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Recent Articles by Marcela Lemos

Legionnaires' Disease: Symptoms, Transmission & Treatment

Legionnaires' disease is a severe lung infection caused by *Legionella pneumophila*, often found in warm, moist environments. Learn how it's transmitted, key symptoms like fever and shortness of breath, how it's diagnosed, treatment with antibiotics, and essential prevention tips.

Diseases and Conditions

Poikilocytosis: What It Means, Types & Main Causes

Poikilocytosis is a condition marked by abnormally shaped red blood cells, such as spherocytes, codocytes, and sickle cells, which can affect oxygen transport. Learn about its common causes, including anemia, liver disease, and myelofibrosis, and how it is diagnosed on a blood smear.

Diseases and Conditions

Tick-Borne Diseases: 10 Illnesses You Can Get From Tick Bites

Lyme disease, rocky mountain spotted fever and babesiosis and tick-borne diseases that are transmitted through tick bites. They are associated with serious symptoms, like fever, confusion and muscle aches. Learn about the most common tick-borne diseases, the symptoms associated with them, and how they are treated.

Diseases and Conditions

Naegleria Fowleri: Symptoms, Causes, Transmission & Treatment

Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare parasite that infects the brain through contaminated freshwater. Learn about its symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, treatment options like amphotericin B, and ways to prevent this often fatal infection.

Diseases and Conditions

Yersinia Pestis: What It Is, Symptoms, Transmission & Treatment

Yersinia pestis is the bacteria behind the bubonic plague, causing symptoms like fever, swollen lymph nodes, and skin lesions. Learn how it's transmitted by fleas or infected animals, how diagnosis is confirmed, and how early antibiotic treatment can prevent serious complications.

Tests

Thyroglobulin: Uses, How to Test & What High or Low Levels Mean

Thyroglobulin is a protein used to monitor thyroid cancer treatment and detect recurrence after thyroid removal. A blood test can also help identify thyroid conditions like hyperthyroidism or thyroiditis. Learn what high or low thyroglobulin levels may indicate.

Diseases and Conditions

Septicemia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Causes & Treatment

Septicemia, or sepsis, is a serious condition that can develop as a complication of another simpler infection, such as a urinary tract infection or pneumonia, for example. Learn more about the symptoms of septicemia, what causes it, and how it's diagnosed and treated.

Tests

MCH Blood Test (What Low or High MCH Levels Mean)

A Mean Corpuscular Hemoblobin (MCH) is a blood test that measures the average amount of hemoglobin in a blood cell. It is done by adding a reagent to a blood specimen and assessing the color it produces. Low or high levels may be a sign of another health condition. Learn more about what can cause a low MCH or high MCG.

Yeast Infection

Candida Albicans: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Candida albicans é um fungo naturalmente presente no corpo humano e que só causa infecção quando o sistema imunológico encontra-se enfraquecido. Entenda como acontece a infecção por Candida albicans, sintomas e como é feito o tratamento.

Diseases and Conditions

E. Coli: Symptoms (w/ Online Quiz) & How to Treat

E. coli, or Escherichia coli, is a bacteria that is naturally found in the gut. Certain types, however, can lead to intestinal or urinary infections and cause symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea or low grade fever, Learn more about the symptoms of E. Coli, how it is transmitted, and how to treat it .

Tests

Segmented Neutrophils: What High & Low Levels Mean

Segmented neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that are essential for protecting the body from harmful microorganisms. They can become high with infections, for example, or low due to stress. Learn more about what segmented neutrophils are, and what high segmented neutrophils or low segmented neutrophils mean.

Diseases and Conditions

Candida Auris: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention

A Candida auris infection can cause UTIs, respiratory infections and even blood infections. It is resistant to the majority of typical antifungals used to treat Candida infections. Learn about the most common symptoms, how this infection is diagnosed and treated, and how to prevent it.

Tests

Immunoglobulin E (IgE): Normal Levels (& What High Levels Mean)

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is an antibody that is normally present in low levels of the blood. It plays an important role in regulating allergic reactions and the inflammatory response, as well as fighting parasitic infections. Lenrn more about what normal Immunoglobulin E should be and what high IgE means.

Diseases and Conditions

Crystals in Urine: Causes, Symptoms & Types of Crystals

Crystals in the urine can be a normal finding , however high levels may be a sign of health conditions like kidney stones or gout. They are often caused by dehydration or medications, but can also appear with UTIs or a high protein diet. Learn about the other causes of crystals in the urine and the types that can appear.

Gonorrhea

Super Gonorrhea: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Causes & Treatment

Super gonorrhea is an STI in which the bacteria that causes gonorrhea becomes resistant to antibiotics that are typically used to treat this infection. This can make treatment difficult and lead to further complications. Learn more about the symptoms of super gonorrhea and the treatment options available.