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Epidemiology & Fatality Causes, Symptoms & Dangers Diagnosis & Treatment What is measles? Introduction Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by the measles virus. It is one of the most contagious viruses of all human viruses causing widespread...Diseases and Conditions
Diagnosis Usually, mumps can be diagnosed by the patient’s clinical presentation (symptoms). At times, not all mumps cases display classical symptoms of orchitis and parotitis, and some individuals may present without this classical presentation Laboratory testing...Diseases and Conditions
Introduction Mumps is an acute, systemic, and highly contagious viral infection that is self-limiting as the immune system of the body fights and clears it. It is typically characterized by swelling of one or more parotid salivary glands, which become edematous and...Diseases and Conditions
What is period pain? Many girls and women have abdominal cramps and pain during their menstrual period, which the nonprofessionals refer to as menstrual pain or period pain. In medical terms, it is referred to as dysmenorrhea, which is a Greek term for painful monthly...Diseases and Conditions
Overview Chikungunya, also referred to as chikungunya virus disease or chikungunya fever, is a viral illness caused and spread through the bite of infected mosquitoes. It is caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHICV). The disease clinically resembles dengue fever and...Diseases and Conditions
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms can also be caused by other conditions and therefore, diagnosis aims to confirm IBS so that other pathological conditions are ruled out. At the same time, a more pronged and focused treatment can be given to the patient. You...Diseases and Conditions
What is irritable bowel syndrome? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common, functional, and chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. It is known by several names: spastic colon, irritable colon, mucous colitis, and spastic colitis. It is not dangerous or...Diseases and Conditions
Fever, medically referred to as pyrexia, is a physiologic disorder characterized by a rise in body temperature. This rise is temporary. However, the duration of the fever will depend on its cause and the effectiveness of the treatment initiated. Fever can be of...Diseases and Conditions
As explained in the earlier post on blood clots, this condition can be life-threatening and its complications are among the most common medical killers worldwide – conditions like heart attack, stroke, and pulmonary embolism (clot in the lungs) rank very high...Diseases and Conditions
A blood clot is blood that has solidified. It can vary in size depending on its cause, type, and location. Blood clots can form in a bleeding blood vessel, which is beneficial to the body because they help to stop the bleeding. They can also form inside the blood...