemorrhagic septicemia

Hemorrhagic septicemia is an acute pasteurellosis, which occurs notably in cattle and water buffalo, and to lesser degrees in other ruminants as well as other animals. It is caused by Pasteurella multocida bacteria, and can be rapidly fatal...

--- pasteurellosis, pneumonic --- piscirickettsiaceae infections --- pseudomonas infections --- q fever

Q fever

Q fever is a disease caused by infection with Coxiella burnetii, a bacterium that affects humans and other animals. This organism is uncommon but may be found in cattle, sheep, goats and other domestic mammals, including cats and dogs...

--- rat-bite fever

Rat-bite fever

--- rickettsiaceae infections --- pneumonia, rickettsial --- rickettsia infections --- boutonneuse fever

Boutonneuse fever

Boutonneuse fever is a fever as a result of a Rickettsia infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii and transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus...

--- rocky mountain spotted fever

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most lethal and most frequently reported rickettsial illness in the United States. It has been diagnosed throughout the Americas. Some synonyms for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in other countries include “tick typhus,” “Tobia fever” , “São Paulo fever” or “febre...

--- typhus, endemic flea-borne --- typhus, epidemic louse-borne --- scrub typhus

Scrub typhus

Scrub typhus or Bush typhus is a form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi first isolated and identified in 1930 in Japan., accessdate: 16 October 2011...

--- tick-borne diseases --- anaplasmosis

Anaplasmosis

--- boutonneuse fever

Boutonneuse fever

Boutonneuse fever is a fever as a result of a Rickettsia infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii and transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus...

--- ehrlichiosis

Ehrlichiosis

--- heartwater disease --- lyme disease

Lyme disease

--- erythema chronicum migrans

Erythema chronicum migrans

--- lyme neuroborreliosis --- relapsing fever

Relapsing fever

--- rocky mountain spotted fever

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

--- tularemia

Tularemia

Tularemia is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. A Gram-negative, nonmotile coccobacillus, the bacterium has several subspecies with varying degrees of virulence. The most important of those is F...

--- treponemal infections --- pinta

Pinta

-External links:* List of crew members on the Pinta....

--- syphilis

Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis...

--- chancre

Chancre

A chancre is a painless ulceration formed during the primary stage of syphilis. This infectious lesion forms approximately 21 days after the initial exposure to Treponema pallidum, the gram-negative spirochaete bacterium yielding syphilis. Chancres transmit the sexually transmissible disease of...

--- neurosyphilis

Neurosyphilis

--- tabes dorsalis

Tabes dorsalis

Tabes dorsalis is a slow degeneration of the sensory neurons that carry afferent information. The degenerating nerves are in the dorsal columns of the spinal cord and carry information that help maintain a person's sense of position , vibration, and discriminative touch.-Cause:Tabes dorsalis is...

--- syphilis, cardiovascular --- syphilis, congenital --- syphilis, cutaneous --- syphilis, latent --- yaws

Yaws

Yaws is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue...

--- tularemia

Tularemia

--- vibrio infections --- cholera

Cholera

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...

--- gram-positive bacterial infections

--- actinomycetales infections --- actinomycosis

Actinomycosis

Actinomycosis is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species such as Actinomyces israelii or A. gerencseriae. It can also be caused by Propionibacterium propionicus, and the condition is likely to be polymicrobial aerobic anaerobic infection.Actinomycosis occurs rarely in humans...

--- actinomycosis, cervicofacial --- whipple disease --- corynebacterium infections --- diphtheria

Diphtheria

Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity...

--- erythrasma

Erythrasma

Erythrasma is a skin disease that causes brown, scaly skin patches. It is caused by the gram positive bacterium Corynebacterium minutissimum.It is prevalent among diabetics, the obese, and in warm climates and is worsened by wearing occlusive clothing....

--- mycobacterium infections --- leprosy

Leprosy

Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...

--- leprosy, borderline --- leprosy, lepromatous --- leprosy, tuberculoid --- mycobacterium infections, atypical --- mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is an atypical mycobacterial infection which can occur in the later stages of AIDS. It can also affect people who do not have AIDS and usually first presents as a persistent cough. Additionally, cases in elderly men have increased recently...

--- paratuberculosis --- tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...

