In pregnancy, there is an increased susceptibility and/or severity of several infectious diseases. There are several potential risk factors or causes...

infection Susceptibility and severity of infections in pregnancy Horizontal disease transmission TORCH syndrome Congenital cytomegalovirus infection Congenital...

be a major contributing factor to an increased susceptibility and severity of infections in pregnancy. Pregnant women are more severely affected by, for...

pregnancy Intrapartum (during childbirth) fever (>38 °C, >100.4 °F) Amniotic infections (chorioamnionitis) Young maternal age Maternal HIV infection Nevertheless...

the metabolism of fatty acids by mitochondria. There is also an increased susceptibility and severity of certain infections in pregnancy. Miscarriage is...

strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, odontogenic infections, and urinary tract infections. It is taken orally (swallowed by mouth), or less commonly...

called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract. It is a negative-sense...

experienced in ME/CFS is of a longer duration and greater severity than in other conditions characterized by fatigue.: 5–6  The hallmark feature of ME/CFS...

viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. Herpes infections are categorized by the area of the body that is infected. The two major types of herpes...

infections during the course of pregnancy. Respiratory: Many factors can make pregnant women more vulnerable to hard respiratory infections. One of them...

complications of hypothyroidism can include high cholesterol, heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, myxedema, and potential problems in pregnancy. Hashimoto's...

infections are infections of the neonate (newborn) acquired during prenatal development or within the first four weeks of life. Neonatal infections may...

characterized by patches of abnormal skin. These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy, and scaly. Psoriasis varies in severity from small localized...

from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses. Hosts can fight infections using their...

of frequent lung infections. Other signs and symptoms may include sinus infections, poor growth, fatty stool, clubbing of the fingers and toes, and infertility...

antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections such as pneumonia and infections of the ear, lung, skin, throat, and urinary tract. It is also available...

treat infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics. It is mainly used for treatment of community...

to their clinical severity; they are associated with the highest risk of injury, medical complications, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)...

Toxoplasma gondii, an apicomplexan. Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions. Occasionally...

typically begins in childhood, with varying severity over the years. In children under one year of age, the face and limbs and much of the body may be...

self-esteem, and, in extreme cases, depression or thoughts of suicide. Susceptibility to acne is primarily genetic in 80% of cases. The roles of diet and cigarette...

part of the infection and on average begin to rise seven weeks after infection. The elevation of liver enzymes does not closely follow disease severity. Liver...

increased risk of adverse effects, such as susceptibility to infection. Helminthic therapy is an experimental approach that involves inoculation of the patient...

prognosis, or outcome, of a disease. Complications generally involve a worsening in the severity of the disease or the development of new signs, symptoms...

influence susceptibility and progression. Factors that increase the risk of disease include smoking, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, family history, high levels of homocysteine...

polymorphisms of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR and HLA-DQ gene regions in Sjögren's patients show differential susceptibility to the disease as the result of different...

offer a balance between susceptibility to infection and the capacity to avoid autoimmune diseases. For example, variants in the ERAP2 gene provide some...

Female sex hormones, sunlight, smoking, vitamin D deficiency, and certain infections are also believed to increase a person's risk. The mechanism involves...

are a diverse group of tropical infections that are common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. They are...

a milder form of the disease, with symptoms such as impaired hearing, cognitive impairment, susceptibility to bacterial infections, and skeletal deformities...