Infectious Diseases

Shingles is treated with antiviral medications, which work best if started within 72 hours of the rash appearing.

You should start taking antiviral medicine within 48 hours of flu symptoms beginning for the best results.

The shingles vaccine, Shingrix, is recommended for adults to prevent shingles, especially as they get older. It's best to get vaccinated even if you have had shingles before.

Before the shingles rash appears, you may feel pain, tingling, or itching in a specific area on one side of your body or face.

To relieve shingles pain and itching at home, you can try cool compresses, oatmeal baths, and over-the-counter pain relievers. These methods may help soothe your skin and reduce discomfort.

Shingles on the face or around the eye can appear as a painful rash with blisters, often on one side of the face. It can cause itching and discomfort.

Older adults and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk of getting shingles.

People who are older or have health problems should think about taking prescription flu medicine to help prevent serious illness.

Shingles near the eye is more serious because it can lead to vision problems and even blindness if not treated quickly.

Lip bumps can sometimes be a sign of an infection or sexually transmitted disease, but it's important to get a proper diagnosis from a healthcare professional.

It is not safe to take leftover antibiotics because they might not be the right medicine for your current illness, and using them incorrectly can lead to antibiotic resistance. See below to understand more.

Antibiotics can cause diarrhea because they upset the balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut, allowing bad bacteria to grow. See below to understand more.

Drinking alcohol with antibiotics is not always safe, as it can cause side effects or make the antibiotics less effective. See below to understand more.

If you miss an antibiotic dose, it can affect how well the medicine works. It's important to take antibiotics as prescribed to help your body fight the infection. Let's see what you can do if that happens.

Antibiotic resistance is when germs like bacteria change and become stronger, so the medicines meant to kill them don't work anymore. See below to understand more.

Antibiotics can cause yeast infections because they kill both bad and good bacteria, which can upset the balance and allow yeast to grow. See below to understand more.

Yes, Chikungunya virus can be misdiagnosed as other diseases like Dengue and Zika because they have similar symptoms. Accurate diagnosis can be difficult, especially if tests are not specific enough.

Yes, the Chikungunya virus can cause long-term joint pain, which may last for years after the initial infection.

Yes, Legionnaires' disease can be misdiagnosed as flu or pneumonia due to similar symptoms and false-positive flu tests.

The Chikungunya virus does not spread directly through stagnant water, but mosquitoes that breed in stagnant water can carry and spread the virus.