Infectious disease is a disease that is generally being classified according to the bacterial, fungal, viral or any other type. These diseases are generally communicable in nature which means that they are being transmitted from a person to person and it is not that it is only being transmitted fro a person to another person only there are certain diseases that are being transferred form an animal to any person also. There are certain well known disease that are being transmitted from an animal to any individual like bird flu is one of them and is one of the deadly…
The diagnosis of latex allergy is based on the history and diagnostic test results. Sensitization is dectected by skin testing, RASR, ELISA or level of Havea latex specific antibody in the serun. The best treatment available for latex allergy is the avoidance of latex based products, but this is often difficult because of their widespread use. Patients who have experienced an anaphylactic reaction to latex should be instructed to wear medical identification. Antihistamines and an emergency kit containing epinephrine sohuld be provided to these patients, along with intructions about emergency management of latex allergy symptoms. Patients should be counseled to…
Risk factors for drug allergy include drug and host specific risk factors. The most important risk factors of drug allergy are the chemical properties and molecular weight of the drug. Other things to consider are the concurrent illness, continuous usage to the drug, duration of treatment, route of administration and the dose. Other risk to consider include age, gender, atopy and specific generics polymorphism. Drug allergy has been reported to aggregate in certain families though it has not been conclusively shown that a family history of drug allergy is a definite risk factor for developing new drug allergies. Multiple drug…
Some people are sensitive to the sun´s heat. In this case, they may be allergic to the sun´s actinic rays only. These people are also allergic to various other items. In the presence of other allergies, sun allergy brings on worse reactions. Such was the case of a man who worked on a farm and had severe dermatitis, with redness, extreme swelling and itching of the face, lips neck and hands. He could only work during the early part of the morning hours or late in the evenings. The rest of the time he spent indoors. He was not found…
Milk allergy is one of the major allergies in infants and is caused by the proteins present in cow´s milk. Contrary to popular opinion, goats or sheep´s milk cannot generally replace cow´s milk for those who are sensitive. This is because of the similarity between the casein and whey proteins in cow´s milk and those in the milk of goats and sheep. Most milk proteins are potential allergens and milk contains about 30-35 g protein/liter. The major allergens recognized in milk are casein, beta-lactoglobulin, alpha-lactalbumin and alpha-lactoglobulin. Although it may be reduced, the milk allergy cannot be removed by simple…
