List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 248

Nosophobia is a specific phobia an irrational fear of contracting a disease from Greek nosos for disease (as the 1913 Webster’s Dictionary put it morbid dread of a disease).

Corneal neovascularization is the excessive ingrowth of blood vessels from the limbal vascular plexus into the cornea caused by deprivation of oxygen from the air.

Prolidase deficiency (PD) is an autosomal recessive disease that is extremely uncommon and is associated with collagen metabolism and affects the connective tissues. This rare condition affects assorted systems because […]

The Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong Victoria Australia is a high security laboratory run by the CSIRO for exotic animal disease diagnosis and research. The lab is one […]

Nicotine withdrawal is the group of symptoms that occur upon the abrupt discontinuation or decrease in intake of nicotine. The effects of nicotine withdrawal can include anxiety depression feelings of […]

Gallbladder diseases are diseases involving the gallbladder.Gallstones may develop in the gallbladder as well as elsewhere in the biliary tract. If gallstones in the gallbladder are symptomatic surgical removal of […]

A trimalleolar fracture is a fracture of the ankle that involves the lateral malleolus medial malleolus and the distal posterior aspect of the tibia which can be termed the posterior […]

Congenital myopathy is a term for any muscle disorder present at birth. This defect of either the brain stimulating nerve or muscle causes weakness throughout the skeletal muscle. Congenital myopathies […]

Dermatoses of pregnancy are the inflammatory skin diseases that are specific to women while they are pregnant. While some use the term ‘polymorphic eruption of pregnancy’ to cover these this […]

Nephropathia epidemica (NE or epidemic nephropathy) is a type of viral haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by the Puumala virus. The incubation period is three weeks. Nephropathia epidemica […]