Chikungunya Fever; Causes, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
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DefinitionChikungunya Fever? is a viral? disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. It can cause high fever, join...
DefinitionChild Meningitis? is the second leading infection?-related cause of death in children in the world, second only to pneumonia?[rx]. It is responsible for more deaths than...
DefinitionChronic? disease are on the rise in the United States, leaving healthcare payers with the challenge of covering care for patients with these expensive, long-term conditions....
DefinitionChronic Kidney Disease? (CKD?)/Chronic? kidney? disease (CKD) is defined as the presence of kidney damage or an estimated glomerular filtration rate? (eGFR?) less than 60 ml/min/1.73 mt2, persisting...
DefinitionChronic kidney disease? (CKD?) is a type of kidney? disease in which there is a gradual loss of kidney function over a period of months or years.[rx][rx] Early on there are typically...
DefinitionChronic? Pancreatitis? is common and is the leading cause of hospitalization amongst gastrointestinal disorders in the United States. The severity of the disease varies widely, from mild? disease needing conservative...
DefinitionCirrhosis? is defined as the histological development of regenerative nodules surrounded by fibrous bands in response to chronic? liver? injury, which leads to portal hypertension? and...
DefinitionCoccydynia means the inflammation? of the tailbone? (coccyx? or bony area located deep between the buttocks above the anus?) is referred to as coccydynia. Coccydynia is...
DefinitionColon? cancer refers to a slowly developing cancer that begins as a tumor? or tissue growth on the inner lining of the rectum? or colon [rx]....
DefinitionColorectal cancer refers to a slowly developing cancer that begins as a tumor? or tissue growth on the inner lining of the rectum? or colon? [rx]....
DefinitionThe Epidemiology of Communication Disorders Workshop was held March 29-30, 2005, in Bethesda, Maryland. The purpose was to review current epidemiologic knowledge in the field of...