Infectious Disease Related Articles & Blog Posts

I am about to adopt an HIV+ baby. Are there any special dietary requirements? The information here is very limited and I would appreciate your help.
Lucie Green – Johannesburg, South Africa

I have a very good friend with a nine-year-old daughter that spent two days in the hospital. She had been vomiting for two days and had a fever around 102 to 103 degrees F during this time. On the…

More than 100 different types of Group A Beta Strep have been identified.

What are the symptoms of measles? When does the rash appear?

My 11-month old child has had fever (39 C) for the last 4 days. She even had white spots inside the mouth. Today, we found tiny red spots all over her body. Is this measles? If so, how come…

Chicken pox is caused by the Varicella-zoster virus. It is usually a mild infection, and not life-threatening. Although children with this virus may be miserable for several days, and miss a week of school or day-care (stranding parents at home), they will likely recover from the 250-500 itchy blisters with nothing more to show for [...]

Please, excuse my english… I live in Venezuela and my wife had twins in march 25th (boy and girl). Their names are Daniel Eduardo (the boy) and Paula Vanessa (the girl) I want to know your opinion about BCG…

My son is four months old. The baby sitter takes the kids outside. It’s rather cold and windy here in Japan. Is it dangerous to my son’s lungs or respiratory system to inhale cold air?Japan

13 days ago my son was diagnosed with croup and asthma. He was started on nebulizer treatments 4 times a day, which we have been doing for 13 days now. He has also been on prelone for 5 days,…

Several questions come to mind after reading what you wrote about RSV. What is the relationship, if any, between RSV and croup? What is croup anyway? How does one prevent it? What does one do if one’s child gets…