Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia - Disease
A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Syndromes Illness And Disease
Medical usage sometimes distinguishes a disease, which has a known specific cause or causes (called its etiology), from a syndrome, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Syndromes, Illness And Disease
Medical usage sometimes distinguishes a disease, which has a known specific cause or causes (called its etiology), from a syndrome, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navicular Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Navicular Disease - Symptoms Of Navicular Syndrome
Heel pain is very common in horses with navicular syndrome. Lameness may begin as mild and intermittent, and progress to severe lameness....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anemia Of Chronic Disease: Encyclopedia - Anemia Of Chronic Disease
Anemia of chronic disease, increasingly referred to as "anemia of inflammation", is a form of anemia seen in chronic illness, e.g. from c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navicular Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Navicular Disease - Treatment And Prognosis For Navicular Syndrome
Treatment No single treatment works for all cases, probably due to the fact that there is no single cause for all navicular syndrome case...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease: Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease
Addison's disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency, or hypocortisolism) is a rare endocrine disorder, first described by Brit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common cause of dementia and characterised clinically by progressive ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract and it can involve any part of it, from the mouth to the anus. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease
Coeliac disease (also called celiac disease, non-tropical sprue, c(o)eliac sprue and gluten intolerance) is a digestive disorder. It is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilson's Disease: Encyclopedia - Wilson's Disease
Wilson's disease or lentigohepatic degeneration is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease, with an incidence of about 1 in 30,000. Its...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autoimmune Diseases: Encyclopedia - Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Diseases: Encyclopedia - Blood Diseases
Blood diseases affect the production of blood and its components, such as blood cells, hemoglobin, blood proteins, the mechanism of coagu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiovascular Disease: Encyclopedia - Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins). While the term t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackhead Disease: Encyclopedia - Blackhead Disease
Blackhead disease is an avian disease that affects chickens, turkeys and other poultry. It is a commercially important disease. The proto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illness: Encyclopedia - Illness
Illness can be a synonym for disease or it can be a person's perception of having poor health. Disease is an actual physical, pathophysio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Related Diseases
Parkinson's disease - Parkinson-Plus diseases. There are other disorders that are called Parkinson-Plus diseases. These include: Multi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Disease Associations
Some diseases show a considerable overlap with CFS, and it may be hard to distinguish between them. People with fibromyalgia have muscle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navicular Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Navicular Disease - Description Of The Navicular Area
Navicular syndrome is inflammation or degeneration of the navicular bone and its surrounding tissues. Knowledge of equine forelimb anatom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navicular Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Navicular Disease - Causes And Contributing Factors Of Navicular Disease
Causes There is no single known cause of navicular syndrome, although many theories. The two most important factors in navicular are: Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autoimmune Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Autoimmune Diseases - Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases - Accepted. Diseases with a complete or partial autoimmune etiology: Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autoimmune Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Autoimmune Diseases - Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases - Accepted. Diseases with a complete or partial autoimmune etiology: Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Related Diseases
Parkinson's disease - Parkinson-Plus diseases. There are other disorders that are called Parkinson-Plus diseases. These include: Multi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Addison's Disease - Pathophysiology
Eighty to ninety percent of cases of Addison's disease are said to be due to autoantibodies directed against adrenal cells containing 21-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tropical Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Tropical Disease - Diseases
The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) of the World Health Organization focuses on neglected infectio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Causes
The cause is presently presumed to be: Partly a genetic susceptibility to the illness. Together with an environmental agent, probably a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Addison's Disease - Signs And Symptoms
Addison's disease - Early signs. Addison's disease progresses slowly, and symptoms may not present or be noticed until some stressful i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Causes
The cause is presently presumed to be: Partly a genetic susceptibility to the illness (identical twins do not have 100% concordance howe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Wilson's Disease - Description
The Wilson's disease gene (WND) has been mapped to chromosome 13 (13q14.3) and is expressed primarily in the liver, kidney, and placenta ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menkes Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Menkes Disease - Genetics
Mutations in the ATP7A gene cause Menkes syndrome. As the result of a mutation in the ATP7A gene, copper is poorly distributed to cells i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - An
List of diseases starting with A - Ana-Ane. Anablephobia Anaphylaxis Anaplastic thyroid cancer Andersen's disease Andre syndrome Andro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Symptoms
Parkinson's disease - Cardinal symptoms. Symptoms may vary among patients, and additionally may vary greatly over time in a single pati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sickle-cell Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Sickle-cell Disease - History
The cause of this collection of clinical findings was unknown until the description of the sickle cells in 1910 by the Chicago cardiologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Diagnosis
Parkinson's disease - Differential diagnosis. The differential diagnosis for a patient presenting with Parkinsonian symptoms is: Idiop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Diagnosis
Parkinson's disease - Differential diagnosis. The differential diagnosis for a patient presenting with Parkinsonian symptoms is: Idiop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Addison's Disease - Diagnosis
