moderate fever for

two or three days,

tiredness,headache,
and poor appetite.

antiviral drugs such

as acyclovir (ACV)
and valacyclovir,
Analgesic and
Antihistamine
fever lasting for a
couple of days.
usually followed
by cough, runny
nose and conjunc-
tivitis, rhinitis and
red eyes

The treatment of meas-

les is usually directed at
fighting the symptoms.,
Fever, pain and cough
can be mitigated with
medicines and painkillers.
• Dry skin, with possibility of cracks.
• Appearance of fine hair (lanugo) on
cheeks, back, thighs and forearms.
• Yellowish pigmentation on the skin,
especially on the soles of the feet and
the palms of the hands. This is due to
an increase in blood carotenes
(precursors of vitamin A) because of
a disorder in their metabolism.
• Cold extremities.
• Brittle nails and hair loss.
• Hypertrophy of the salivary glands,
such as the parotid glands and subman-
dibular glands.
• Dental alterations, with tendency to
the corrosion of the dental enamel and
presence of caries.

This is especially evident in patients

who are purged through self-induction
of vomiting.
• Gastrointestinal disorders: flatulence,
bloating, abdominal pain, and constipa-
tion (except if laxatives are used that
may cause diarrhea that disrupts elec-
trolyte balance).
• Cardiovascular disorders: low blood
pressure (hypotension), decreased heart
rate (bradycardia), changes in the heart
rhythm (arrhythmias), and so on.
• Kidney disorders: indicative of malfun-
ction. Low potassium levels (hypoka-
lemia), elevated levels of nitrogen-deri-
ved compounds (azotemia), and elevated
creatinine levels
Anorexia nervosa treatment is
multidisciplinary, requiring a co-
ordinated action of the family
doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist,
endocrine and gynecologist. The
main points of treatment are:
-Modification of the patient's ea-
ting habits
-Control regular weight, Restriction
of physical exercise
- Regular analytical controls to a-
void organic complications
- Pharmacological Therapy , Psy-
chological therapy

a slight abdominal distention with

constipation, hypertrophy of the
parotid glands, loss of dental enamel,
lesions in the throat, imbalance of
electrolytes, edemas in extremities
and abrasions in the back of the han-
ds; all due to induction to vomit. The
use of laxatives and diuretics also ca-
uses imbalance of fluids and electrolytes.
The two approaches to
treatment are psycho-
therapy and drugs. The
goal of treatment is that
the person improves
their self-esteem and ac-
cepts themselves,to resto-
re their emotional balance
and to be able to adopt a
healthy lifestyle.

They constantly look at each

other in the mirror.They are
weighed continuously to check
their gains in muscle mass.They
are usually isolated socially,
prioritizing training primarily.
They may have sudden mood
swings.They suffer from diz-
ziness and tachycardia.They u-
sually compare their own body
with that of certain physical-
bodybuilders.People with ob-
sessive compulsive disorders.
Psychological therapy.
Pharmacological therapy.
to get the patient to accept
that he has the pathology
and that he needs help in
order to overcome it.
psychiatric drugs such as
antidepressants can be used
to control depression.

• fever
• headache
• cough
• pain in the joints
• sore throat
There are two drugs
currently recommen-
ded to prevent and
treat the flu, zanami-
vir and oseltamivir.
Analgesics and anti-
pyretics:Paracetamol,
Ibuprofen, Acetylsa-
licylic acid.

CHICKEN POX
MEASLES

ANOREXIA
BULIMIA

VIGOREXIA
FLU