--- peritonitis, tuberculous --- tuberculoma --- tuberculoma, intracranial --- tuberculosis, avian --- tuberculosis, bovine --- tuberculosis, cardiovascular --- pericarditis, tuberculous --- tuberculosis, central nervous system --- tuberculoma, intracranial --- tuberculosis, meningeal --- tuberculosis, cutaneous --- erythema induratum --- lupus

Lupus

Lupus most commonly refers to the disease systemic lupus erythematosus.Lupus may also refer to:-Medicine:* Lupus erythematosus, a chronic autoimmune disease with several different forms...

--- tuberculosis, endocrine --- tuberculosis, gastrointestinal --- tuberculosis, hepatic --- tuberculosis, laryngeal --- tuberculosis, lymph node --- king's evil --- tuberculosis, miliary --- tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant --- tuberculosis, ocular --- tuberculosis, oral --- tuberculosis, osteoarticular --- tuberculosis, spinal --- tuberculosis, pleural --- empyema, tuberculous --- tuberculosis, pulmonary --- silicotuberculosis --- tuberculosis, splenic --- tuberculosis, urogenital --- tuberculosis, female genital --- tuberculosis, male genital --- tuberculosis, renal --- nocardia infections --- maduromycosis --- bacillaceae infections --- anthrax

Anthrax

Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals...

--- bifidobacteriales infections --- clostridium infections --- botulism

Botulism

Botulism also known as botulinus intoxication is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by botulinum toxin which is metabolic waste produced under anaerobic conditions by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, and affecting a wide range of mammals, birds and fish...

--- enterocolitis, pseudomembranous --- enterotoxemia

Enterotoxemia

Enterotoxemia is an infection by Clostridium perfringens which affects several types of domesticated animals, but is not known to affect humans. It is also known as overeating disease and can kill the animals within 2 hours.-External links:...

--- gas gangrene

Gas gangrene

Gas gangrene is a bacterial infection that produces gas tissues in gangrene. It is a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium perfringens bacteria. It is a medical emergency....

--- tetanus

Tetanus

Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive, rod-shaped, obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani...

--- erysipelothrix infections --- erysipeloid

Erysipeloid

In humans, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infections most commonly present in a mild cutaneous form known as erysipeloid. E. rhusiopathiae can cause an indolent cellulitis, more commonly in individuals who handle fish and raw meat. It gains entry typically by abrasions in the hand. Bacteremia and...

--- swine erysipelas --- listeria infections --- meningitis, listeria --- staphylococcal infections --- pneumonia, staphylococcal --- staphylococcal food poisoning --- staphylococcal skin infections --- furunculosis --- carbuncle

Carbuncle

A carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus. The infection is contagious and may spread to other areas of the body or other people...

--- impetigo

Impetigo

Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection most common among pre-school children. People who play close contact sports such as rugby, American football and wrestling are also susceptible, regardless of age. Impetigo is not as common in adults. The name derives from the Latin impetere...

--- staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, SSSS, also known as Pemphigus neonatorum or Ritter's disease, or Localized bullous impetigo is a dermatological condition caused by Staphylococcus aureus.-Pathophysiology:...

--- streptococcal infections --- ecthyma

Ecthyma

-Definition and Introduction:Ecthyma is an ulcerative pyoderma of the skin caused by bacteria such as Streptococcus pyogenes, Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus aureus. Because ecthyma extends into the dermis, it is often referred to as a deeper form of impetigo....

--- endocarditis, subacute bacterial --- erysipelas

Erysipelas

Erysipelas is an acute streptococcus bacterial infection of the deep epidermis with lymphatic spread.-Risk factors:...

--- fasciitis, necrotizing --- impetigo

Impetigo

--- pneumococcal infections --- meningitis, pneumococcal --- pneumonia, pneumococcal --- rheumatic fever

Rheumatic fever

Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that occurs following a Streptococcus pyogenes infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever. Believed to be caused by antibody cross-reactivity that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain, the illness typically develops two to three weeks after...

--- rheumatic heart disease --- scarlet fever

Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever is a disease caused by exotoxin released by Streptococcus pyogenes. Once a major cause of death, it is now effectively treated with antibiotics...

--- pneumonia, bacterial

--- pneumonia, mycoplasma --- pneumonia of calves, enzootic --- pneumonia of swine, mycoplasmal --- pneumonia, pneumococcal --- pneumonia, rickettsial --- pneumonia, staphylococcal

--- sexually transmitted diseases, bacterial

--- chancroid

Chancroid

Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia...