In suspected cases of Addison's disease, one needs to demonstrate that adrenal hormone levels are low after appropriate stimulation with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Disease - Basics
Infectious diseases are mostly caused by tiny microorganisms, often called microbes, that are invisible to the naked eye. Microbes that c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sickle-cell Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Sickle-cell Disease - History
The cause of this collection of clinical findings was unknown until the description of the sickle cells in 1910 by the Chicago cardiologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Causes
Crohn's disease - Barrier problem and autoimmunity to the luminal flora. The efficacy of immunosuppression, as well as scanty reports o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With T: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With T - To
List of diseases starting with T - Tod-Tot. Todd's paralysis Togaviridae disease Tollner Horst Manzke syndrome Tolosa-Hunt syndrome To...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minamata Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Minamata Disease - History
In May 1956, four patients from Minamata, Japan, a city on the west coast of the southern island of Kyushu, were admitted to the hospital...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of Affluence: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of Affluence - Communicable Vs. Non-communicable Diseases
Some of these illnesses are inter-related, for example obesity is thought to be a partial cause of many other illnesses. They are charact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pick's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Pick's Disease - Characteristics
Symptoms may include a decline in social behavior (including disinhibition, tactlessness, and breaches of interpersonal etiquette), emoti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Causes
Crohn's disease - Barrier problem and autoimmunity to the luminal flora. The efficacy of immunosuppression, as well as scanty reports o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Symptoms
Parkinson's disease - Cardinal symptoms. Symptoms may vary among patients, and additionally may vary greatly over time in a single pati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkinson's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkinson's Disease - Treatment
The treatment of Parkinson's disease mainly relies on replacing dopamine with levodopa (L-DOPA) or mimicking its action with dopamine ago...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Complications
Crohn's disease - Short-term. The bowel shows segmental "hose pipe" thickening and shows full thickness chronic inflammation, giant cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - An
List of diseases starting with A - Ana-Ane. Anablephobia Anaphylaxis Anaplastic thyroid cancer Andersen's disease Andre syndrome Andro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sickle-cell Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Sickle-cell Disease - Treatment
Sickle-cell disease - Febrile illness. Children with fever are screened for bacteremia i.e. complete blood count, reticulocyte count an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Diagnosis
The condition is frequently misdiagnosed or overlooked as it can exhibit multiple symptoms and often the patient or medical staff may not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sickle-cell Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Sickle-cell Disease - Genetics
The allele responsible for sickle cell anaemia is autosomal recessive. A person who receives the defective gene from both father and moth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Epidemiology
The disease typically first appears in young adults in their late teens and twenties, although it is not unknown for symptoms to first ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Complications
Crohn's disease - Short-term. The bowel shows segmental "hose pipe" thickening and shows full thickness chronic inflammation, giant cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Epidemiology
The disease typically first appears in young adults in their late teens and twenties, although it is not unknown for symptoms to first ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Treatment
Crohn's disease - Medication. Steroids are often necessary in initial stages and during flare-ups, although long-term steroid therapy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sickle-cell Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Sickle-cell Disease - Genetics
The allele responsible for sickle cell anaemia is autosomal recessive. A person who receives the defective gene from both father and moth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sickle-cell Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Sickle-cell Disease - Treatment
Sickle-cell disease - Febrile illness. Children with fever are screened for bacteremia i.e. complete blood count, reticulocyte count an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Treatment
Crohn's disease - Medication. Steroids are often necessary in initial stages and during flare-ups, although long-term steroid therapy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With S: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With S - Se
Sea-Sel - Sem-Set - Sev-Sez List of diseases starting with S - Sea-Sei. Sea-blue histiocytosis Seafood poisoning Seaver Cassidy syndro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With S: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With S - St
Sta-Ste - Sti-Sto - Str-Stu St. Anthony's fire List of diseases starting with S - Sta-Ste. Stalker chitayat syndrome Stampe sorensen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raynaud's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Raynaud's Disease - Disease Vs. Phenomenon
It is important to distinguish Raynaud's disease from Raynaud's phenomenon. In order to diagnose these two forms of Raynaud's, your docto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With S: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With S - Sh
Sha-Shi - Sho - Shp-Shy List of diseases starting with S - Sha-Shi. Shapiro syndrome Sharma Kapoor Ramji syndrome Sharp syndrome Shave...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With S: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With S - Sa
Saa-Sak - Sal-Sar - Sat-Say List of diseases starting with S - Saa-Sal. Saal Bulas syndrome Saal Greenstein syndrome Sabinas brittle h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Ar
List of diseases starting with A - Ara-Aro. Arachindonic acid, absence of Arachnodactyly ataxia cataract aminoaciduria mental retardat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With S: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With S - Si
Sia-Sim - Sin-Sit List of diseases starting with S - Sia-Sim. Sialadenitis Sialidosis type 1 and 3 Sialidosis Sialuria, French type Si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With S: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With S - Sc
Sca - Sch - Sci-Scl - Sco-Scr List of diseases starting with S - Sca. Scabies Scabiophobia SCAD deficiency Scalp defects postaxial pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With T: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With T - Th
List of diseases starting with T - Tha-Thi. Thaasophobia Thakker Donnai syndrome Thalamic degeneration symmetrical infantile Thalamic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Ac
List of diseases starting with A - Aca-Acc. Acalvaria Acanthocheilonemiasis Acanthocytosis chorea Acanthocytosis Acanthosis nigricans ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyme Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyme Disease - Transmission
