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Viral
19 conditions
Common Cold
The common cold is caused by over 200 different viruses, with rhinoviruses being the most common cause. Other causes inc...
Influenza Flu
Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A and B viruses. The disease is characterized by sudde...
COVID 19
COVID 19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and presents with a wide range of symptoms. Common symptoms include fever or ...
Bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes, usually following a viral upper respiratory infection. The prim...
Sinusitis
Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses and is very common. Acute sinusitis lasts less than 4 weeks and is usually caus...
Shingles
Shingles herpes zoster is caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus VZV, the same virus that causes chickenpo...
Mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis, commonly called mono, is caused by the Epstein Barr virus EBV in approximately 90 percent of c...
Conjunctivitis Pink Eye
Conjunctivitis, commonly called pink eye, is inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin transparent tissue covering the w...
Eczema Herpeticum
Eczema herpeticum is a potentially serious viral infection caused by herpes simplex virus HSV in patients with preexisti...
Encephalitis
Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain parenchyma itself, as opposed to meningitis which affects the surrounding memb...
Chickenpox
Chickenpox varicella is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus VZV. Before routine vaccination...
Measles
Measles rubeola is one of the most contagious human diseases, with an R0 of 12 to 18. Before vaccination, measles infect...
Mumps
Mumps is a viral disease caused by the mumps virus, historically a common childhood illness. The hallmark is parotitis s...
Rubella
Rubella, also called German measles, is caused by the rubella virus. It is generally a mild disease in children, with a ...
Dengue Fever
Dengue fever, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, is the most rapidly spreading mosquito borne...
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C virus HCV, identified in 1989. WHO estimated that about 50 million people were ...
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus HBV, discovered by Baruch Blumberg in 1965 Nobel Prize 1976. WHO estimate...
HIV Symptoms
HIV human immunodeficiency virus infection progresses through distinct stages. Acute HIV infection seroconversion illnes...
Gastroenteritis Stomach Flu
Viral gastroenteritis, commonly called stomach flu, is inflammation of the stomach and intestines from viral infection. ...