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  • Botulism - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin. It is happen due to the Clostridium botulinum.
  • Ascariasis - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Ascariasis is a human disease. It is caused by the parasitic roundworm name as Ascaris lumbricoides.
  • Amebiasis - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Amebiasis is an infection of the intestine, liver, or other tissues. It is caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica which is characterized by frequent, loose stools flecked with blood and mucus.
  • Blastomycosis - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Blastomycosis refers to the disease caused by the endemic dimorphic fungi Blastomyces dermatitidis. The infection is acquired via inhalation of the conidia, which transform into the yeast form once in the lungs.
  • Blepharitis - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Blepharitis is a common and persistent inflammation of the eyelids.Blepharitis occurs in two forms: Anterior blepharitis and Posterior blepharitis.
  • Brain abscess - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    A brain abscess is an infection which is infected by bacteria or fungus. Due to this illness a mass of immune cells, pus, and other material can occur in the brain.
  • Bronchiectasis - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Bronchiectasis is an abnormal stretching and enlarging of the respiratory system. It is caused by mucus blockage.
  • Brucellosis - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Brucellosis is an infectious disease. It is happen due to the bacteria name as Brucella. Brucellosis is named after its bacterial cause.
  • Campylobacteriosis - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Campylobacteriosis is an infectious disease. It is caused by bacteria of the genus Campylobacter. It mainly affects the intestinal tract. Rarely but it also affect the bloodstream.
  • Chancroid - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease.It is caused by infection with the bacteria. The general name of chancroid bacteria is Haemophilus ducreyi. This is a causative organism, Haemophilus ducreyi.
  • Candidiasis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Candidiasis is an infection of a skin. It is caused by fungus. The name of the candidiasis fungus is genus Candida Oral candidiasis, which is also called thrush this is a fungal infection which mostly occur in the mouth and throat. If candidiasis happens in the throat then it is called esophageal candidiasis.
  • Chlamydia- Causes, Symptoms And Treatment  By : alien
    Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection. It can cause serious problems in men and women. It can also be given to newborn babies by mothers who have a chlamydial infection during the last part of their pregnancy.
  • Cellulitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Cellulitis is an acute inflammation of the connective tissue of the skin. Science it is a illness of skin so it can affect any area of the body. It is most often found that it started in an area of broken skin, often from a cut, burn, or an insect bite. The infection spreads from the skin to underlying tissues.
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS). Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disease that causes you to become so tired. This is called chronic fatigue. Physical or mental activity often makes the symptoms worse.
  • Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is the label given to a group of overlapping syndromes that have in common a clinical pattern of persistent, severe, and diffuse cutaneous candidal infections. These infections affect the skin, nails and mucous membranes.
  • Clonorchiasis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinesis. Clonorchiasis is a known risk factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma which is a neoplasm of the biliary system.Clonorchis sinensis is also known as a trematode.
  • Clostridium Difficile - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that is related to the bacterium that cause tetanus and botulism. It represents one of the most common hospital (nosocomial) infections around the world.
  • Coccidioidomycosis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Coccidioidomycosis is the infection which is caused by the dimorphic fungus name as Coccidioides immitis. Most people who catch by it do not get sick at all. They don't even know they have the disease.
  • Colorado Tick Fever - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Colorado Tick Fever is an illness caused by a virus. This virus is carried by small mammals, such as ground squirrels, porcupines, and chipmunks, and by ticks. This type of fever manly founds in the United States. This disease is caused by infection with the Colorado tick fever virus, a member of the Coltivirus genera.
  • Common cold - Symptoms, Home Remedies and Treatment  By : alien
    Common cold is often known as acute viral nasopharyngitis. It is a mild viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system (nose and throat). Over 200 viruses can cause a cold.The common cold is more common in cold weather than in summer but there are still plenty of colds around in summer particularly when we go on holiday.
  • Conjunctivitis - Symptoms, Home Remedies and Treatment  By : alien
    Conjunctivitis is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. This illness often affects newborns. It is transmitted to the eye at birth or by fingers and occasionally by the water in swimming pools, poorly chlorinated hot tubs, or by sharing makeup. It is Also called swimming pool conjunctivitis.
