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Description A migraine is a neurological condition that causes a severe or a moderate headache on one side of the head with a throbbing pain. This headache may radiate towards forehead or temple, eyes and makes a person to develop nausea, vomiting, vision problems, and sensitivity to normal light or …

Definition Malaria is one of the major public health problems of the country. Around 1.5 million confirmed cases are reported annually by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), of which 40–50% is due to Plasmodium falciparum. Malaria is curable if effective treatment is started early. Delay in treatment …

Definition Mesothelioma is the type of cancer that occurs in the layer of the tissue that covers the internal organs in the body. It mainly occurs in the lining of heart, lungs, and abdomen. But it usually forms in the lungs of those who have been exposed to this deadly …

General description Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, in which the defect in the Branched Chain Ketoacid Dehydrogenase (BCKD) enzyme causes irregular amino acid metabolism. This leads to accumulation of protein in the body. The disease is characterized by urine that smells like maple syrup …

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, …

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. …

Definition Mumps is an infection caused by a type of virus called a paramyxovirus. It is very contagious and spread in saliva, the same way as a cold or flu. This means it can be caught from an infected person coughing, sneezing, etc. It can also be caught from touching …

Definition Marburg virus disease is a severe disease that causes haemorrhagic fever in humans and animals. Diseases that cause haemorrhagic fevers, such as Marburg, are often fatal as they affect the body’s vascular system (how blood moves through the body). This can lead to significant internal bleeding and organ failure. …