--- chlamydia infections --- lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the invasive serovars L1, L2, L2a or L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis....

--- gonorrhea

Gonorrhea

--- granuloma inguinale --- syphilis

Syphilis

--- skin diseases, bacterial

--- actinomycosis, cervicofacial --- angiomatosis, bacillary --- ecthyma

Ecthyma

--- erysipelas

Erysipelas

Erysipelas is an acute streptococcus bacterial infection of the deep epidermis with lymphatic spread.-Risk factors:...

--- erythema chronicum migrans

Erythema chronicum migrans

--- erythrasma

Erythrasma

--- granuloma inguinale --- hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a skin disease that most commonly affects areas bearing apocrine sweat glands or sebaceous glands, such as the underarms, breasts, inner thighs, groin and buttocks.-Overview:...

--- maduromycosis --- pinta

Pinta

-External links:* List of crew members on the Pinta....

--- rhinoscleroma

Rhinoscleroma

--- staphylococcal skin infections --- furunculosis --- carbuncle

Carbuncle

--- impetigo

Impetigo

--- staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

--- syphilis, cutaneous --- tuberculosis, cutaneous --- erythema induratum --- lupus

Lupus

Lupus most commonly refers to the disease systemic lupus erythematosus.Lupus may also refer to:-Medicine:* Lupus erythematosus, a chronic autoimmune disease with several different forms...

--- yaws

Yaws

Yaws is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue...

--- spirochaetales infections

--- borrelia infections --- lyme disease

Lyme disease

--- erythema chronicum migrans

Erythema chronicum migrans

--- lyme neuroborreliosis --- relapsing fever

Relapsing fever

--- leptospirosis

Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Leptospira, and affects humans as well as other mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles.The...

--- weil disease --- treponemal infections --- pinta

Pinta

-External links:* List of crew members on the Pinta....

--- syphilis

Syphilis

--- chancre

Chancre

--- neurosyphilis

Neurosyphilis

--- tabes dorsalis

Tabes dorsalis

--- syphilis, cardiovascular --- syphilis, congenital --- syphilis, cutaneous --- syphilis, latent --- yaws

Yaws

Yaws is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue...

--- central nervous system infections

--- central nervous system bacterial infections

--- arthritis, infectious

--- arthritis, reactive

--- bone diseases, infectious

--- osteitis

Osteitis

Osteitis is a general term for inflammation of bone. More specifically, it can refer to one of the following conditions:* Alveolar osteitis or "dry socket"* Condensing osteitis * Osteitis deformans...

--- osteomyelitis

Osteomyelitis

Osteomyelitis simply means an infection of the bone or bone marrow...

--- periostitis

Periostitis

Periostitis, also known as periostalgia, is a medical condition caused by inflammation of the periosteum, a layer of connective tissue that surrounds bone...

--- spondylitis

Spondylitis

Spondylitis is an inflammation of the vertebra. It is a form of spondylopathy. In many cases, spondylitis involves one or more vertebral joint as well, which itself is called spondylarthritis.-Examples:...

--- discitis

Discitis

Discitis or diskitis is an infection in the intervertebral disc space that affects different age groups, but usually spontaneously affects children under 8 years of age. Nonetheless, discitis occurs post surgically in approximately 1-2 percent of patients status post spine surgery.-Signs and...

--- tuberculosis, osteoarticular --- tuberculosis, spinal

--- communicable diseases

--- communicable diseases, emerging

--- community-acquired infections

--- eye infections

--- corneal ulcer

Corneal ulcer

A corneal ulcer, or ulcerative keratitis, is an inflammatory condition of the cornea involving loss of its outer layer. It is very common in dogs and is sometimes seen in cats...

--- eye infections, bacterial --- conjunctivitis, bacterial --- conjunctivitis, inclusion --- ophthalmia neonatorum

Ophthalmia neonatorum

--- trachoma

Trachoma

--- hordeolum --- keratoconjunctivitis, infectious --- tuberculosis, ocular --- uveitis, suppurative --- endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis

--- panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis is the inflammation of all coats of the eye including intraocular structures....

--- eye infections, fungal --- uveitis, suppurative --- endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis

--- panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis is the inflammation of all coats of the eye including intraocular structures....

--- focal infection
Focal infection
Focal infection theory is the idea that a local infection affecting a small area of the body can lead to subsequent infections or symptoms in other parts of the body due either to the spread of the infectious agent itself or toxins produced from it....

