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Traveler’s diarrhea (TD) is the most common illness affecting travelers. An estimated 10 million people—20% to 50% of international travelers—develop it annually. TD is defined as three or more unformed […]

A shotgun shell or shotshell is a self-contained cartridge loaded with lead shot or a shotgun slug which is designed to be fired from a shotgun.Most shotgun shells are designed […]

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS also known as Feto-Fetal Transfusion Syndrome (FFTS) and Twin Oligohydramnios-Polyhydramnios Sequence (TOPS)) is a complication of aberrant placental blood vessel growth in monochorionic multiples that is […]

Congenital syphilis is syphilis present in utero and at birth and occurs when a child is born to a mother with secondary syphilis. Untreated syphilis results in a high risk […]

Fasciolopsiasis results from an infection by the trematode Fasciolopsis buski the largest intestinal fluke of humans (up to 7.5 cm in length).

Fasciolosis also known as Fascioliasis Fasciolasis distomatosis and liver rot is an important helminth disease caused by two trematodes Fasciola hepatica (the common liver fluke) and Fasciola gigantica. This disease […]

Gnathostomiasis (also known as larva migrans profundus) is the human infection by the nematode (roundworm) Gnathostoma spinigerum and/or Gnathostoma hispidum which infects vertebrates.

Hymenolepiasis is infestation by one of two species of tapeworm: Hymenolepis nana Hymenolepis diminutaAlternative names are: Dwarf tapeworm infection Rat tapeworm

Uveitis is broadly inflammation of the uvea. The uvea consists of the middle pigmented vascular structures of the eye and includes the iris ciliary body and choroid. Uveitis requires an […]

Breast engorgement occurs in the mammary glands due to expansion and pressure exerted by the synthesis and storage of breast milk.Engorgement usually happens when the breasts switch from colostrum to […]