List of articles in "Disease" category - Page 591

A gumma is a soft non-cancerous growth resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis. It is a form of granuloma. Gummas are most commonly found in the liver (gumma hepatis) […]

Echinococcosis also called hydatid disease hydatidosis or echinococcal disease is a parasitic disease of tapeworms of the Echinococcus type. People get two main types of disease cystic echinococcosis and alveolar […]

Decompression sickness (DCS; also known as divers’ disease the bends or caisson disease) describes a condition arising from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body on […]

Cardiac arrest also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest is the cessation of functional circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively. Medical personnel […]

Sjögren’s syndrome (pronounced /ˈʃoʊɡrɨn/ SHOH-grin or /ˈʃʌrɡrɨn/ SHUR-grin in English)[citation needed] is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s white cells destroy the exocrine glands specifically the salivary and […]

Wilson’s disease or hepatolenticular degeneration is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder in which copper accumulates in tissues; this manifests as neurological or psychiatric symptoms and liver disease. It is treated […]

Diphtheria (Greek διφθέρα (diphthera) pair of leather scrolls) is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae a facultative anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat low […]

Measles also known as morbilli English measles or rubeola (and not to be confused with rubella or roseola) is an infection of the respiratory system immune system and skin caused […]

The group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS) (a single species Streptococcus pyogenes constituting Lancefield group A) is a form of β-hemolytic Streptococcus bacteria. It is a gram-positive bacterium responsible for a […]

Erysipelas (/ɛrɨˈsɪpələs/; Greek ἐρυσίπελας—red skin; also known as Ignis sacer holy fire and St. Anthony’s fire in some countries) is an acute infection of the upper dermis and superficial lymphatics […]