--- focal infection, dental

--- gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative

--- opportunistic infections

--- aids-related opportunistic infections --- superinfection

Superinfection

In virology, superinfection is the process by which a cell, that has previously been infected by one virus, gets coinfected with a different strain of the virus, or another virus at a later point in time. Viral superinfections of serious conditions can lead to resistant strains of the virus, which...

--- pelvic infection

--- pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a generic term for inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as it progresses to scar formation with adhesions to nearby tissues and organs. This may lead to infections. PID is a vague term and can refer to viral, fungal, parasitic, though most...

--- pregnancy complications, infectious

--- abortion, septic --- puerperal infection

--- prosthesis-related infections

--- respiratory tract infections

--- empyema, pleural --- empyema, tuberculous --- whooping cough

--- sepsis
Sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially deadly medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state and the presence of a known or suspected infection. The body may develop this inflammatory response by the immune system to microbes in the blood, urine, lungs, skin, or other tissues...

--- septicemia --- bacteremia

Bacteremia

Bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the blood. The blood is normally a sterile environment, so the detection of bacteria in the blood is always abnormal....

--- hemorrhagic septicemia

Hemorrhagic septicemia

--- fungemia

Fungemia

-Pathogens:The most commonly known pathogen is Candida albicans, causing roughly 70% of fungemias, followed by Candida glabrata with 10%, Aspergillus with 1% and Saccharomyces as the fourth most common. However, the frequency of infection by C. glabrata, Saccharomyces boulardii, Candida tropicalis,...

--- parasitemia

Parasitemia

Parasitemia is the quantitative content of parasites in the blood. It is used as a measurement of parasite load in the organism and an indication of the degree of an active parasitic infection...

--- sepsis syndrome --- shock, septic --- viremia

Viremia

Viremia is a medical condition where viruses enter the bloodstream and hence have access to the rest of the body. It is similar to bacteremia, a condition where bacteria enter the bloodstream.- Primary versus Secondary :...

--- sexually transmitted diseases

--- sexually transmitted diseases, bacterial --- chancroid

Chancroid

Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia...

--- chlamydia infections --- lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the invasive serovars L1, L2, L2a or L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis....

--- gonorrhea

Gonorrhea

--- granuloma inguinale --- syphilis

Syphilis

--- skin diseases, infectious

--- cellulitis

Cellulitis

Cellulitis is a diffuse inflammation of connective tissue with severe inflammation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of the skin. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often occurs where the skin has previously been broken: cracks in the skin, cuts, blisters,...

--- dermatomycoses --- blastomycosis

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis...

--- candidiasis, chronic mucocutaneous --- candidiasis, cutaneous --- chromoblastomycosis

Chromoblastomycosis

Chromoblastomycosis is a long-term fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue . The infection occurs most commonly in tropical or subtropical climates, often in rural areas...

--- maduromycosis --- paracoccidioidomycosis

Paracoccidioidomycosis

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a mycosis caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis...

--- sporotrichosis

Sporotrichosis

Sporotrichosis is a disease caused by the infection of the fungus Sporothrix schenckii. This fungal disease usually affects the skin, although other rare forms can affect the lungs, joints, bones, and even the brain...

--- tinea

Tinea

Tinea is a general term used to describe skin mycoses. The term ringworm is even less precise, but is usually considered a synonym.It is sometimes equated with dermatophytosis, and it is true that most conditions identified as "tinea" are members of the imperfect fungi that make up the dermatophytes...

--- onychomycosis

Onychomycosis

Onychomycosis means fungal infection of the nail. It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about a half of all nail abnormalities....

--- tinea capitis

Tinea capitis

Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of the scalp. The disease is primarily caused by dermatophytes in the Trichophyton and Microsporum genera that invade the hair shaft...

--- tinea favosa --- tinea pedis --- tinea versicolor

Tinea versicolor

Tinea versicolor is a condition characterized by a rash on the trunk and proximal extremities. Recent research has shown that the majority of Tinea versicolor is caused by the Malassezia globosa fungus, although Malassezia furfur is responsible for a small number of cases...

--- paronychia

Paronychia

The nail disease paronychia , commonly misidentified as a synonym for whitlow or felon, is an often-tender bacterial or fungal hand infection or foot infection where the nail and skin meet at the side or the base of a finger or toenail...

