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Does Bacillary Angiomatosis occur in AIDS patients?
It occurs almost exclusively in patients with AIDS
What is Bacillary Angiomatosis?
A life-threatening but curable infection that causes an eruption of purple lesions on or under the skin that resemble Kaposi's sarcoma
What is the prevention for Bacillary Angiomatosis?
Studies suggest that antibiotics may prevent the disease. Patients also should be sure to treat cats for fleas
What is angiomatosis?
Angiomatosis is a rare condition presenting with small knots of capillaries in various organs, also known as Von Hippel-Lindau disease.
How many bacteria species is in the Bartonella genus?
The Bartonella genus includes at least 11 bacteria species, four of which cause human diseases, including cat-scratch disease and bacillary angiomatosis. However, bartonellosis refers exclusively to the disease caused by B. bacilliformis.
What does cholera and bacillary dysentery affect?
Both cholera and bacillary dysentery affect the intestines.
Which do you get first AIDS HIV or AIDS related diseases?
People contract HIV first. In time, they will develop AIDS-related diseases such as Kaposi's sarcoma or PCP (pneumocistis carinii pneumonia). Once they have AIDS-related diseases, they are typically diagnosed as having AIDS.
What does the medical abbreviation ARC mean?
AIDS Related Complex
What is another name for bacillary dysentery?
Shigella is only one of several organisms that can cause dysentery, but the term bacillary dysentery is usually another name for shigellosis.
When was AIDS identified as a disease?
AIDS was identified as a disease in 1982. For the history of AIDS, visit the Related Link.
Amoebic dysentery and bacillary dysentery differ in the?
etiologic agent
What is the total death by AIDS in Canada?
In 2009 there were 1000 AIDS related deaths in Canada.
