Acute Illness in the Athlete

Carrie A Jaworski; Valerie Rygiel

doi:10.1016/j.csm.2019.05.001

Acute Illness in the Athlete

Clin Sports Med. 2019 Oct;38(4):577-595. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2019.05.001. Epub 2019 Jul 27.

Authors

Carrie A Jaworski¹, Valerie Rygiel²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Glenview, IL, USA; Department of Family Medicine, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: CJaworski@NorthShore.org.
² Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Chicago/NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2180 Pfingsten Road, Suite 3100, Glenview, IL 60026, USA.

Abstract

Athletes are susceptible to many acute illnesses that can interfere with their ability to train and compete as well as potentially affecting teammates and coaching staff. A solid understanding of the preventive measures, diagnosis, and management of such diseases is paramount in the care of an athletic population.

Keywords: Acute illness; Infectious disease; Influenza; Pertussis; Sexually transmitted disease; Travelers diarrhea; Urinary tract infection.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Athletic Performance / physiology
Diarrhea* / diagnosis
Diarrhea* / microbiology
Diarrhea* / therapy
Humans
Physical Conditioning, Human / adverse effects
Respiratory Tract Infections* / diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Infections* / microbiology
Respiratory Tract Infections* / therapy
Return to Sport
Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / microbiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / therapy
Travel-Related Illness*
Urinary Tract Infections* / diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infections* / drug therapy
Urinary Tract Infections* / microbiology