List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 544

Chikungunya (in the Makonde language that which bends up) virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus of the genus Alphavirus that is transmitted to humans by virus-carrying Aedes mosquitoes. There have […]

Sciatica (/saɪˈætɪkə/; sciatic neuritis sciatic neuralgia or lumbar radiculopathy) is a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of […]

Encephalitis lethargica or von Economo disease is an atypical form of encephalitis. Also known as sleepy sickness (though different from the sleeping sickness transmitted by the tsetse fly) it was […]

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare inherited heart condition in which delayed repolarization of the heart following a heartbeat increases the risk of episodes of torsades de pointes (TDP […]

Burkitt’s lymphoma (Burkitt’s tumor Burkitt lymphoma or malignant lymphoma Burkitt’s type) is a cancer of the lymphatic system (in particular B lymphocytes). It is named after Denis Parsons Burkitt a […]

Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm originating from transformed cells arising in tissues forming the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer accounting for 95% of these tumors is […]

A parasitic disease is an infectious disease caused or transmitted by a parasite. Many parasites do not cause diseases. Parasitic diseases can affect practically all living organisms including plants and […]

Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) also known as anxious personality disorder is a Cluster C personality disorder recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders handbook as afflicting persons […]

Zollinger–Ellison Syndrome (ZES) is caused by a non–beta islet cell gastrin-secreting tumor of the pancreas that stimulates the acid-secreting cells of the stomach to maximal activity with consequent gastrointestinal mucosal […]

Wrist drop also known as radial nerve palsy is a condition where a person cannot extend their wrist and it hangs flaccidly. To demonstrate wrist drop hold your arm out […]