About Pubic "Crab" Lice | Lice | CDC
Pubic lice, also known as "crab" lice, are parasitic insects found in the pubic or genital area.

Anophthalmia/Microphthalmia | Birth Defects | CDC
Anophthalmia (an-off-thal-mia) and microphthalmia (mic-roff-thal-mia) are birth defects of a baby’s eye (s). Anophthalmia and microphthalmia often result in blindness or limited vision. Researchers estimate that 1 in every 5,100 babies has anophthalmia or microphthalmia at birth in the United States.

About Fungal Meningitis | Meningitis | CDC
Fungal meningitis is a rare fungal infection of areas around the brain and spine. In people with weak immune systems, fungal infections anywhere in the body can develop into fungal meningitis. Rarely, it can be caused by contamination during medical procedures. It is difficult to diagnose and requires antifungal treatment.

10 Surprising Things That Can Spike Your Blood Sugar
When you first found out you had diabetes, you tested your blood sugar often. This helped you understand how food, activity, stress, and illness could affect your blood sugar levels. Even now that you know the ups and downs, some causes of blood sugar spikes may surprise you.

CAUTI 104 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For example, wisps from cotton balls tend to cling to tongs in some kits, so that a new cotton swab becomes contaminated by wisps from the previous swab, so many inserters just discard the tongs without using them. Remember that tongs provide an additional barrier between the inserter’s hand and the patient.

Illness Associated with Exposure to Naphthalene in Mothballs -- Indiana
The woman, her 4-year-old daughter, and seven relatives living in two other households where mothballs were extensively used, had symptoms and medical findings compatible with naphthalene exposure--headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, malaise, confusion, anemia, icterus, and renal disease. Headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and malaise disappeared in members of all three ...

Mumps Symptoms and Complications | Mumps | CDC
Mumps is best known for causing puffy cheeks and a tender, swollen jaw. Mumps is usually mild, but in rare cases it can cause more severe complications like brain inflammation. Most people show symptoms 2 to 4 weeks after infection and recover within 2 weeks.

Treatment of Pubic Lice | Lice | CDC
Treatment You can treat pubic lice with a lice-killing lotion containing 1% permethrin or a mousse containing pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide. Shaving and other hair removal methods (waxing, sugaring) will not get rid of pubic lice. These products are available over-the-counter, without a prescription at a local drug store or pharmacy. These medications are safe and effective when used ...

Symptoms of Aspergillosis | Aspergillosis | CDC
Aspergillosis is a lung infection cause by the fungus Aspergillus. There are different types of aspergillosis, with some differences in symptoms. Symptoms range from mild to life-threatening. Invasive aspergillosis, the most severe, occurs when the infection spreads into the blood system.

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