http://pharma1.info Pharmaceutical Website Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:23:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Herpes zoster ( Shingles) Shingles is a skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus responsible for these conditions is called the Varicella zoster virus (VZV). After an individual has chickenpox, this virus lives in the nervous system and is never fully cleared from the body. Under certain circumstances, ... http://pharma1.info/herpes-zoster/ Herpes Simplex (HSV) Herpes is an infection that is caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV). Oral herpes causes cold sores around the mouth or face. Genital herpes affects the genitals, buttocks or anal area. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). You can get it from having sex, even oral ... http://pharma1.info/herpes-simplex/ B-Virus Cercopithecine Herpesvirus-1, also known as B-Virus, is a member of the herpes group of viruses that occurs naturally in Macaque monkeys and possible in other Old World monkeys. Infection with B-Virus produces very mild disease in the monkey. Most have no obvious evidence of infection. Some monkeys may have vesicles ... http://pharma1.info/b-virus/ Enterobacter Enterobacter is a genus of common Gram-negative, facultatively-anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Several strains of the these bacteria are pathogenic and cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised (usually hospitalized) hosts. The urinary and respiratory tract are the most common sites of infection. Enterobacter can be distinguished from other GNR ... http://pharma1.info/enterobacter/ Kidneys Failure When your kidneys fail, you need treatment to replace the work your kidneys normally perform. You may choose to forgo treatment. If you choose to receive treatment, your choices include hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney transplantation. Each treatment has advantages and disadvantages When Your Kidneys Fail Healthy kidneys clean your blood by ... http://pharma1.info/kidneys-failure/ Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Chronic kidney disease includes conditions that damage your kidneys and decrease their ability to keep you healthy by doing the jobs listed. If kidney disease gets worse, wastes can build to high levels in your blood and make you feel sick. You may ... http://pharma1.info/chronic-kidney-disease-ckd/ Gas Gangrene   A variety of species of clostridium are associated with invasive infection in humans i.e. C. perfringens, novyi, septicum, histolyticum, tertium, bifermentans, sporogenes. They are not highly pathogenic when introduced into healthy tissues; but in the presence of tissue injury, in particular damaged muscle, they can cause a rapidly progressive ... http://pharma1.info/gas-gangrene/ Corynebacterium infections corynebacterium infections are gram-positive, catalase-positive, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, generally nonmotile rods. The genus is composed of the species Corynebacterium diphtheriae and the nondiphtherial corynebacteria, collectively referred to as diphtheroids. Nondiphtherial corynebacteria, originally thought to be mainly contaminants, recently have been recognized as pathogenic, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Approximately 20 ... http://pharma1.info/corynebacterium-infections/ Cholera Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but sometimes can be severe. A person may get cholera by drinking water or eating food contaminated with the cholera bacterium. In an epidemic, the source ... http://pharma1.info/cholera/ Cellulitis Cellulitis is a spreading bacterial infection of the skin and tissues beneath the skin. Cellulitis usually begins as a small area of tenderness, swelling, and redness. As this red area begins to enlarge, the person may develop a fever—sometimes with chills and sweats—and swollen lymph nodes ("swollen glands") near the ... http://pharma1.info/cellulitis/