Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory reaction to an infection caused by streptococcal bacteria. Usually the infection starts from the throat causing sore throat. The infection slowly spreads to other areas like joints, heart, skin and brain producing serious complications. It is commonly seen in children aged 5-15 years. Rheumatic fever follows 20 days after a […]
‘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 metabolic disorder. This results in the inflammation, swelling and pain in the joints. It affects almost all the joints in the body but the most common joint being the big […]
Causes of Scabies: Scabies is caused by a insect like parasite. Scabies causes itching or skin irritation. The female insect burrows a hole in the skin, usually in the groin or between the toes or fingers. It stays for a long time to build a tunnel for laying the eggs. The newly hatched mites then […]
Phencyclidine was originally intended to be used as an intravenous anaesthetic agent, but it has shown the effects of disorientation and hallucinations in the patients, followed by the recovery of consciousness. The close analogue of phencylidine is ketamine which is a better anaesthetic, it can also cause the symptoms of disorientation. Now a days phencyclidine […]
What is meant by Hypertension? Hypertension is commonly known as high blood pressure and it is a condition which may be a warning of some other disease. It is not in itself a serious problem and does not have any underlying specific cause. Types of Hypertension Hypertension is of three types: Functional hypertension Essential hypertension […]
The ability to grasp new things gradually decreases with increasing age. Older people may even forget the known persons names and may also get confused in doing normal things well. It may eventually lead to Alzheimer’s disease in the old. According to researchers of the Rush University Medical Center of Chicago, the attack of this […]
What is meant by Endometriosis? ‘Endometriosis’ is a common gynaecological problem affecting 5-10% of women. As the name itself implies it is a disease relating to the endometrium, a lining of the uterus. The endometrium plays an important role in the implantation of the fertilized ovum and in maintenance of the pregnancy throughout the gestational […]
Cervix in Female Reproductive System: ‘Cervix’ is an important organ of the female reproductive system of the women. Externally it opens into the vagina and internally into the uterus. It secretes cervical mucus and helps in the passage of spermatozoa into the uterus and helps in fertility. In non pregnant women it is smaller and […]
What is Hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia is a condition of falling of blood glucose level to below the normal level (Below 60mg/dl). This condition is usually observed in diabetic patients undergoing with insulin treatment. When insulin is given in high doses in type I diabetes patients comparing to the intake of food it lowers blood glucose level. […]
Transmission and Causes of Dengue Fever: Dengue is a hemorrhagic fever transmitted by mosquitoes and it spreads rapidly and decreases the blood platelet number which in turn prevents blood clotting. Dengue fever is caused due to the virus injected into the body by the bite of a mosquito named – ‘aedes aegypti‘. This mosquito bites […]