CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease characterized by an abrupt onset of fever. Chikungunya fever does not often result in death, but the condition can cause severe problems mostly in adults with other chronic illnesses. A person who has been infected once is likely to be protected from future infections. Chikungunya fever …
CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE Carotid artery disease is a disease characterized by the build-up of a fatty or waxy substance called plaque inside the carotid arteries. The carotid arteries are two large blood vessels located on each side of the neck right below the angle of the jaw line. They each divide into the internal and …
CANAVAN DISEASE Canavan disease is a rare, progressive inherited neurological disorder that causes damage to the nerve cells in the brain. This disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called leukodystrophies. This group of genetic disorders is rare, progressive and can affect the brain, spinal cord and often the nerve outside the central …
ACTINIC KERATOSIS Actinic keratosis is a rough, scaly patch of skin that develops from years of exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The skin patches can be of various colours including light or dark tan, pink and/or flesh-toned, white, or a combination of these colors. They occur on the area of the skin most exposed to sun …
5 Things You Need to Know When Buying a Wheelchair People with temporary or permanent disabilities need a wheelchair prescription. For example, a paraplegic who has no feeling in their legs may need a wheelchair for the rest of their life. A good wheelchair will increase the quality of their life by giving them comfort, …
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SARCOIDOSIS Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease in which tiny clumps of inflammatory cells or granulomas form in the different part of the body. The disease mostly begins in the lungs, skins and lymph nodes. Less commonly affected areas are the eyes, skin, liver, heart, spleen, and brain. However, any organ can be affected. It affects …
CHICKENPOX A disease, commonly of children, caused by the varicella zoster virus and characterized by mild headache and fever, malaise, and eruption of blisters on the skin and mucous membranes. It’s very rare to have the chickenpox infection more than once. And since the chickenpox vaccine was introduced in the mid-1990s, cases have declined. Causes …
KERATOSIS PILARIS Keratosis pilaris is a common, harmless skin condition that causes small, hard bumps that may make your skin feel like sandpaper. You may have heard it called “chicken skin.” The bumps are often light-colored. They usually appear on your upper arms, thighs, and buttocks, sometimes with redness or swelling. They can also show …
ILLNESS ANXIETY DISORDER Health anxiety is an obsessive and irrational worry about having a serious medical condition. It’s also called illness anxiety and was formerly called hypochondria. This condition is marked by a person’s imagination of physical symptoms of illness. Or in other cases, it’s a person’s misinterpretation of minor or normal body sensations as …
ICE-CREAM HEADACHES Ice cream headaches are brief, stabbing headaches that can happen when you eat, drink or inhale something cold. Biting into an ice cream cone is a common trigger, but eating or drinking other frosty items, such as ice pops and slushy frozen drinks, can have the same “brain-freeze” effect. Officially known as cold …
