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DefinitionWhat Are The Signs and Symptoms of Filariasis/Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection? with roundworms of the Filarioidea type.[rx] These are spread by blood-feeding Diptera as black flies and mosquitoes....
DefinitionWhat Causes Diabetic Nephropathy/Diabetic Nephropathy (DN) or diabetic kidney disease is a syndrome characterized by the presence of pathological quantities of urine albumin excretion, diabetic glomerular...
DefinitionWhat Is Appendicitis?/Appendicitis is an inflammation? of the appendix that may lead to an abscess?, ileus, peritonitis, or death if untreated. Appendicitis is the most common...
DefinitionWhat Is Facial Hemiplegia?/Facial Hemiplegia also referred to as partial facial paralysis, this is a form of partial hemiplegia where the muscles on one side of...
DefinitionWhat is Lymphatic Filariasis/Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection? with roundworms of the Filarioidea type.[rx] These are spread by blood-feeding Diptera as black flies and mosquitoes. This disease belongs to...
DefinitionWhat Is Spastic Hemiplegia/Spastic Hemiplegia a variation of hemiplegia where the muscles on one side of the body are in a state of constant contraction. This...
DefinitionWhat Is The Early Symptoms of Slow Heart Rate/Yes, Bradycardia? is defined as a resting heart rate below 60 beats per minute (b.p.m.). A slow heart rate...
DefinitionFirst Sign Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy/Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common complication of diabetes? and remains a major cause of preventable blindness. Anatomical and functional...
DefinitionWhat Is The Latest Treatment of Tumor Lysis Syndrome/Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is characterized by a massive tumor cell death leading to the development of metabolic...
DefinitionWhat Is The Main Sign Symptoms of Tachycardia?/Tachycardia conventionally but arbitrarily defined as an atrial and/or ventricular rate of >100 beats per minute, is encountered commonly...
DefinitionWhat Is The Treatment For Filariasis/Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection? with roundworms of the Filarioidea type.[rx] These are spread by blood-feeding Diptera as black flies and mosquitoes. This disease...
