Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Viral syndrome

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:21, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Viral syndrome

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Too general. Each viral infection has its own treatment and symptoms and is covered in the appropriate article. Not apparently rescue-able or rewritable. delete UtherSRG (talk) 09:38, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete , there is no such thing as a generic "viral syndrome" to my knowledge, and the article only confirms this impression. --Cyclopia ^talk 12:51, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:52, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete New contributor, contribution appreciated, but this doesn't seem to be anything but a definition of a phrase that isn't well-known and seems to be another way of saying that a person is "coming down with something". If I went to a physician and she or he diagnosed viral syndrome and prescribed antibiotics, it would be change of doctors syndrome for me. "Symptoms of a viral syndrome include sinus congestion, fatigue, sore throat, swollen glands, headache, cough, nausea, vomiting, muscles aches, diarrhea, fever, and rash or it may just produce a general feeling of not being well." That kind of covers everything. Mandsford 14:00, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Viral syndrome has a variety of meanings. It can describe any combination of symptoms without evidence of bacterial infection. It can refer to any one of a number of specific acute or chronic viral syndromes (e.g. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, sudden acute respiratory syndrome—SARS, etc.). The article, as written, would best be described as "common cold" (but not exactly). There's no obvious redirect target. A redirect to infection could be considered. Virus is too broad and Syndrome isn't informative. ("Syndrome" needs some serious work.)Novangelis (talk) 23:04, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Udgikerian (talk) 12:21, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.