Infectious Diseases: Overview

  • Toxic Shock Syndrome

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    In 1978 medical journals reported that a small number of menstruating women were developing an illness characterized by high fever, sore throat, headache, a sunburn-like rash, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, extremely low blood pressure, fainting, peeli

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  • Curing Yeast Infections

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Although yeast infections are probably the most common type of vulvovaginitis, they rank second in office visits because many women never go to their doctor for this type of infection. Some recover spontaneously, others treat themselves with anti-fu

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