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A kidney stone also known as a renal calculus (from the Latin rēnēs kidneys and calculus pebble) is a solid concretion or crystal aggregation formed in the kidneys from dietary […]

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic arbovirus belonging to the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. This flavivirus is found in temperate and tropical regions of the world. […]

Any injury that results in trauma to the scalp skull or brain can be classified as a head injury. The terms traumatic brain injury and head injury are often used […]

Encephalitis (from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος enképhalos “brain” composed of ἐν en “in” and κεφαλή kephalé “head” and the medical suffix -itis “inflammation”) is an acute inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis […]

Asperger syndrome (AS) also known as Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger’s is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication […]

A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm a tumor (defined as an abnormal growth of cells) within the brain or the central spinal canal. Some tumors are brain cancers.Brain […]

Infection is the invasion of a host organism’s bodily tissues by disease-causing organisms their multiplication and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce.

5α-Reductase deficiency (5-ARD) is an autosomal recessive intersex condition caused by a mutation of the 5α reductase type II gene.

Zoonosis /ˌzoʊ.əˈnoʊsɨs/ (also spelled zoönosis) describes the process whereby an infectious disease is transmitted between species (sometimes by a vector) from animals other than humans to humans or from humans […]

Yellow fever known historically as yellow jack or yellow plague is an acute viral disease. In most cases symptoms include fever chills loss of appetite nausea muscle pains particularly in […]