--- skin diseases, bacterial --- actinomycosis, cervicofacial --- angiomatosis, bacillary --- ecthyma

Ecthyma

--- erysipelas

Erysipelas

Erysipelas is an acute streptococcus bacterial infection of the deep epidermis with lymphatic spread.-Risk factors:...

--- erythema chronicum migrans

Erythema chronicum migrans

--- erythrasma

Erythrasma

--- granuloma inguinale --- hidradenitis suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa

--- maduromycosis --- pinta

Pinta

-External links:* List of crew members on the Pinta....

--- rhinoscleroma

Rhinoscleroma

--- staphylococcal skin infections --- furunculosis --- carbuncle

Carbuncle

--- impetigo

Impetigo

--- staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

--- syphilis, cutaneous --- tuberculosis, cutaneous --- erythema induratum --- lupus

Lupus

Lupus most commonly refers to the disease systemic lupus erythematosus.Lupus may also refer to:-Medicine:* Lupus erythematosus, a chronic autoimmune disease with several different forms...

--- yaws

Yaws

Yaws is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue...

--- suppuration

--- abscess

Abscess

An abscess is a collection of pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue in which the pus resides due to an infectious process or other foreign materials...

--- abdominal abscess --- liver abscess

Liver abscess

A liver abscess is a pus-filled mass inside the liver. Common causes are abdominal infections such as appendicitis or diverticulitis due to haematogenous spread through the portal vein...

--- liver abscess, amebic --- liver abscess, pyogenic --- subphrenic abscess

Subphrenic abscess

Subphrenic abscess is a disease characterized by an accumulation of infected fluid between the diaphragm, the liver and the spleen. This abscess develops after surgical operations for bowel perforation. It is also associated with peritonitis....

--- brain abscess

Brain abscess

Brain abscess is an abscess caused by inflammation and collection of infected material, coming from local or remote infectious sources, within the brain tissue...

--- toxoplasmosis, cerebral --- epidural abscess --- lung abscess

Lung abscess

Lung abscess is necrosis of the pulmonary tissue and formation of cavities containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection....

--- periapical abscess

Periapical abscess

A periapical abscess is the result of a chronic, localized infection located at the tip, or apex, of the root of a tooth.To achieve resolution, endodontic therapy must be performed to debride the root canal or canals and remove pathogens....

--- periodontal abscess --- peritonsillar abscess

Peritonsillar abscess

Peritonsillar abscess , also called a quinsy or abbreviated as PTA is a recognised complication of tonsillitis and consists of a collection of pus beside the tonsil .-Symptoms and signs:...

--- psoas abscess --- retropharyngeal abscess

Retropharyngeal abscess

Most commonly seen in infants and young children, retropharyngeal abscess is an abscess located in the tissues in the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall . Because RPA's typically occur in deep tissue, they are difficult to diagnose by physical examination alone...

--- cellulitis

Cellulitis

--- empyema

Empyema

Pleural empyema is an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity. Most pleural empyemas arise from an infection within the lung , often associated with parapneumonic effusions. There are three stages: exudative, fibrinopurulent and organizing. In the exudative stage, the pus accumulates...

--- empyema, pleural --- empyema, tuberculous --- empyema, subdural --- otitis media, suppurative --- thyroiditis, suppurative --- uveitis, suppurative

--- urinary tract infections

--- bacteriuria

Bacteriuria

In medicine, bacteriuria denotes the presence of bacteria in urine not due to contamination from urine sample collection.Urine is normally a sterile bodily fluid when inside the bladder, but can pick up commensals and pathogens when exiting through the urethra...

--- pyuria

Pyuria

In medicine, Pyuria refers to urine which contains pus. Defined as the presence of 4 or more neutrophils per high power field of unspun, voided mid-stream urine. It can be sign of a bacterial urinary tract infection...

--- schistosomiasis haematobia

--- wound infection

--- surgical wound infection

--- aspergillosis
Aspergillosis
Aspergillosis is the name given to a wide variety of diseases caused by fungi of the genus Aspergillus. The most common forms are allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, pulmonary aspergilloma and invasive aspergillosis. Most humans inhale Aspergillus spores every day...

--- aspergillosis, allergic bronchopulmonary --- neuroaspergillosis

--- candidiasis
Candidiasis
Thrush redirects here. For the hoof infection see Thrush .Candidiasis or thrush is a fungal infection of any of the Candida species , of which Candida albicans is the most common...

