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Infectious Disease
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Possible allergy: You might have an allergy to components in rice, like gluten.
See an allergist to get a work up.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Possible hepatitis: Your symptoms especially jaundice (yellowing of the skin) sounds like hepatitis.
You might have had the wrong tests and some jaundice could be due to... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: An extremely large ovarian cyst may push on the bladder causing your symptoms.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: You can drink anything, but why are you taking an antibiotic? Small amounts will not cure anything and may sensitize you to penicillin drugs.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
No: If you are treating a yeast infection with Monistat 7 the drainage is usually white or yellowish tint. But other normal bacteria in your vaginal tract... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Not likely: Cigarettes are not very good transmitters of diseases.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Normalcy: Your symptoms do not suggest intestinal parasites. Vegetable material seen in stool samples are off mistaken as parasites.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Probably yes: The gram stain of the vaginal swab does not suggest an infecting organism. No trichomonas is good.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
No and depends: No natural remedy for strep throat or ear infections. Depending on the antibiotic you are presently taking for the strep throat, may often treat the e... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Acetaminophen : acetaminophen or Tylenol, is best for fever but read the directions, too much if not good
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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So far only one: there maybe more than one strain of COVID-19 but its has not been formally recognized. There is a wide spectrum of disease.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: usually more common in older males, severe prostatitis may cause back of fluid and sperm made by the testicle that can cause pain and swelling, red n... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Not for sure: there is anecdotal evidence that hydrocholoroquine/choloroquine might be effective vs COVID-19 but comparative studies are not complete yet.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Influenza A or B: Rapid diagnostic tests are sometimes useful in confirming the diagnosis of influenza. They detect part of the influenza virus on the swab.
They will ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Possible: Sinusitis may not have fever.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Maybe: You should see your doctor. You can get a yeast infection, but it should clear up with medication such as diflucan, (fluconazole) but you may have a m... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: Its a prescription medication, so ask your md.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: certain types of malaria do not have enough parasitemia (parasites in blood) to be seen, so the test may be interpreted as negative.
further tests or ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
NO: Sinus infection usually smell stink, often caused by anaerobic organisms.
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Probably not: A 13 yo should not have facial numbness, even after a febrile illness. Violent vomiting may cause facial puffiness, but the tissues in the face are v... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
No: You may have cystitis, but not urinary tract infection. Cystitis is irritation of bladder and may cause microscopic hematuria and pyuria.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
All: Any hepatitis is dangerous for you.
A usually recovers without sequelae
b ; c usually recovers but may have long term sequelae of cirrhosis and possib... Read More
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A female asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: But not commercially, only in research or university laboratories do you have anyone interested in doing all 40 strains.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Antibiotics: Most common antibiotics used to treat cdi are Flagyl (metronidazole) or vancomycin.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Tick: Powassan is a tick borne encephalitis.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Contact: All streptococci are part of skin flora and can be spread person to person by skin contact.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Very common: The majority of the skin and soft tissue infections are due to either streptococcal or staphylococcal organisms.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
NO: Most patients with lockjaw die from complications not directly from the infection.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: Make sure you and you children are vaccinated.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
No: Most are cured with antibiotics and surgery when necessary.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Very: Meningococcal meningitis is usually transmitted by airborne droplets.
Isolation with masks, gloves and gowns are required for contact with infected pa... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Oral-fecal: Virus is passed from person to person by oral-fecal route.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Very: Meningococcal meningitis is usually transmitted by airborne droplets.
Isolation with masks, gloves and gowns are required for contact with infected pa... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Usually not: Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: It rarely occurs, but infants can be infected during vaginal delivery.
Mothers who are vaginally colonized with strep gp b often have their babies del... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Break in barrier: strep a usually does not cause an infection until there is a break in our protective barrier (i.e.skin, mucous membrane) then if can cause cellulitis,... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
No: 99.7f is not a fever, temperature must be greater than 100.5f to qualify as a fever.
Your elevated temperature is probably due to your increased meta... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Can but should NOT: There should be separate lines for TPN and antibiotics, do not combine or switch them.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
You can: You can, but it is generally not recommended to drink alcohol while you are taking medications.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: So see your md and get tested and treated appropriately.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Is this an allergy?: See an allergist or ophthalmologist.
Itchiness, tearing and redness may be caused by an allergy. Specific eyes drops may help.
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A 51-year-old male asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
See ur MD asap: see a MD, you may have a sexually transmitted disease. Syphilis, herpes, fungus are in the differential. accurate diagnosis and treatment are in your ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Hopefully not: Your wife should know the protocol of handle COVID-19 as well as other viruses. Her institution should be providing PPE (personal protective equipment... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Probably not: Unless you had close face to face contact with your friends brother.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Any soap: any soap should be effective against most viruses. antibacterial soap may advertise against bacterial but has no claim to be better against viruses.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Could be very bad: Diabetics may often get abscesses that may become life threatening unless proper medical treatment is obtained. A diabetic should seek medical attent... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Could be: Fever of unkown origin is usually defined as fever (>100.5f)for longer than 6 weeks duration without a diagnosis after through investigation.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
See your doctor: Lung abscess is very rare in children. Have your doctor check your child out for aspiration, swallowing properly, and possible foreign body.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Infectious Disease 12 years experience
Yes: Especially is there is a lot of moisture.
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Willam Lauanswered
Infectious Disease 12 years experience
See a surgeon: antibiotics are not the answer. If this is a cyst it needs to be removed to avoid recurrence. if this is an abscess, antibiotics might help but the cy... Read More
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Dr. Lau is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Lau is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Jan 16, 2013
the answer to my question was upto mark and may help my mom
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Hi Dr.that would mean 40 Tbsp
leafket in box or online it states
10-20mls which is just over 1 tablespoon
looks like not possible with the amount of powder as can only ...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you. I just found out last night. I woke up yesterday morning weezing really bad and severe chest wall pain.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks - have FUO 12mos+, tests -ve, doctors now dismissive. Fed up!
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