Tag: Diseases and Disorders
Blisters : Causes and Treatment
English: Blister on medial foot caused by wearing thongs/flip flops. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Causes of Blisters: Blisters may be due to allergy, fungal infection or ... Read More
Diabetes and Hypoglycemia : Symptoms, Treatment and Management
What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease in which glucose level in the blood remains higher than the normal. How do you know your glucose ... Read More
What is a Frostbite and How is it Treated?
What is Frostbite? Frostbite refers to a condition where a part or parts of the body do actually get frozen due to exposure of the ... Read More
Chilblains : Causes and Treatment
Chilblains, also called perniosis (Photo credit: Wikipedia) What are Chilblains? Chilblains (also known as Pernio and Perniosis) is a skin condition in which acral ulcers ... Read More
Obesity : Causes and Treatment
What scientists call "Overweight" changes with our knowledge of human health (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Problems due to Obesity: The people who are over weight have ... Read More
Rabies : Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention for Dogs and Humans
What is Rabies? Causes and Transmission of Rabies Rabies is a fatal infection caused by a virus affecting the brain and nervous system. It affects ... Read More
Varicose Veins – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Varicose veins are an abnormal condition wherein the superficial veins on the legs are enlarged and become tortuous and sometimes produce pain and itching. In ... Read More
Rheumatic Fever – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
A throat infected with group A streptococcus. Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory reaction to an infection caused by streptococcal bacteria. Usually the infection starts from ... Read More
Gout – Causes, Symptoms, Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment
‘Gout’ is a form of arthritis caused by unusual deposition of uric acid crystals in the tissues and synovial fluids of the joints due to ... Read More
Scabies : Causes and Treatment
English: Involved areas in scabies. Causes of Scabies: Scabies is caused by a insect like parasite. Scabies causes itching or skin irritation. The female insect ... Read More