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Pathologyimpairment of the normal state or functioning of the body as a whole or of any of its parts. Some
diseases are
acute, producing severe symptoms that terminate after a short time, e.g.
Full article >>>Disease, Jakob-
Creutzfeldt: A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating "mad cow" meat or squirrel brain can
lead to Jakob-
Creutzfeldt-like
disease. Better known as
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
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Full article >>>Disease develops when a combination of fatty material,
calcium, and
scar tissue (plaque) builds up in the arteries that supply the
heart with
blood.
Full article >>>Fifth disease is caused by the human parvo
virus. It is most prevalent in the winter and spring and is usually seen in children 5 to 14 years of age. Outbreaks of the
disease frequently occur in
school settings.
What are the symptoms of
fifth disease?
Full article >>>Celiac Disease (CD)
Celiac Sprue, Coeliac
Disease, Gluten
Enteropathy, Gluten Intolerance, Gluten Intolerant
Enteropathy, Gluten Sensitive
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Full article >>>Kidney Disease in Children is a series of fact sheets developed by the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health.
Full article >>>About Buerger
diseaseAlso known as thromboangiitis obliterans, Buerger
disease is a rare type of
peripheral vascular disease that involves
inflammation of the smaller arteries in the extremities (
vasculitis).
Full article >>>Winter
vomiting disease is caused by an
infection of the Small Round Structured
Virus (SRSV). This is also known as
Norwalk-like
virus.
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Acute Mitral Incompetence (
Mitral Regurgitation,
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Mitral Regurgitation,
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Full article >>>Rh
Disease (
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn)
When foreign cells enter the body, an
immune response is triggered, and the body produces antibodies targeted specifically against
proteins on the foreign cells.
Full article >>>Gum disease (
periodontal disease) is an
inflammation in the
gums, bone, and
tissues that surround and support the
teeth.
Gum disease is most likely to affect adults over 30, although anyone is at risk.
Full article >>>The
disease is a reality. Because of the cost to the public health care system, it costs the taxpayer money whether the person has the
disease or not.
Full article >>>The
disease often begins as a
rash. If you don't get
treatment, the
infection can cause serious
nerve or
heart problems as well as a disabling type of
arthritis (
pain and
swelling in one or more
joints caused by
inflammation).
How does it occur?
Full article >>>Gum disease treatment aims to remove plaque and
make it as difficult as possible for it to reform. With mild
gum disease, more careful brushing and flossing may cure the problem without need for further
treatment.
Full article >>>The
disease is transmitted through the discharge produced by both men and women. If one spouse is treated for this, the other one must be also.
To delay
treatment is to intensify the effects of the
disease.
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Full article >>>The
disease is fatal, with the majority of
deaths occurring within 3 to 12 months of illness.
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Full article >>>Lyme DiseaseWhat Is
Lyme Disease? (Other Names: Lyme
arthritis, Tick-borne Borreliosis)
Lyme disease, caused by the bite of a deer tick, is an illness that can affect many systems in the body.
Full article >>>Lyme disease, which is also called Lyme borreliosis, is a
vector-borne
disease. This term means that it is delivered from one
host to another.
Full article >>>DISK DISEASE - A condition that results in the abnormal protrusion (bulging),
herniation, or
prolapse of a vertebral disc from it's normal position in the vertebral column.
Full article >>>Lyme disease is a progressive,
systemic illness that is caused by
bacteria (
Borrelia burgdorferi) and is usually transmitted by the bite of an infected deer tick.
Infection may result in
flu-like symptoms (e.g.
Full article >>>This
disease is not
diagnosed by a single
blood test. Instead the doctor must rely on observation and
physical examination. The
first thing he or she looks for is a high, spiking
fever.
Full article >>>This
disease is probably caused by micro
trauma (small, usually unnoticed
injuries caused by repetitive overuse) that occurs before the complete maturity of the
anterior tibial tubercle attachment.
Full article >>>idney
disease is a major health problem in this country, afflicting some eight million Americans.
Full article >>>Gaucher
disease, type 1: The most common and best known form of Gaucher
disease. It affects the
spleen,
liver, and
bone marrow and spares the brain.
