Definition Torticollis is when a muscle of the neck, called the sternocleidomastoid, is shorter on one side of the neck than the other. The tight muscle causes the head to tilt toward the side of the neck with the shortened muscle and the head to be turned away from that …
Read More »Trigger Finger- Causes, Complications, and Treatment
Definition Trigger finger or stenosing tenosynovitis is a condition that involves one of the fingers or thumbs becoming stuck in a bent position and then rapidly straightened like the trigger of a gun. This condition is caused by a narrowing of the sheath that surrounds the tendons in the finger, …
Read More »Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)- Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment
Description Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a more severe complication syndrome due to staph infections. It is a systemic illness which means it affects the whole body caused by the two types of bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. Usually, these bacterial species produce toxins which may not be …
Read More »Tay-Sachs disease – Definition, Causes, and Treatment.
Definition Tay-Sachs disease is a genetic disorder that destroys the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. It is caused by the deficiency of an enzyme hexosaminidase A. Thus it accumulates much fat and lipids called as gangliosides in brain and nerve cells. This leads to loss of …
Read More »Tourette’s Syndrome – Risk Factors, Complications, and Treatment.
Definition Tourette’s syndrome is a nervous system problem with tics like vocalization (vocal tic) and repetitive movements of muscles (motor tic). In particular, a person may frequently blink their eyes, babble offensive words, blurts out unusual sounds. Tics generally appears in kids between 2 – 15 years old, mostly in …
Read More »Thrombocytopenia – Introduction, Mechanism, and Risk factors.
Introduction People with thrombocytopenia have diminished platelets (Thrombocytes) count in the blood. Platelets are blood cells which help for clotting process. Normal platelets count value is from 150,000 and 450,000 per microliter (one-millionth of a liter). About two-third of platelets are released into the blood stream whereas the remaining are …
Read More »Tuberculosis – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention.
Definition Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease which in humans is usually caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). TB is an abbreviation of the word Tuberculosis and is how people often refer to the disease. Bovine TB is a disease caused by similar bacteria called Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). …
Read More »Tetanus – Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention.
Definition Tetanus is an acute, often-fatal disease of the nervous system that is caused by nerve toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. This bacterium is found throughout the world in the soil and in animal and human intestines. The bacterium can also lay dormant in its spore form for …
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