What Are Vaginal Yeast Infections? Yeast infections (also known as candidiasis) are common infections caused by Candida albicans yeast, which is a...
Month: March 2020
What Is Athlete's Foot? Athlete's foot is a type of fungal skin infection. Fungi (the plural of fungus) are microscopic...
What Are the Spleen and Lymphatic System? The spleen is located in the upper left part of the belly under...
What Are Germs? The term "germs" refers to the microscopic bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa that can cause disease. Washing...
What Does Skin Do? Skin, our largest organ, has many jobs. It: protects the network of muscles, bones, nerves, blood vessels,...
Viral Infection May also be called: Virus A viral infection is an infection or disease caused by a virus (a...
Dehydration Under normal conditions, we all lose some body water every day in our sweat, tears, urine, and stool....
About Rotavirus Almost all kids have had a rotavirus infection by the time they’re 5 years old. Rotavirus is one...
Coxsackievirus Infections Coxsackieviruses are part of the enterovirus family of viruses (which also includes polioviruses and hepatitis A virus)...
Diarrhea Most kids battle diarrhea from time to time, but the good news is that it’s often caused by...