The common cold is only caused by viruses. Other viruses can also cause similar symptoms (for example, the flu virus), however.
In addition, there can be upper respiratory bacterial infections (like tonsillitis or strep throat making a sore throat, sinus infections making a runny nose, bronchitis making a cough, etc.) that all may seem like a cold.
The typical difference between viral infections and bacterial infections is that bacterial infections more often produce fever and more often cause high fever over 102 degrees Fahrenheit, but sometimes only a doctor can tell the difference (and sometimes, even then, it takes laboratory testing to prove one microbe versus the other).
Your doctor will usually be able to tell. Usually bacterial is slightly worse, and it responds to antibiotics. Also, bacterial bronchitis tends to produce green or yellow mucus when you cough, while viral bronchitis is usually white or clear.
The overwhelming majority of laryngitis is viral. Bacterial laryngitis is exceedingly rare. If there's no improvement in 10 days, contact your health care provider.
A culture for bacteria, and I think they use rtPCR for viruses.
no. bacterial is contagouse, and is charicterised but bright pinkness in affected area while viral is not contagious and is less serious characterised by bloodshot eyes and itchiness, there is also a version that comes from allergies, but that goes away on its own.
an infectious disease is a disease caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, or protozoan infection.
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The antibiotic will not harm you if it turns out it is not bacterial, but it won't do you any good either. In your case, it is probably very difficult to determine if it is viral or bacterial. For school aged kids (or even adults going to work), the school usually requires the child to have at least 24 hours of an antibiotic when diagnosed with conjunctivitis (pink eye) - whether it is bacterial or not. Z-pak (alone) is indicated for sinus infections that have become bacterial infections. Z-pak plus bacterial sinus infection is a good combo. Z-pak and your other antibiotic taken together will not make your sinus infection better quicker than the Z-pak alone. Ciloxan opthalmic ointment or drops will not interact with the Z-pak, either (not harmful taken together).
The illness, which can be fatal, is transmitted from one infected person to another by the tsetse fly. While it can occur globally, encephalitis lethargica is especially prevalent in Africa.
Fevers are the bodies way of fighting off infection. It can be caused by either a bacterial or viral infection somewhere in your body. Have to know more about you to tell you what could cause it. Best thing it to go to your family doctor and have them check you out.
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What type of diseases are you asking about? Cardiovascular, viral, bacterial.. what? There are many diseases, but what type are do you want to know about?
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a viral infection is like the flu and mononucleosis combined. you have the same symptoms that you would have with the flu. but it isn't the flu. to find out more ask you doctor at your next appointment or call and ask the person that answers the phone. hope this helps or helped you a little. you might think i am crazy but i got diagnosed with the viral infection yesturday, 02-12-2009. i have had to miss 4 days so far and maybe more. so hoped this helped. thx for taking the time to read, Anna on wikianswers.com