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  • Empyema - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
    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
    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
    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
    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.
  • Escherichia coli and Other Enterobacteriaceae Infection
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.
  • Folliculitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    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
    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.
  • Frostbite - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    Frostbite is the freezing of the skin and also the bodily tissues under the skin. This condition happens when you are exposed to temperatures below the freezing point of skin.
  • Gastroenteritis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    Gastroenteritis is the irritation and inflammation of the digestive system. It is inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is caused by a virus.
  • Giardiasis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    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
    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
    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
    Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease; it is caused by inflammation of the internal kidney structures (glomeruli).
  • Glossitis - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.
  • Hay Fever - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    Hay fever, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis. It is caused by an allergy to grass or hay pollens. The hay fever season generally begins with the release of pollen by trees. This may start as early as February and continue to late May. Trees such as birch and oak are particularly to blame.
  • Headache - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Peritonitis is inflammation and usually infection of the abdominal cavity and its lining.
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    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
    Plague is a bacterial disease of rodents that can be spread to humans and other animals by infected fleas.
  • Pleurisy - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.
  • Acne - Causes and Home Remedies
    Acne Scars are the marks or pimples caused when the hair pores on the skin become plugged with oil and dead skin cells. Any color change or skin defect still present after 1 year is considered to be a permanent scar. It is one of most common skin conditions in the world.

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