Flu and common cold
Dry choking cough as a symptom: What causes it in adults and children?
A dry irritating cough is a common symptom of a respiratory infection. In addition, it can be a symptom of a number of other diseases. Coughing also functions as a defence reflex.
Scarlet fever and its typical symptoms: how to recognize it in time?
Scarlet fever is one of the most common bacterial diseases. It mainly affects children between the ages of 3 and 10 years. It manifests itself mainly with exanthema (skin rash), but also with fever, chills or lack of appetite. If treated early with antibiotics, it has a mild course and does not require hospitalisation.
Inflammation of the nasopharynx, pharyngitis: symptoms, pain and other troubles
Pharyngitis is a very common respiratory disease, especially in children. What are the causes of pharyngitis?
Tonsils: Is it time to remove them? (Tonsillectomy in adults and children)
Do you suffer from recurrent tonsillitis? Do you have a sore throat? You may need to have your tonsils removed.
How does pneumonia manifest itself and what treatment is most effective?
When we say treatment for pneumonia, most people think of antibiotics, medicines to make breathing easier and medicines for temperature. Pneumonia is indeed treated with these medicines, but only a part of it. The reason for the wide range of medicines for pneumonia lies in its various causes.
What is the flu? Why is it caused, what are its manifestations, the course and treatment?
Influenza is a highly infectious disease that mainly affects the respiratory system. It is caused by a virus, which can spread through the air. It is mild, but sometimes it gets really complicated. In the most severe cases, it can even cause death.
Laryngitis: What are the symptoms of laryngitis? Is it a risk to children?
Laryngitis, or the inflammation of the larynx, is one of the most common inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract. It can have an infectious but also a non-infectious origin. In children, it has a more complicated and risky course due to anatomical conditions.
Sore Throat: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Home Remedies
Sore throat, or throat pain, is a fairly common problem in both children and adults. It has a variety of causes: viral or bacterial, accidental or another disease. Sometimes, home remedies are not enough.
Middle Ear Infection: Causes and Symptoms
Otitis media, or infection of the middle ear, is a relatively common inflammatory disease that especially affects children. Of course, it is not avoided by adults either. In most cases, it is an acute form, but chronic or recurrent inflammation also occurs.
What is Kawasaki disease? What are its causes, symptoms and how is it treated?
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile illness characterized by inflammation of small and medium-sized blood vessels. In most cases, the disease affects children under the age of 5, especially boys. It is relatively rare in our country. Children from Japan are most often bothered. The disease has several stages and in most cases healing occurs.
The common cold: transmission, accompanying symptoms, and treatment
The common cold is a very common disease of the upper respiratory tract that is not serious, although, even colds should not be underestimated. It is an acute viral infection that causes inflammation as well as an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity (mucosa), mainly characterised by swelling of the mucosa, the formation of mucus and nasal congestion. This results in typical symptoms. However, sometimes rhinitis can also occur due to an allergic reaction.
Bronchitis: Symptoms and Contagiousness
Everyone of us has encountered bronchitis. Let's look at the causes and symptoms of the disease.
Adenovirus infection: what is adenovirus, what is its transmission and symptoms?
Adenoviruses cause mainly acute respiratory diseases in humans. However, they can attack various body systems. What is an adenovirus and how is the disease transmitted? What is the appropriate treatment and preventive measures?
Sinusitis - sinusitis: what is it and what symptoms does it have?
Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses. It often occurs alongside a cold or tonsillitis. It is usually caused by viruses and bacteria.
What does an elevated body temperature signal? The most common causes
Body temperature can indicate chronic fatigue syndrome, but also common colds or flu. Any viral or bacterial respiratory disease. It is also present in inflammation in various parts of the body. It indicates infectious diseases, but also many other problems. The temperature can also increase with hormonal changes during pregnancy.
Infectious Mononucleosis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Infectious mononucleosis is a worldwide viral disease accompanied mainly by high fever, angina and enlarged lymph nodes. The virus is spread by interpersonal contact. The disease is mainly transmitted by saliva and is therefore also known as "kissing disease". What are the symptoms of infectious mononucleosis, available treatment options and prevention?
Pneumonia: Symptoms and Classification
Pneumonia is an inflammatory disease characterized by lung tissue damage. Depending on the origin of the disease, this inflammation can take both an infectious and a non-infectious form.
Whooping cough: What are the causes of a mucoid cough, even without a temperature?
Coughing is a defence mechanism of the body. It ensures the passage of the airways. The mucus formed by it performs a defensive function. But in some diseases it is formed in an increased amount and needs to be coughed up. It occurs as a symptom in various diseases.
Coughing up mucus: what causes it? + Morning coughing and colour
Under normal circumstances, mucus has a protective function. Its increased production is caused by certain diseases. An example of this is infection with viruses or bacteria. In this case, excess mucus must be removed from the airways. And this is what coughing is for.
Conjunctival redness: what causes it (+ symptoms)
Redness of the conjunctiva is typical of inflammatory diseases, but can it occur for other reasons?