Introduction Acne is a chronic skin disease of hair follicles of the face, chest, neck, shoulders, and back occurs commonly in all teenagers and in some adults during their puberty period. It causes pimples, blackheads, and scars, but not serious. Our skin has tiny pores, which can be occluded by …
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Von Willebrand Disease – Introduction, Causes, and Treatment.
Introduction Von Willebrand Disease is a blood clotting disorder transmitted genetically which affect in both men and women. This disease is caused by the missing of Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) or by defective VWF. It is a protein responsible for clotting blood. VWF and Factor VIII (a key protein for …
Read More »Myelofibrosis (MF) – Causes, Complications, and Diagnosis.
Definition Myelofibrosis is a disorder that affects bone marrow, which produces blood cells. This disorder will result in the growth of scar tissue in bone marrow and blood cells cannot develop properly. MF patients have low blood cell, white blood and platelet counts lead to anemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia, fatigue, …
Read More »Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) – Causes and Symptoms.
Definition Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is an acute diffuse lung disease. It happens when fluid is filled with air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs. It leads to increased pulmonary vascular permeability; enormous fluid in the lungs will lower the oxygen level in your bloodstream. This eventually makes the organ to …
Read More »Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS) – Symptoms, and Treatment.
Definition The Meconium aspiration syndrome is a respiratory disorder occurring in the newborn babies. MAS develops when the meconium is inhaled by the babies when they are in the womb or during the labor. Due to which meconium is trapped in the airways and lungs that causes suffocation during respiration. …
Read More »Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Definition, and Complications.
Definition Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) is a lung disorder that complicates the breathing process of newborns. This disorder is more common in premature infants. It occurs due to insufficient surfactant in the lungs. A surfactant is composed of proteins and fats, which helps the lungs to be inflated and …
Read More »Hives or Urticaria – Definition, Causes, Treatment and Prevention
Definition Hives are medically known as urticaria, it appears on any part of the skin. It causes itchy welts from small to big blotches for various inched in diameter. It is caused by some allergic reactions. It is formed by the responsibilities of histamine that causes tissues to swell and …
Read More »Rabies in Dogs – Symptoms, Complications, and Diagnosis.
Introduction Rabies in Dogs – The rabies virus is a lethal and rapid-acting single-stranded RNA virus from the family Rhabdoviridae which affects the mammalian animal’s central nervous system and finally leads to acute encephalitis. There are two forms of rabies called, furious and paralytic. Initially, rabies begins as a furious …
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