Monthly Archives: November 2009

Symptoms of Sinus Infections

Often the first symptom of a sinus infection is a headache. The headache and difficulty breathing due to swollen nasal membranes sometimes follow a cold or a bout with the flu. The sufferer may not realize that a sinus infection is causing the symptoms until several days later when there is no relief of the … Continue reading

Dealing with Sinus Infections

Acute sinusitis or sinus infection is sometimes called acute rhinosinusitis. The condition is painful and can even be dangerous, due to the danger of infection spreading into ear canals, teeth or even the brain. Sinus infections that recur or that do not clear up within a few days are known as chronic sinusitis. The condition … Continue reading

Treatment of Infections

Treatment of infections is much more comprehensive than in decades past, thanks to the growth in the number and availability of powerful antibiotics and effective vaccines. Many people are aware that antibiotics are not effective against a viral infection, but they can be a prime treatment mode for a bacterial infection. Many illnesses manifesting infectious … Continue reading

Common Childhood Infections

The common cold is one of the most persistent and widely spread types of infections. It is estimated that the typical adult will have had at least 100 colds during childhood and adolescence. Most children suffer through common types of infection, such as measles, mumps, chicken pox and the flu. Immunizations routinely given to most … Continue reading

Preventing Infections in Children

To parents, it often seems as if children have one infection after another. Especially for children in day care or preschool, it is a constant battle to deal with Infections and related symptoms. No matter how careful parents and staff members are about keeping surfaces clean, children seem to suffer many bouts of illness each … Continue reading

Typical Infection Sites

Infections can be found in almost every part of the body. Although living creatures are incredibly complex and have powerful defense mechanisms built in, there are many ways in which infections can be contracted. It is amazing that people and animals are not killed or sickened due to attacks by harmful organisms. An Infection may … Continue reading

Causes of Infection

There are four major types of infections: bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa. Infections caused by bacteria include sore throat, ear infections, boils and sinusitis; Viruses cause such reactions as measles, mumps, chicken pox, flu and polio. An infection caused by fungi might show up as athlete’s foot and other itchy rashes that show up in … Continue reading

What is an Infection?

Infections are caused when pathogenic organisms invade a body. An infection is defined as the body’s response to germs that have attack the body or parts of the body. Germs that enter the body can mount an attack upon the cells, nerves and organs of the body. The response of the body when part is … Continue reading