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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Heya. I'm blogging again because as much as i would love to sleep, i have to wait until my project mate finishes the ppt. for me to go through. Sigh

Anyway it appears that i'm not the only one suffering from the sorethroat. Pricilla too! haha but unlike unlucky me, i have a presentation tmr while her's is on monday so she still got time to recover.

Anyway i was just looking for the definition of sorethroat on wiki and it appears that the medical term for it is Pharyngitis(i dont even know how to pronounce!)and this is what it says:

"Pharyngitis is, in most cases, a painful inflammation of the pharynx, and is colloquially referred to as a sore throat"

"About 90% of cases are caused by viral infection, with the remainder caused by bacterial infection and, in rare cases, oral thrush (fungal candidiasis e.g. in babies). Some cases of pharyngitis are caused by irritation from elements such as pollutants or chemical substances."

I think my case is of the 90% bah. Viral infection.. and probably irration from the carbon monoxide/dioxide emmiting from the busses at the busstop every morning.

Now.. let's look deeper into...

Viral sore throats

These comprise about 90% of all infectious cases and can be a feature of many different types of viral infections.

Adenovirus - the most common of the viral causes. Typically the degree of neck lymph node enlargement is modest and the throat often does not appear red, although is very painful.

Orthomyxoviridae which cause influenza - present with rapid onset high temperature, headache and generalised ache. A sore throat may be associated.

Infectious mononucleosis ("glandular fever") caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. This may cause significant lymph gland swelling and an exudative tonsillitis with marked redness and swelling of the throat. The heterophile test can be used if this is suspected.

Herpes simplex virus can cause multiple mouth ulcers.

Measles

Common cold virus: rhinovirus, coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus

*those in italic means its present in my case hehe

Hahaha feels like a very educational post doesn't it?

Okay lessons end here, i hope you guys have learnt something lol

I'm gonna sleep now

Oyasumi.

~(11:50 PM)