But it can become serious enough to require a hospital visit and medical treatment. Symptoms of viral meningitis often appear rapidly and should disappear within 2 weeks with no complications. But you can still get infected, especially if your immune system is compromised by medication or a condition that weakens your immune system.
In the United States, echovirus infections are more common during summer and fall. Your doctor will likely use one or more of the following laboratory tests to diagnose an echovirus infection:.
Echovirus infections typically go away in a few days or so without treatment. More severe infections may last a week or longer. You may need long-term care or further treatment if you develop encephalitis or myocarditis from an echovirus infection. This can include physical therapy for movement loss or speech therapy for loss of communication skills.
In these cases, the child will have a mild form of the infection. The risk of this kind of severe infection in newly born children is highest during the first 2 weeks after birth. You can help prevent the spread of the virus simply by keeping your hands and your environment clean.
Wash your hands frequently and regularly disinfect any shared surfaces at home or at your workplace, especially if you work in a child care center or other similar institutional setting like a school. Pluerodynia is a viral infection that presents with flu-like symptoms. Most people recover without treatment, but your doctor can help you with your….
Meningitis occurs when the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord become inflamed. This is normally caused by infection but can also have…. Romero JR. Goldman-Cecil Medicine.
Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; chap Introduction to the human enteroviruses and parechoviruses. Reviewed by: Jatin M. Editorial team. Causes Echovirus is one of several families of viruses that affect the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms Symptoms depend on the site of infection and may include: Croup breathing difficulty and harsh cough Mouth sores Skin rashes Sore throat Chest pain if the infection affects the heart muscle or sac-like covering around the heart pericarditis Severe headache, mental status changes, fever and chills, nausea and vomiting, sensitivity to light, if the infection affects the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord meningitis.
Exams and Tests Because the illness is often mild and has no specific treatment, testing for echovirus is often not done. Treatment ECHO virus infections almost always clear up on their own. Outlook Prognosis People who have the less severe types of illness should recover completely without treatment.
Possible Complications Complications vary with the site and type of infection. When to Contact a Medical Professional Contact your health care provider if you have any of the symptoms listed above. Heart infections may be deadly, while most other types of infection improve on their own. No specific preventive measures are available for ECHO virus infections other than hand-washing, especially when you are in contact with sick people. Currently, no vaccines are available. Romero JR. Goldman-Cecil Medicine.
Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; chap Introduction to the human enteroviruses and parechoviruses. Updated by: Jatin M. Editorial team.
ECHO virus. Symptoms depend on the site of infection and may include: Croup breathing difficulty and harsh cough Mouth sores Skin rashes Sore throat Chest pain if the infection affects the heart muscle or sac-like covering around the heart pericarditis Severe headache, mental status changes, fever and chills, nausea and vomiting, sensitivity to light, if the infection affects the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord meningitis.
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