Reye’s syndrome ,a rare but very serious complication of common childhood respiratory infections that causes both liver disease and inflammation of the brain (encephalitis). Causes:…

These are facts about legionnaires’ disease; Cases of Legionnaires’ disease continue to increase with researchers pointing to aging plumbing infrastructure, an aging population and even…

Causes: Legionella is the causal agent of Legionnaire’s disease. Legionella easily thrives in soil, hot tubs, swimming pools, cooling systems or air-conditioning units for large buildings,…

Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder. People with Thalassemia disease are not able to make enough hemoglobin, which causes severe anemia. Hemoglobin is found in…

Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease that affects red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are round. In people with sickle cell anemia, hemoglobin…

Dandruff is a skin condition mainly affecting the scalp.Dandruff scale is a cluster of corneocytes, which have retained a large degree of cohesion with one…

Chondromalacia patellae is a subgroup of conditions that cause kneecap pain. These conditions fall under the Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome conditions. What causes chondromalacia patellae? Your…

The legionella bacterium also causes Pontiac fever, a milder illness resembling the flu. Separately or together, the two illnesses are sometimes called legionellosis. Pontiac fever…

C.difficile is a bacterium which causes a range of symptoms from diarrhoea to inflammation of colon which can be life threatening. Signs and Symptoms: The…

Dementia is a syndrome, not a specific disease. This means that the clinical features of dementia, which is now called major neurocognitive disorder, can result…