Full article >>>Von Gierke
disease is a group of inherited metabolic disorders that involve increased glycogen storage. Since glycogen is needed to fuel
muscles, problems with its
metabolism can affect the whole body.
Full article >>>Huntingdon's
DiseaseWhat is Huntingdon
Disease?
Huntingdon's
Disease is an hereditary, progressive, degenerative neurological disorder causing a complex mixture of physical, cognitive and
mental health problems resulting in profound
disability.
Full article >>>1.
Alzheimer's
disease is the same as
dementia and is a natural part of the
aging process.
True
False
2. How many people in the United States are thought to suffer from
Alzheimer's
disease?
Full article >>>DISEASES (NIAID): An NIH institute that conducts and supports research to study the causes of allergic, immunologic, and
infectious diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing, and treating illnesses.
Full article >>>Diseases or problems with any of the
organs that lie inside the abdominal
cavity can
lead to
pain as well as other symptoms like change in
bowel habits,
nausea, or
vomiting.
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kidneys.
Swelling or breakdown of the
kidney.
nephrosisA
disease of the
kidney that causes malfunction but no
inflammation. Also called
nephrotic syndrome.
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heart and
blood vessels.
Cardiovascular system
Body system composed of the
heart and
blood vessels responsible for circulating
blood throughout the body.
Full article >>>Disease that cannot be cured and will cause
death.
testicle (TES-tih-kul)
One of two egg-shaped
glands found inside the
scrotum that produce
sperm and male
hormones. Also called a
testis.
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disease that mostly affects mouthbrooding cichlids from the East African Rift Valley, but not exclusively.
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Full article >>>Crohn
disease:
Indication: short-term use in the
treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn
disease to reduce signs and symptoms in patients who have an inadequate response to conventional therapy and the
treatment of patients with fistulizing ...
Full article >>>Crohn's
disease is an inflammatory
disease of the digestive tract, and is more common than previously thought. This article looks at the symptoms, tests and possible
treatments for the condition.
Full article >>>WILSON'S
DISEASE - A
genetic disorder leading to increased retention of copper in the
liver resulting in
chronic hepatitis and
cirrhosis. If untreated,
liver failure may occur.
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MicrobiologyResearch Interest:
Evasion of
host immune recognition plays a key role in the establishment of
systemic viral infection.
Full article >>>Cancer A group of
diseases in which malignant cells grow out of control and spread to other parts of the body.
Cancer in situ The stage where the
cancer is still confined to the
tissue in which it started.
Candidiasis A common
fungal infection.
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protein kinase; p57lck; p57 serine
proteinase; p60 tumour
necrosis factor receptor-associated kinase; p65; p67 deglycosylase; p68; p68 RNA helicase; p70; P700; p870; PA; Paas'
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Full article >>>Research Interest:
Alzheimer's
disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder paralleled by selective
neuronal
death, which is probably caused by the deposition and neurotoxicity of the amyloid -peptide (A).
Full article >>>The Centers for
Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) recommends the evaluation and
treatment of women at high risk for adverse
pregnancy outcome in early second trimester, and the
treatment of low risk women for
symptomatic infection.
Full article >>>By a carefully planned, routine examination, one can recognize both normal and
diseased states.
Full article >>>But very young babies and children with
heart or
lung disease and weak
immune systems are at increased risk of developing severe
infections and complications.
Full article >>>Acne: An inflammatory
skin disease that effects the tiny pores thats cover the face, arms, back and chest as well as the oil
glands attached to them.
Acrylic: It has moisture barrier as well as waterproofing, water repelling properties.
Full article >>>A major study conducted by the Cornell-China-Oxford Project that surveyed more than 10,000 families in mainland China and Taiwan found that they have a significantly lower
incidence of certain
cancers,
heart disease,
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Full article >>>As a consumer of
hormone replacement therapy (HRT), I was, as many others were, perplexed by the information recently released stating that HRT can increase the risk of
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Full article >>>Now he is breaking new ground at the interface of biology and engineering, creating microelectromechanical devices to build
hand-held diagnostic tools and to enhance the identification of human
disease genes.
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