Medical Nutrition Therapy - Fevers and Infections

Fever/Pyrexia

temporary increase in the body temperature due to viral or bacterial infection

Infection

the invasion and development of pathogenic microorganisms or parasites that results in abnormal body processes

Acute fever/infection

fevers/infection with short duration, sudden onset, rapid progression

Chronic fever/infection

fever/infection lasts for weeks, months, years; may be longstanding or intermittent

Recurrent infection

infection occurring in periodic intervals

Typhoid fever

bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhosa

Rheumatic fever

anti-inflammatory disease caused by streptococcus bacteria

Pulmonary tuberculosis

contagious bacterial infection affecting the lungs and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Cholera

acute diarrheal infection caused by Vibro cholera

Meningitis

inflammation of the lining around the spinal cord and the brain (meninges)

Encephalitis

inflammation of the brain resulting to congenital malformations, seizures, stupor, coma, and delirium

Whooping cough

highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis

Diptheria

infectious disease affecting the throat and upper airways caused by Corynebacterium diptheriae

Erysipelas

intradermal infection that produces local inflammation and toxemia

Scarlet Fever

bacterial illness that develops in some people who have strep throat and has an erythrogenic causative agent

Poliomyelitis

viral infection and destruction of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Spinal Polio

type of polio where skeletal muscles are affected

Bulbar Polio

type of polio where swallowing is affected

AIDS

most advanced stages of HIV infection accompanied by a CD4 count of 200 or less

Dengue Fever

mosquito-borne disease caused by aedes mosquitoes

Measles

contagious disease caused by and RNA virus of the paramyovirus family

Mumps

viral infection primarily affecting the parotid glands

Chickenpox

highly contagious viral infection caused by the herpes virus varicella voster

Smallpox

viral infection caused by variola major

Pneumonia

lung infection caused by Mycobaterium pneumoniae

Malaria

disease caused by protozoa of genus plasmodium that are spread to people through the bites of an infected female mosquito

Amoebiasis

a disease caused by Entamoeba hystolytica that are usually transmitted through contamination of foods or hands

Hookworm Infection

infection caused by Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americana

Ascariasis

roundworm infection caused by Ascaris lumbricoides that attacks and damages the small intestines

High Calorie, High Protein Diet

diet given for fevers and infections