In Europe, Ixodes ricinus, known commonly as the sheep tick, castor bean tick, or European castor bean tick is the transmitter. In North ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyme Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyme Disease - Symptoms
Lyme disease has many symptoms, but skin symptoms, arthritis and various neurological symptoms are usually present. Conventional therapy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Al
List of diseases starting with A - Ala-Alc. Alagille-Watson syndrome (AWS) Alar nasal cartilages coloboma of telecanthus Albers-Schonb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With T: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With T - Tr
List of diseases starting with T - Tra. Tracheal agenesis Tracheobronchomalacia Tracheobronchomegaly Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With T: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With T - Te
List of diseases starting with T - Tee-Ten. Teebi Kaurah syndrome Teebi Naguib Alawadi syndrome Teebi Shaltout syndrome Teebi syndrome...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Signs And Symptoms
Damage to the villi reduces the ability of the intestines to absorb nutrients, and it is believed that the resulting nutritional deficien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With S: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With S - Su
Sub-Sum - Sup-Sut List of diseases starting with S - Sub-Sum. Subacute cerebellar degeneration Subacute sclerosing leucoencephalitis S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Eponymous Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Eponymous Diseases - Alphabetical List
List of eponymous diseases - A. Aarskog-Scott syndrome – Dagfinn Aarskog, Charles Scott Aase-Smith – Jon Morton Aase, David Weyhe ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raynaud's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Raynaud's Disease - Treatment
The severity of the disease runs from mild to severe. In people with mild cases, this may be simply an annoyance. More serious cases requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Am
List of diseases starting with A - Ama-Ame. Amathophobia Amaurosis Amaurosis congenita of Leber, type 1 Amaurosis congenita of Leber, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Ap
List of diseases starting with A - Ape-App. Apert like polydactyly syndrome Apert syndrome Aphalangia hemivertebrae Aphalangia syndact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuru Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuru Disease - The Prion Protein
All known prion diseases are fatal. Such diseases are often called spongiform encephalopathies, because they frequently cause the brain t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Epidemiology
Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent type of dementia in the elderly and affects almost half of all patients with dementia. 2-3% of p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Epidemiology
Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent type of dementia in the elderly and affects almost half of all patients with dementia. 2-3% of p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raynaud's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Raynaud's Disease - Symptoms
The symptoms include several cyclic color changes: When exposed to cold temperatures, the oxygen supply to the fingertips, toes, and ear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diseases Starting With A: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diseases Starting With A - Ad
List of diseases starting with A - Ada-Adi. Adactylia unilateral dominant Adam complex familial Adams Nance syndrome Adams-Oliver synd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - History
The symptoms of the disease as a distinct entity were first identified by Emil Kraepelin, and the characteristic neuropathology was first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Star Wars Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Star Wars Diseases - F
List of Star Wars diseases - Fester Lung. See Ascomycetous Pneumoconiosis. List of Star Wars diseases - Findris Flu. This common illn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Treatment
There is no cure, although there are drugs which temporarily reduce neurotransmitter degradation and alleviate some of the symptoms of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Epidemiology
Susceptibility to coeliac disease is genetic and many cases are diagnosed in childhood, but the disease can be triggered by environmental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alzheimer's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Alzheimer's Disease - Pathology
Alzheimer's disease - Microscopy. There are several changes found in the brain in AD (in order of appearance): The deposition of an ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Treatment
Treatment depends on the cause and generally involves use of antibiotic therapy. See specific diseases for treatment. Treatment may take ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Star Wars Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Star Wars Diseases - S
List of Star Wars diseases - Scurrier Disease. This unusual disease, believed to be carried by wild scurriers, was sometimes contracted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crohn's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Crohn's Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are quite distinct diseases but in practice there are sometimes difficulties distinguishing betwee...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Disease: Oceanography Dictionary - Disease
  Definition and meaning of disease:   disease - any impairment of an organism's vital functions or systems, including in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dream About Disease: Dream Dictionary - Disease , Diseased, Diseases, Sick, Sickness, Health, Inurable Disease, Inurable Diseases, Incurably Diseased
  Disease , Diseased, Diseases, Sick, Sickness, Health, Inurable Disease, Inurable Diseases, Incurably Diseased To dream that yo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Disease Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Disease
Disease The word disease literally means out of ease. Before you begin to interpret this dream on a psychological or metaphysical leve...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Occupational Disease: Insurance Glossary Dictionary Iv - Occupational Disease
Definition and meaning of OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE :   OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE: Abnormal condition or illness caused by factors associ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Disease: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Disease
Disease Broadly stated, disease is a disordered or inharmonious vital state of the organism, with more of less excess, defect, or perv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Social Significance Of Disease
The identification of a condition as a disease, rather than as simply a variation of human structure or function, can have significant so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Transmission Of Disease
Some diseases, such as influenza, are contagious or infectious, and can be transmitted by any of a variety of mechanisms, including dropl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Other Uses Of The Term
In biology, disease refers to any abnormal condition of an organism that impairs function. The term disease is often used metaphorically ...   » Read the article