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment  By : alien
    Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare. Actually it is a degenerative, invariably fatal brain disorder. Typically, its symptoms occurs at about age 60. There is currently no single diagnostic test for CJD. While CJD can be transmitted to other people, the risk of this happening is extremely small.
  • Croup - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment  By : alien
    Croup is a common respiratory problem in all over the world. It is characterized by a harsh and barking cough. Mostly children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years old are affected with viral croup. Croup is most likely to occur during the winter months and early spring, and symptoms are most severe in children younger than 3 years of age.
  • Cryptococosis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Cryptococosis is a fungus infection. It is cause due to the fungus name is Cryptococcus neoformans. This fungus is ordinarily found in soil. It is the cause of the most common life-threatening meningitis in AIDS.
  • Cryptosporidiosis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease. It is caused by microscopic parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium. Once an animal or person is infected, the parasite lives in the intestine and passes in the stool.
  • Cutaneous larva migrans - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Cutaneous larva migrans is a parasitic skin infection. It is caused by hookworm larvae . This larva is that usually come from infest cats, dogs and other animals. It is found in southeastern and Gulf States, and in tropical developing countries.
  • Dacryocystitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Dacryocystitis is an infection of the tear sac that lies between the inner corner of the eyelids and the nose. It is infection of the lacrimal sac. Dacryocystitis is occour suddenly without any any symptoms at first and it present for a longtime in the body.
  • Dermatophytosis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Dermatophytosis is also known as tinea or ringworm. It spread in the scalp, glabrous skin, and nails of the infected people. It is caused by a closely related group of fungi known as dermatophytes which have the ability to utilise keratin as a nutrient source.
  • Dientamoeba fragilis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Dientamoeba fragilis is an infection which occurs very rearly in humans. It is not an ameba but a flagellate. This protozoan parasite produces trophozoites which is a cysts have not been identified. Infection may be either symptomatic or asymptomatic.
  • Diphtheria - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Diphtheria is a very contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial disease. Because of widespread immunization, diphtheria is very rare in the United States. It mainly affects the nose and throat.
  • Ebola virus - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Ebola haemorrhagic is a fever (EHF) which is viral diseases. It is causing death in 50-90% of all clinically ill cases. Several different species of Ebola virus have been identified. It is initial recognition in 1976.
  • Ehrlichioses - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Ehrlichioses are tick-borne infections which are cause an abrupt onset of fever, chills, headache, and a general feeling of illness (malaise).
  • Empyema - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Empyema is a collection of pus which is found in the pleural space (the cavity between the lung and the membrane that surrounds it). It is usually caused by a bacterial infection of the lungs.
  • Encephalitis - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment  By : alien
    Encephalitis is refers to brain inflammation. It is caused by a virus. Sometimes, encephalitis can result from a bacterial infection, such as bacterial meningitis, or it may be a complication of other infectious diseases like rabies or syphilis.
  • Endocarditis - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment  By : alien
    Endocarditis is an uncommon but not rare disease it is a infection of bacteria. It is affecting about 10,000 - 20,000 persons in the United States each year.
  • Enterobiasis - Types, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment  By : alien
    Enterobiasis is the medical condition of being infected with pinworms. The medical name for the pinworm is Enterobius vermicularis. The pinworm is about the length of a staple. It lives for the most part within the rectum of humans.
  • Epididymis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    The epididymis is a structure which lies on and around each testicle. It functions in the transport, storage and maturation of sperm cells originating from the testicle. When a man complains of scrotal pain, acute or chronic epididymitis is far and away that most common diagnosis.
  • Epiglottitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Epiglottitis is an inflammation of the epiglottis. Due to its place in the airway, swelling of this structure can interfere with breathing and constitutes a medical emergency.
  • Erysipelas - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Erysipelas is a form of cellulitis. It is a bacterial infection affecting the most superficial layers of the skin. Erysipelas is also known as St. Anthony's fire, an accurate description of the intensity of this rash.
  • Erythema - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Erythema nodosum is characterized by tender, red bumps, usually found on the shins. It is one of the cardinal signs of inflammation. There are many causes and manifestations of erythema, including photosensitivity, erythema multiforme, and erythema nodusum.
