Infectious Diseases: Medications
Amantadine
02/25/08, HealthwiseBefore taking amantadine, tell your doctor if you have epilepsy or other seizure disorder, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, liver disease, glaucoma, or a history of mental illness or suicide attempt.
Antimalarial medications for lupus
05/13/08, HealthwiseThese medications reduce inflammation. (While they are also used to prevent or treat malaria, there is no known relationship between lupus and malaria.)
Hydroxychloroquine
03/24/08, HealthwiseBefore using hydroxychloroquine, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have psoriasis, porphyria, liver disease, alcoholism, or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency.
Sponsored Links
Internal Medicine
Get Info on Antibiotic Medicine for Serious Infections in a Hospital.
expandedbroadspectrum.com21st Century Biodefense
UPMC's model for protection from infectious disease and bioterrorism.
www.UPMC.comDiesse INC
Innovative Diagnostic Systems for all clinical laboratories
www.diesse-usa.comMedicine Infectious Disease
Find and Compare prices on medicine infectious disease at Smarter.com.
www.smarter.com
Hyoscyamine
03/24/08, HealthwiseBefore taking hyoscyamine, tell your doctor if you have heart disease, congestive heart failure, a heart rhythm disorder, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, or hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Zoster vaccine live
08/13/07, HealthwiseYou can still receive a vaccine if you have a minor cold. If you have tuberculosis, or any other severe illness with a fever or any type of infection, wait until you get better before receiving this vaccine.
Infectious Mononucleosis - Medications
09/19/07, HealthwiseThere are no specific medicines used to treat mono. Over-the-counter medicines may be used to help treat the symptoms of mono.
Antihistamines for itching from chickenpox
05/21/08, HealthwiseAntihistamines block histamines—chemicals that cause itching and other responses to allergic substances.
Antiviral medicines for chickenpox
05/21/08, HealthwiseAntiviral medicines stop the growth of the chickenpox (varicella-zoster) virus.
Chloroquine
02/13/04, HealthwiseChloroquine is an antimalarial drug. The exact way that chloroquine works is unknown.
Chickenpox (Varicella) - Medications
05/21/08, HealthwiseMost people can get the chickenpox shot (vaccine) to prevent chickenpox. The shot doesn't fully protect you right away. But you'll become immune to the virus with a little time. If you get the shot within 3 days after you were exp
In the Spotlight
West Nile Virus
Children and the elderly may develop permanent health problems after a West Nile virus infection.
How does it spread? »Yahoo! Groups
Join the Conversation:
Join a Yahoo! Group and discuss topics with other members of the group.
See All Infectious Disease Groups »Search on Yahoo! Health
Elsewhere on the Web
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Epidemic: The World of Infectious Diseases
- Infectious Disease
Search the Web for
Infectious DiseasesYahoo! Health Videos
Infectious Diseases
Play Video
Naomi Judd on Handling Hepatitis C
Provided by: LIME.comEight years after she was diagnosed with a fatal case of hepatitis C, country singer…
Play Video
Deepak Chopra on Building Your Immunities
Provided by: LIME.comHow can you build your immune system to fight common illnesses? Deepak Chopra…
Play Video
I Chose to Live
Provided by: CapessaAmy, a competitive snowboarder, is not one to give up easily. When death came…
My Health
helpTip of the Day
Provided by: RealAgeNov 5, 2009Piling your favorite sandwich fixings on the right kind of bread could mean healthier blood pressure. The right choice? One hundred percent whole-grain.
Read More »View All Tips »