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Bibliography: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
(A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)

...  1. Hoeprich PD, Jordan CM, Ronald AR: Infectious Diseases: A Treatise of Infectious Processes, 5/e. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott Co, 1994.  2. Kelley WN. Textbook of Internal Medicine, 3/e. Philadelphia: Lippincott–Raven, 1997. ... READ EXCERPTS »

Infections and Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the 1993 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Surveillance Definition: Adults and Adolescents*
(A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)

... Candidiasis, esophageal, bronchial, tracheal, pulmonary Extrapulmonary cryptococcosis Extrapulmonary coccidioidomycosis Extrapulmonary or disseminated histoplasmosis CMV ... READ EXCERPTS »

Respiratory syncytial virus infection
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection results from a subgroup of the myxoviruses that resemble paramyxovirus. RSV is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children. It's the major cause of pneumonia, tracheobronchitis, and... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Ebola virus infection
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... One of the most frightening viruses to come out of the African subcontinent, the Ebola virus first appeared in 1976. More than 400 people in Zaire (now known as Democratic Republic of Congo) and the neighboring Sudan were killed by the hemorrhagic fever that it caused. Ebola... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Viral hepatitis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Viral hepatitis is a fairly common systemic disease, marked by hepatic cell destruction, necrosis, and autolysis, leading to anorexia, jaundice, and hepatomegaly. In most patients, hepatic cells eventually regenerate with little or no residual damage. However, old age... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Respiratory syncytial virus infection
(Handbook of Diseases)

... A subgroup of the myxoviruses resembling paramyxovirus causes respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. RSV is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children; it’s the major cause of pneumonia,... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Ebola virus infection
(Handbook of Diseases)

... One of the most frightening viruses to come out of the African subcontinent, the Ebola virus first appeared in 1976. More than 400 persons in Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo) and the neighboring Sudan died because of the hemorrhagic fever that... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Human immunodeficiency virus infection
(Handbook of Diseases)

... One of the most widely publicized diseases, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by the marked progressive failure of the immune system. Although it’s characterized by gradual destruction of cell-mediated (T-cell)... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Hepatitis, viral
(Handbook of Diseases)

... A fairly common systemic disease, viral hepatitis is marked by hepatocellular destruction, necrosis, and autolysis, leading to anorexia, jaundice, and hepatomegaly. In most patients, hepatic cells eventually regenerate with little or no... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

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