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… is an active outbreak (when sores or blisters, or warning symptoms are present). However, HSV can still be passed when there are no symptoms (called asymptomatic shedding), but this is less … to their baby during a vaginal childbirth. What are the symptoms? Most people never have symptoms, or they are so …
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… Most people exposed to Listeria do not experience any symptoms. Some people may develop mild symptoms. Pregnant women, newborns, older adults and those … increased risk of getting a serious illness. What are the symptoms? Listeriosis can start with symptoms, such as: …
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… The toxins can concentrate on plant surfaces. What are the symptoms of exposure to cyanobacteria? Cyanobacteria can … Some can affect the nervous and respiratory systems. Symptoms are visible shortly after exposure. Others affect the liver and it takes days before symptoms appear. Symptoms from drinking water with …
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… Cryptococcus are not infectious to others. What are the symptoms? Most people who are exposed to the fungus may not become ill. In people who become ill, symptoms appear months after exposure and can last for several months. Symptoms of cryptococcal infection can include: Prolonged …
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… damages brain cells and the spinal cord. What are the symptoms of vCJD? Early symptoms of vCJD include mood swings and memory loss. The … state and death. It may take anywhere from 5 to15 years for symptoms of vCJD to develop from the time of being infected. …
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… of infected persons and are highly infectious. What are the symptoms of shigellosis? The symptoms of shigellosis include fever, diarrhea that may … cramps, nausea and vomiting, and an urge to pass stool. Symptoms may be mild to severe, or you may have no symptoms
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… the surface of the skin to live, feed and lay eggs. Scabies symptoms occur when the skin reacts to the mites, their eggs … spread mites to other people before and after you develop symptoms and for as long as you remain untreated. Although … does not mean you have poor personal hygiene. What are the symptoms? Symptoms of scabies include a red rash and extreme …
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… infection caused by Cyclospora parasites. What are the symptoms? Symptoms of Cyclospora infection include: Frequent watery … fever Loss of appetite Fatigue Weight loss The intensity of symptoms may change during the course of the illness. …
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… anal sex. Sometimes a person with gonorrhea will have no symptoms. Even without symptoms, the infection passes easily to another person. A … will be able to pass back to you again. What are the symptoms? Some people with gonorrhea will have no symptoms
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… anal sex. Sometimes a person with chlamydia will have no symptoms. Even without symptoms, the infection passes easily to another person. If … the bacteria could pass back to you again. What are the symptoms? Often people with chlamydia will have no symptoms