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Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Enterococcus Faecalis?CausesSymptoms and InfectionsDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Enterococcus Faecalis? Causes Symptoms and Infections Diagnosis Treatment Enterococcus faecalis(E. faecalis) is a species of enterococci bacteria that normally lives in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract and can also be found in the oral cavity and vaginal tract. AlthoughE. faecalisusually isn’t harmful to the human body, it can become an opportunistic pathogen—causing disease when a person’s immune defenses are low....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsDefinitionCausesDiagnosisTreatmentCoping Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Definition Causes Diagnosis Treatment Coping Entomophobiais an irrational and persistent fear of bugs. Those with a fear of insects may go to great lengths to avoid them, or they will experience significant distress when encountering an insect. Learn more about the causes and treatment of entomophobia and how this condition affects those diagnosed with it....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Environmental Health?Areas of Environmental HealthGlobal Environmental HealthHow You Can Help Protect and Improve Environmental Health Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Environmental Health? Areas of Environmental Health Global Environmental Health How You Can Help Protect and Improve Environmental Health Water quality, safe housing, healthy food access, andpollution-free transportation all contribute to human health, along with many other factors. Where people live and how they’re connecting to the world can affect their health....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsCausesSymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentPrognosis Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS) is a rare disorder in which white blood cells known aeosinophilsbuild up in the body, causinginflammationin different areas including the muscles, skin, and lungs. Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome can cause symptoms like itchy rash, fatigue, and joint pain, but also serious complications like irregular heartbeat and memory issues. It can even be fatal....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsPrevalenceSymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentMonitoring Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Prevalence Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Monitoring Eosinophilic asthma, also known as e-asthma, is one of the most common subtypes ofasthmadiagnosed in adulthood. Eosinophilic asthma occurs when a high number of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, inflame the lungs. Why this occurs is unknown. Because lung samples can be difficult to obtain, elevated numbers of blood eosinophils are often used a surrogate for diagnosis in patients with difficult to control asthma....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTypesSymptomsCausesDiagnosisTreatmentFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Types Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Frequently Asked Questions In 1965, Dr. Seiichi Ise and Dr. Shigeo Ofuji described a variant of “superficial pustular dermatosis” in a Japanese female patient with “crops of small pustules on the face, the trunk, and the upper arms without any general symptoms.” Skin exams in the patient showed pustules in the upper parts of hair follicles....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTypes of SeizuresSymptomsCausesSeizure TriggersDiagnosisTreatmentLiving With EpilepsyOutlookNext in Epilepsy GuideSymptoms of Epilepsy Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Types of Seizures Symptoms Causes Seizure Triggers Diagnosis Treatment Living With Epilepsy Outlook Next in Epilepsy Guide Epilepsyis a medical condition in which a person is predisposed to recurrent seizures. Seizures are brief episodes of involuntary movements and/or changes in consciousness that occur due to an alteration of brain activity....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Epinephrine Used For?How Epinephrine WorksHow to AdministerWhen to AdministerSide Effects of EpinephrineContraindicationsAnaphylaxis Precautions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Epinephrine Used For? How Epinephrine Works How to Administer When to Administer Side Effects of Epinephrine Contraindications Anaphylaxis Precautions Epinephrine is involved in various important functions throughout the body such as breathing, muscle contractions, and the fight or flight response....

Advanced OA has a higher correlation with the occurrence of erosive changes, implying many people with erosive hand OA might actually have advanced hand OA. Also, there is significant debate over whether erosive OA is really its own disease or a phase of hand OA progression. BSIP / UIG / Getty Images Symptoms and Signs Erosive OA usually starts with a sudden onset of severe tenderness in multiple finger joints. The abrupt onset of symptoms is in contrast to the gradual progression of symptoms typical of hand OA....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsExamples of DelusionsTestsCauses of FixationTherapyHospitalizationCoping Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Examples of Delusions Tests Causes of Fixation Therapy Hospitalization Coping Erotomania, also known asde Clérambault’s syndrome,is classified in theDiagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition(DSM-5), as an uncommon subtype of delusional disorder. People with erotomania experience a persistent belief that someone of a higher social status, an authority figure, or a celebrity is in love or even in a relationship with them—without any accompanying evidence, confirmation, or validation....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptoms of ErysipelasCausesDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms of Erysipelas Causes Diagnosis Treatment Erysipelas is sometimes referred to as St. Anthony’s Fire because of the fiery appearance of the rash. Erysipelas was identified as far back as the 11th century, where it and a cluster of other diseases were collectively named after Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lost causes....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTypesSymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Types Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Frequently Asked Questions Erythema is seen in almost every skin rash. These are often the result of a triggering event, such as using a particular drug, or having an underlying disease orinfection. It can also be seen in blushing and with exercise, excess pressure, friction, ill-fitting clothing, massage, and sunburn....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsCausesDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Erythropoietic protoporphyria(EPP) is one of several rare inherited disorders calledporphyrias. Patients with EPP have mutations in one or more genes that cause them to have decreased activity of an enzyme called protoporphyrin IX in their red blood cells. This leads to a buildup of a protein called protoporphyrin that can make their skin very sensitive to sunlight....