  • Escherichia coli and Other Enterobacteriaceae Infection  By : alien
    Human newborns are ill due to serious infections name as Escherichia coli.The GI tract of most warm-blooded animals is colonized by E. coli. It symptoms may occur within hours or a few days after birth.
  • Exophthalmos - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Exophthalmos is a very common problem of eyes. Exophthalmos is the bulging of one or both eyes. A portion of the eye may be exposed in some cases. We know that orbit of eyes is made of bone.
  • Eye Stye Treatment - Home Remedies for Stye Treatment  By : alien
    An Eye Stye (sty) is a common infection of the hair follicle of an eyelash. Due to eye styes it causes a sore similar to a pimple in the gland at the edge of the eyelid which leads to blockage of the hair follicles that may become swollen.
  • Fistula - Causes, Symptoms, Types and Treatment  By : alien
    A fistula is an abnormal connection between an organ, vessel, or intestine and another structure. As we know that the last stage of digestion is the collection of and passing from the body of solid wastes.
  • Flat Feet (Allen Arches) - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Flat feet are a condition in which the foot doesn't have a normal arch. Some children have flat feet, also known as fallen arches. This is when the arch on the inside of the foot does not develop. It is also called pes planus or fallen arches.
  • Flatulence - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Flatulence is the illness in which patient having excessive stomach or intestinal gas. This can result in uncomfortable feelings of bloating, as well as increased belching or passing of gas from the rectum.
  • Fluorosis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Fluorosis are describes as a state of toxicity of the trace element. It is occurring due to fluorine (commonly referred to in its ionic state as Fluoride) within an organism. Fluorosis is not limited to humans, and can affect any aspect of the ecosystem.
  • Fetal alcohol spectrum - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes. It is caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) includes a range of features seen in some babies who were exposed to alcohol before birth.
  • Folliculitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Folliculitis is the infection of hair follicles. Folliculitis can affect both women and men. It can also occur at any age. It can develop on any part of the body.
  • Freckles - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Freckles are small spots of melanin on the skin. Freckle is also known as mole. Actually it is a flat circular spot on the skin about the size of the head of a nail. It mostly develops after repeated exposure to sunlight, particularly in someone of fair complexion.
  • Gastroenteritis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Gastroenteritis is the irritation and inflammation of the digestive system. It is inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is caused by a virus.
  • Genital herpes - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is mainly caused by the herpes simplex viruss type 1 and type 2.
  • Giardiasis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Giardiasis is a diarrheal illness caused by a microscopic parasite, Giardia intestinalis (also known as Giardia lamblia). It is the most frequent cause of non-bacterial diarrhea in North America.
  • Gingivitis (Sore Gums) - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Gingivitis is the inflammation of the gums around the teeth due to improper cleaning of teeth. Gingivitis may be caused by a build up of plaque and tartar. If not treated, gingivitis can progress to more-serious gum diseases, such as periodontitis, and eventually to the destruction of bone and to tooth loss.
  • Glaucoma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve. Due to illness of glaucoma there are maximum chances of vision loss and blindness.
  • Glomerulonephritis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease; it is caused by inflammation of the internal kidney structures (glomeruli).
  • Glossitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Glossitis is the infection of the tongue. Due to this the tongue swells and change color. A white border sometimes surrounds them. It is also known as benign migratory glossitis because the appearance is constantly changing
  • Goitre - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Goitre is also called a bronchocele. It is a swelling in the neck due to an enlarged thyroid gland. Goitre can mean that all the thyroid gland is swollen or enlarged, or one or more swellings or lumps develop in part or parts of the thyroid.
  • Gonorrhea - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease. Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae which is a bacterium that can grow easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix (opening to the womb), uterus (womb), and fallopian tubes (egg canals) in women, and in the urethra (urine canal) in women and men.
  • Goodpasture's syndrome - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Goodpasture's syndrome is a rare disease. It is mostly affect the lungs and kidneys. In Goodpasture's syndrome, the immune system makes antibodies that attack the lungs and kidneys. It was first described by Ernest Goodpasture in 1919, and subsequently his name was given to the disease.
