A virus is defined as a living, opportunistic organism that finds a susceptible host and then multiplies within the cells of the individual’s body. There it creates numerous types of disorders for the unexpected host.
Some diseases are minimal while others can be life-threatening. The symptoms of these disorders depend on the type of virus and the area it’s attacking.
So what Virus’s cause joint pain and damage? I’ll discuss most of them in the following paragraphs.
Fifth Disease
The first one is fifth disease also known as erythema incectiosum. It’s a viral illness that usually affects children, but adults can get this disease as well.
Somewhere around four to fourteen days after being infected, a child will start experiencing flu-like symptoms, which includes; fever, nausea, vomiting, malaise, general aches and pains.
These symptoms will progress to a lacy looking rash on their body, extremities, and cheek. It will look like they’ve been slapped in the face.
This rash may or may not itch and usually goes away within 10 days. Sometimes a child will have pain and inflammation in their joints during the illness.
If an adult is infected their flu-like symptoms are worse. They usually don’t have a rash and it normally goes away within a couple of weeks.
An adult will have inflammation in their hands, wrists, and knees after the initial onset.
These usually go away within a couple of weeks. Sometimes an adult who has this viral infection will have symptoms that last for a long period of time, possibly years.
Sepsis
Sepsis starts out as an infection, but that infection created inflammation, which produced sepsis.
Once a person has sepsis the body can go through drastic changes, which can cause Nemours vital organs to fail.
Anyone can have this dreadful disease, but it is more common in the elderly and peoples whose immune system is already compromised.
A person with sepsis will have some of the following symptoms; fever above 101.3, or a core body temperature of less than 95. The heart rate that is above 90 beats a minute, and respirations above 20 a minute.
If a person also experiences a decrease in urine, mental status changes, difficulty breathing, low platelet count, abdominal pain and irregular heartbeat, you might have severe sepsis. If your blood pressure is extremely low you might be going into septic shock.
Urethritis
Urethritis or infection of the urethra can cause chronic joint pain and it can cause arthritis.
People often get this infection from Sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia. The symptoms of chlamydia include; smelly discharge and painful urination.
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Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis or infection in the digestive tract can cause your joints to hurt.
Gastroenteritis is generally caused by things like salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia and Shigella and various food poisonings. The symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Repertory Infections
Repertory infections caused by Chlamydophila pneumonia. The symptoms would include a productive cough, difficulty breathing, low blood, oxygen saturation and abnormal lung sounds. This infection can spread to other parts of the body including the joints.
HIV Virus
HIV virus is another that can cause our joints to ache. While the HIV is destroying t cells, and making replicas of itself the body’s immune system is trying to fight it, which will cause weakness, pain, and inflammation in the joints.
Epstein- Barr Viral Syndrome
Epstein- Barr viral syndrome is known to cause numerous diseases. Some of them include; mononucleosis, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Burkett’s lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, HIV, systemic lupus, RA, Sjogren’s syndrome, and multiple sclerosis. Nearly all of these diseases mentioned above causes pains in the joints.
Hepatitis
Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver. When the liver isn’t functioning properly, it can’t remove toxins from the bloodstream and this buildup of poisons can cause your joints to become painful.
Lyme Disease and River Disease
Lyme disease and River disease can also cause painful joints. Lyme disease is from an infected tick and rivers disease from a mosquito.
Autoimmune Diseases
There are a few autoimmune diseases who are thought to be caused by a virus. Two that’s known to cause joint inflammation and pain are: polyarthritis and multiple sclerosis. I will explain a little about these in the following paragraphs.
Polyarthritis
This disease is inflammation in at least four joints. This inflammation’s caused by specific viruses.
Some of them include; rubella, mumps, HIV, B19, Hepatitis B, Lyme disease and Borrelia burgdorferi.
The treatment for polyarthritis includes non-steroid anti-inflammatory, steroid injections, exercise, rest, heat, weight loss, occupational and physical therapy, analgesics, intra-articular steroids, glucosamine, oral steroids, and disease-modifying Ant rheumatic Agents.
Multiple sclerosis
This autoimmune disease affects the central nervous system, which is the brain and spinal cord.
This occurs when the body attacks and destroys the myelin sheath. It’s usually the b system that attacks it through inflammation.
The myelin sheath is the cover that protects the nerve cells. This damaged cover causes the nerve impulses to slow down. The symptoms vary.
This is why people whose diagnosed with MS can have symptoms ranging from numbness in specific limbs to paralysis.
These symptoms will worsen as the disease progresses. Again the progression of the disease is dependent on the person.
The cause is still unknown, but it’s believed that a virus and genetics play a part in this disease.
It seems to affect more Caucasians than any other race and more women than men. It’s usually diagnosed between the ages of 20- 40.
The Infectious Truth
Viruses are harmful little organisms found throughout our environment. Fortunately, our immune system detects these little entities, stopping them before they cause extensive damage.
Sometimes our immune system’s compromised and so the opportunistic creatures run rapidly throughout our system. This is how we become ill.
Good hand washing will help prevent this from occurring. So will eating healthy and taking a multivitamin, one that contains an adequate amount of vitamin c.
This action will support your immune system, which helps your body fight infections.