--- candidiasis, chronic mucocutaneous --- candidiasis, cutaneous --- candidiasis, oral --- candidiasis, vulvovaginal

--- central nervous system fungal infections

--- meningitis, fungal --- meningitis, cryptococcal

--- cryptococcosis
Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcosis, or cryptococcal disease, is a potentially fatal fungal disease. It is caused by one of two species; Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These were all previously thought to be subspecies of C...

--- meningitis, cryptococcal

--- dermatomycoses

--- blastomycosis

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis...

--- candidiasis, chronic mucocutaneous --- candidiasis, cutaneous --- chromoblastomycosis

Chromoblastomycosis

Chromoblastomycosis is a long-term fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue . The infection occurs most commonly in tropical or subtropical climates, often in rural areas...

--- maduromycosis --- paracoccidioidomycosis

Paracoccidioidomycosis

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a mycosis caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis...

--- sporotrichosis

Sporotrichosis

--- tinea

Tinea

--- onychomycosis

Onychomycosis

Onychomycosis means fungal infection of the nail. It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about a half of all nail abnormalities....

--- tinea capitis

Tinea capitis

Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of the scalp. The disease is primarily caused by dermatophytes in the Trichophyton and Microsporum genera that invade the hair shaft...

--- tinea favosa --- tinea pedis --- tinea versicolor

Tinea versicolor

--- eye infections, fungal

--- uveitis, suppurative --- endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis

--- panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis

Panophthalmitis is the inflammation of all coats of the eye including intraocular structures....

--- lung diseases, fungal

--- aspergillosis, allergic bronchopulmonary --- pneumonia, pneumocystis

--- microsporidiosis
Microsporidiosis
Microspridiosis is an opportunistic intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and wasting in immunocompromised individuals . It results from different species of microsporidia, a group of microbial fungi....

--- encephalitozoonosis

--- pneumocystis infections

--- pneumonia, pneumocystis

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--- central nervous system bacterial infections

--- endocarditis, bacterial

--- eye infections, bacterial

--- gram-negative bacterial infections

--- gram-positive bacterial infections

--- pneumonia, bacterial

--- sexually transmitted diseases, bacterial

--- skin diseases, bacterial

--- spirochaetales infections

--- central nervous system infections

--- central nervous system bacterial infections

--- arthritis, infectious

--- bone diseases, infectious

--- communicable diseases

--- community-acquired infections

--- eye infections

--- focal infectionFocal infectionFocal infection theory is the idea that a local infection affecting a small area of the body can lead to subsequent infections or symptoms in other parts of the body due either to the spread of the infectious agent itself or toxins produced from it....

--- gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative

--- opportunistic infections

--- pelvic infection

--- pregnancy complications, infectious

--- prosthesis-related infections

--- respiratory tract infections

--- sexually transmitted diseases

--- skin diseases, infectious

--- suppuration

--- urinary tract infections

--- wound infection

--- candidiasisCandidiasisThrush redirects here. For the hoof infection see Thrush .Candidiasis or thrush is a fungal infection of any of the Candida species , of which Candida albicans is the most common...

--- central nervous system fungal infections

--- cryptococcosisCryptococcosisCryptococcosis, or cryptococcal disease, is a potentially fatal fungal disease. It is caused by one of two species; Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These were all previously thought to be subspecies of C...

--- dermatomycoses

--- eye infections, fungal

--- lung diseases, fungal

--- microsporidiosisMicrosporidiosisMicrospridiosis is an opportunistic intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and wasting in immunocompromised individuals . It results from different species of microsporidia, a group of microbial fungi....

--- pneumocystis infections

--- focal infection
Focal infection
Focal infection theory is the idea that a local infection affecting a small area of the body can lead to subsequent infections or symptoms in other parts of the body due either to the spread of the infectious agent itself or toxins produced from it....

--- candidiasis
Candidiasis
Thrush redirects here. For the hoof infection see Thrush .Candidiasis or thrush is a fungal infection of any of the Candida species , of which Candida albicans is the most common...

--- cryptococcosis
Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcosis, or cryptococcal disease, is a potentially fatal fungal disease. It is caused by one of two species; Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These were all previously thought to be subspecies of C...

--- microsporidiosis
Microsporidiosis
Microspridiosis is an opportunistic intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and wasting in immunocompromised individuals . It results from different species of microsporidia, a group of microbial fungi....