  • Gout - Home Remedies, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Gout is one of the most common forms of arthritis. It appears as an acute attack often coming on overnight. It is mostly found that within 12-24 hours there is severe pain and swelling in the affected joint.
  • Granuloma annulare - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Granuloma annulare (GA) is a common condition of unknown cause which affects the skin. It is especially common in children and young adults, although it may affect people of all ages, and is twice as common in women as it is in men.
  • Granuloma inguinale - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Granuloma inguinale is a sexually transmitted infection that affects the skin and mucous membranes of the anal and genital areas. Granulation tissue is tissue formed during wound healing that is rich in blood capillaries and has a rough or lumpy surface.
  • Graves' disease - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Graves' disease is one of the most common forms of hyperthyroidism. It occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid gland and causes it to overproduce the hormone called thyroxine.
  • Gynecomastia - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Gynecomastia is a condition in which firm breast tissue forms in males. The breast tissue is usually less than 1-1/2 inches across and is located directly under the nipple.
  • Headache - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Headache is a term used to describe aching or pain that occurs in one or more areas of the head, face, mouth, or neck. Some people say the pain is like a band slowly tightening around their head. Others describe pain that worsens when someone turns on a light. Both are descriptions of headaches.
  • Heart Attack - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    A heart attack is one of the dentures illnesses in all over the world. It occurs when part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies this happen because it isn't receiving oxygen.
  • Heart block - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Heart block is a condition where the heart beats irregularly or much more slowly than the normal heart beat. Every normal heart has a normal rhythm. That rhythm varies from person to person. In most healthy people, the heart at rest beats about 60 to 100 times per minute.
  • Helicobacter Pylori - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are a type of bacteria infection. This infection can contribute to the development of diseases, such as heartburn, bloating, nausea, gastritis (inflammation of the stomach), and ulcers in the stomach and duodenum.
  • Hepatitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    The actual meaning of hepatitis means is "inflammation of the liver". This disease is occour due to different type of viruses. The most common cause is infection with one of 5 viruses, called hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.
  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious illness in babies. Here I would like to clear you that each word in necrotizing encrocolitis has proper meaning like "necrotizing" means damage and death of cells, "entero" refers to the intestine and "colitis" means inflammation of the colon (lower part of the intestine).
  • Ornithosis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Ornithosis is an infectious disease that affects many bird species around the world. It can also be transmitted to humans and other mammals. In Germany, ornithosis is a very common disease which is found in pigeons
  • Osteomyelitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Osteomyelitis is bacterial infection. Actually it is a swelling of bone tissue that is usually caused by pyogenic bacteria or mycobacteria.
  • Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Otitis externa is commonly known as swimmer's ear. Otitis externa is a serious ear inflammation that can usually be treated very successfully with topical antibiotics. Acute external otitis is commonly a bacterial infection caused by streptococcus, staphylococcus, or pseudomonas types of bacteria.
  • Human Parainfluenza Viruses - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV) are a group of viruses that cause different types of respiratory infections and are most common in children and babies. Most HPIV usually cause infections of the upper airway such as a common cold, ear infections, or sore throat.
  • Pediculosis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Pediculosis is an infestation of the hairy parts of the body or clothing with the eggs, larvae or adults of lice. Head lice infestation is most affected on children aged 3 to 10 and their families.
  • Pericarditis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Pericardium is a sac of tough fibrous tissue that envelops the heart and the roots of the blood vessels which enter and leave the heart. The pathognomonic physical finding of acute pericarditis is the pericardial friction rub, which is usually auscultated along the lower left sternal border. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a useful, simple tool that may aid in the diagnosis of acute pericarditis.
  • Peritonitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Peritonitis is inflammation and usually infection of the abdominal cavity and its lining.
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Pertussis is also known as whooping cough. It is a highly contagious disease marked by severe coughing. It is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is named after the "whoop" sound children and adults make when they try to breathe in during or after a severe coughing spell.
  • Plague - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Plague is a bacterial disease of rodents that can be spread to humans and other animals by infected fleas.
  • Pleurisy - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Pleurisy is caused by swelling and irritation of the membrane that surrounds the lungs. It is also called Pleuritic Chest Pain. This is the condition which is make breathing extremely painful, and sometimes it is associated with another condition called pleural effusion where excess fluid fills the area between the membrane's layers.
