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Rubella also known as German measles or three-day measles is a disease caused by the rubella virus. The name rubella was derived from Latin meaning little red. Rubella is also […]

Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a human syndrome caused by intestinal viruses of the picornaviridae family.

Pediculosis is an infestation of lice—blood-feeding ectoparasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera. The condition can occur in almost any species of warm-blooded animal (i.e. mammals and birds) including humans. Although […]

Viral meningitis refers to meningitis caused by a viral infection.

Pertussis — commonly called whooping cough (/ˈwuːpɪŋ/ /ˈhuːpɪŋ/ or /ˈhwuːpɪŋ kɒf/) — is a highly contagious bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. In some countries this disease is called the […]

Agnosia (from Ancient Greek ἀγνωσία agnosia ignorance absence of knowledge) is a loss of ability to recognize objects persons sounds shapes or smells while the specific sense is not defective […]

Alopecia areata (AA) is a condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body usually from the scalp. Because it causes bald spots on the […]

In medicine an embolism (plural embolisms; from the Greek ἐμβολισμός interposition) refers to the lodging of an embolus which may be a blood clot a fat globule or a gas […]

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging or consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time followed by an attempt to […]

Mittelschmerz (German: middle pain) is a medical term for ovulation pain or midcycle pain. About 20% of women experience mittelschmerz some every cycle some intermittently.