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Intestinal Parasitic Diseases What are Intestinal Parasitic Diseases? Intestinal Parasitic diseases are illnesses in developing countries which are caused by drinking or coming in contact with food or water contaminated by human or animal feces which have these parasites. The...

What is Gastritis? Gastritis is a disease which is caused by inflammation of the stomach lining. It may presents as gastritis , peptic gastric ulcer or if it extends to the duodenum(first part of small intestine) duodenal ulcers. What are the causes of Gastritis? Two main...

What are Lung Diseases? Lung diseases can be divided into: lung infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, influenza, legionnaire’s disease obstructive diseases of the lungs such as cystic fibrosis, pneumoconiosis, fibrosing alveolitis lung cancer and tumors bronchial...

Pleurisy is inflammation and irritation of the lining of the lungs and chest (the pleura) that leads to chest pain (usually sharp) when you take a breath or cough.Pleurisy may develop when you have lung inflammation secondary to:a. Infections such as pneumonia or tuberculosis.b. Pulmonary Embolismc....

Pleural effusion is a fluid collection in the pleural space between the parietal (external) and visceral (internal) layers of the pleural cavity.Excessive fluid can limit the expansion of the lungs and cause breathing difficulty.There are 4 types of pleural effusion which can occur in the pleural...

Atelectasis is the state of incomplete expansion or the collapse of part or airlessness of the lungs due to the failure to expand at birth (atelectasis of the newborn) or (much less commonly) the collapse of part or all of a lung.Atelectasis of the right lung is more common than the left lung especially...

CoughingEveryone has coughed at least once in his or her lifetime.Cough is the medical term for reflex body defense mechanism meant to expel unwanted secretions, blood or foreign bodies from the airways.The cough act is spontaneous and activated by the irritation of the nerve...

This book describes Pompholyx (Dyshidrotic Eczema), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related DiseasesPompholyx (Dyshidrotic eczema) is a disorder in which small blisters form on the hands and feet.Pompholyx derives from the Greek word for bubble.Small, very itchy blisters on the palms and along the sides...

Seborrheic dermatitis is a medical inflammatory skin disorder affecting the scalp, face, and body.Normally, seborrheic dermatitis begins with a flaky, itchy, scaly, and red skin.It especially involves the sebaceous-gland-rich areas of skin.In older children and adults, seborrheic dermatitis normally...

High Platelets Today I received a laboratory report of a patient who had 1,093,000 platelets per micro liter which is well above the normal maximal level of 450,000 platelets. This is the first time that I have received such a high level of platelets in my 41 years of medical practice. I probably...

With many frog populations declining or disappearing and developmental malformations and disease afflicting others, scientists, conservationists, and concerned citizens need up-to-date, accurate information. Frogs of the United States and Canada is a comprehensive resource for those trying to protect...

Like a time bomb ticking away, hypertension builds quietly, gradually, placing unbearable strain on the body until it explodes--in heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, arterial disease, even death. But the disease does not have to progress that way. Here, in the third volume of the highly acclaimed...

The coming of age of a technology first developed in the 1950s.   All the money spent by the United States space program is not spent looking at the stars. NASA is composed of a vast and varied network of scientists across the academic spectrum involved in research and development programs...

Tendonitis is the inflammation and swelling of the enclosed or sheathed tendons.Tendons are the strong fibrous structures that attach muscles to bones.When these tendons become swollen or inflamed, it is termed tendonitis.In many patients, tendinosis (tendon degeneration) is also present.It can happen...