  • Pneumonia - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung. It is mainly caused by infection with bacteria, viruses, and other organisms. Pneumonia may also occur from chemical or physical injury to the lungs, or indirectly due to another medical illness, such as lung cancer or alcohol abuse.
  • Poliomyelitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Poliomyelitis is a highly contagious infectious disease. This illness is caused by three types of poliovirus. The poliovirus is a virus most recognized for its destruction to the nervous system causing paralysis.
  • Prostatitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Prostatitis is a form of inflammation of the prostate gland. Because women do not have a prostate gland, it is only found in men. It may account for up to 25 percent of all office visits by young and middle-aged men for complaints involving the genital and urinary systems.
  • Puerperal Infection - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    Puerperal infection is a bacterial infection that occurs following childbirth. The infection may also be referred to as puerperal or postpartum fever.
  • Relapsing Fever - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment  By : alien
    This is a multisystem disease caused by the spirochetes Borrelia (B.) hermsii, B. turicatae, and B. parkeri. Borrelia recurrentis is confined to the Horn of Africa and causes louse-borne, epidemic relapsing fever.
  • Backache - Causes and Home Remedies  By : alien
    Back problems affect all kinds of people. Ever since human beings stood upright they have been having trouble with their backs. Mostly 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives, and slightly more men suffer from it than women.
  • Body Odor and Perspiration - Causes and Home Remedies  By : alien
    Body odor is the unpleasant smell caused by the mixing of perspiration, or sweat, and bacteria on the skin of the human body. As this sweat appears on the skin surface, it softens the epidermal keratin producing smell as a result. Bacteria feed upon the keratin and sweat and produce odor.
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Causes , Symptoms andTreatment  By : alien
    Respiratory syncytial virus is the most common cause of serious respiratory infections in infants and young children. It is a virus that causes infections of the lungs and respiratory tract. Many babies and most of the older children get only a slight cold from respiratory syncytial virus.
  • Roseola - Causes , Symptoms andTreatment  By : alien
    Roseola is a viral illness in young children. It is mostly affect those between the ages of 6 months and 2 years young children.
  • Rotavirus - Causes , Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Rotavirus is a viral infection of the digestive tract. It is the most common cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration in infants and young children.
  • Rubella - Causes , Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Rubella is also known as German measles. It is a disease caused by the Rubella virus. It is a mild childhood illness that poses a serious threat to the fetus (unborn baby),
  • Rubeola - Causes , Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Rubeola is also called Measles. It is a rare respiratory infection that's caused by a virus. It is spread mainly of the nose, windpipe and lungs that are very contagious, meaning it spreads easily from person to person.
  • Salmonellosis - Causes , Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Salmonellosis is a bacterial infection which is cause by Salmonella. It affects the gastrointestinal system almost the stomach and intestines in humans. In few cases, Salmonella can spread to the blood, the bones, or even to the fluid around the brain. Annually, there are 600 to 800 cases reported in Washington.
  • Septic Shock - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Septic shock is a serious illness that occurs when an overwhelming infection leads to low blood pressure and low blood flow. Its most common victims are children and the elderly, as their immune systems cannot cope with the infection as well as those of full-grown adults.
  • Shigellosis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Shigellosis is also known as 'baciliary dysentery'. It is an intestinal infection that is a major public health problem in many developing countries, where it causes about 5 to I0 per cent of childhood diarrhea.
  • Sinusitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Sinusitis is infection of the mucous membranes that line the inside of the nose and sinuses.
  • Tinea versicolor - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Tinea versicolor is a fungus infection that mainly affects the skin of young people. If anyone has oily skin, warm enough and moist enough, it starts to grow into small "colonies" on the surface of the skin. It is characterized by lighter or darker patches on the skin.
  • Tonsillitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Tonsillitis is a disorder involving inflammation of the tonsils. There are several variations of tonsillitis: acute, recurrent, and chronic tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess. The tonsils are the visible part of the immune systems ring of protection that surrounds the back of the throat.
  • Trachoma - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : alien
    Trachoma is a chronic follicular conjunctivitis that leads to scarring in the conjunctiva and cornea.

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