Common infectious diseases like the flu and rarer ones like Whipple's disease can be prevented. Learn about them, their symptoms, treatment, and more.
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What is Tinea Nigra?
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Bactrim (Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim) – Oral
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Emverm (Mebendazole) - Oral
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What Is Spinal Tuberculosis?
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Thalomid (Thalidomide) – Oral
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Symptoms of Skin Tuberculosis
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What Is Skin Tuberculosis?
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Flagyl (Metronidazole) - Oral
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For How Long Can Scabies Live in a Mattress?
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Impavido (Miltefosine) – Oral
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Zithromax (Azithromycin) - Oral
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Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir) - Oral
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Post-Sepsis Syndrome Overview
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Alinia (Nitazoxanide) - Oral
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Can You Still Get Strep Throat Without Tonsils?
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Red Tonsils
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Tpoxx (Tecovirimat) - Oral
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Viral vs. Bacterial Infection: What’s the Difference?
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How Mpox Is Diagnosed
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What Is Tuberculous Meningitis?
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Causes and Risk Factors of Mpox
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Symptoms of Mpox
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AmBisome (Amphotericin B) Liposome – Intravenous
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Vibramycin (Doxycycline) – Oral
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Rifampin - Oral
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Augmentin (Amoxicillin and Clavulanate) – Oral
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Albenza (Albendazole) – Oral
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What Is Mpox?
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Zyvox (Linezolid) - Oral
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Biaxin XL (Clarithromycin) – Oral
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How Do Viruses Mutate?
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Everything to Know About Antibiotics
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Xenleta (Lefamulin) – Oral
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Qualaquin (Quinine) - Oral
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The Long-Term Effects of C. Diff
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Ery-Tab (Erythromycin) - Oral
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Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) – Oral
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Every Antibiotics Question You Have, Answered
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Fungal Culture Test: What to Know
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Amoxil (Amoxicillin) - Oral
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Keflex (Cephalexin) - Oral
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Epidemic vs. Pandemic: What Are the Differences?
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What Are the Symptoms of an Infection?
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What Is Antibiotic Resistance?
Fever
An Overview of Infection
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What Is Lyme Arthritis?
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What Is an Antigen?
What to Know About Moxatag (Amoxicillin)
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What to Know About Penicillin VK (Penicillin V Potassium)
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What to Know About Penicillin G
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What to Know About Ceftriaxone
lymphadenitis
What Is Lymphadenitis?
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What Is Candida Auris?
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An Overview of Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib)
Epstein–Barr virus
Can Immunotherapy for Epstein-Barr Be a Potential MS Treatment?
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How to Know If You Are at Risk for a Coinfection
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What You Need to Know About Getting a Tick Bite
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Re-Emerging Diseases: Why Some Are Making a Comeback
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Differences Between Communicable and Infectious Diseases
Biting mosquitoes.
The Most Common Mosquito-Borne Diseases