Diseases

Diseases

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Diseases

A type of digestive disease found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which occurs when pressure in the colon causes pockets of tissue to bulge outward (identified as ...

Baldness

Health care; Diseases

Medically known as alopecia, baldness refers to having no hair or little hair on the head scalp. There are many types of baldness, but the most common type is the male pattern baldness which is ...

Flu season

Health care; Diseases

A period of time where the number of people who have contracted the flu (or influenza) is higher than normal. Flu season is usually during the colder months of the year and last for an average of 6 ...

epidemic-prone disease

Health care; Diseases

Disease that is normally absent from a community or present at a low-to moderate level but which can suddenly become epidemic.

Adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome

Health care; Diseases

A rare AIDS like autoimmune disease that causes a person to produce antibodies that attack his or her own immune system. The human body regularly makes molecules and proteins to tell different immune ...

Acute radiation syndrome

Health care; Diseases

Acute radiation syndrome, also known as radiation poisoning, radiation sickness or radiation toxicity, is a constellation of health effects which occur within several months of exposure to high ...

Steroid meningitis

Health care; Diseases

Steroid meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The inflammation may be caused by infection with viruses, ...