Hepatitis E: liver disease

Hepatitis E is caused by an RNA virus transmitted by the fecal-oral route and causes symptoms typical of viral hepatitis, including poor appetite, malaise, and jaundice. Fulminant hepatitis and death are rare except during pregnancy. Diagnosis is made by antibody testing. Treatment is supportive.

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How COVID-19 virus attacks multiple parts of the human body

It is becoming evident that COVID-19 may be more than just a respiratory disease-it has reached the ranks of those diseases that mimic the conditions of many others. This makes

Risk factors, complications, and prevention in chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic fatigue is quite a different thing from what everyone complains of after a hard day's work or some physical exertion.

Ménière’s syndrome: dizziness and other symptoms, causes and treatment

Ménière syndrome, named after the French physician Prosper Ménière first described it in 1861, is an inner ear disorder that affects balance and hearing; it is characterized by the appearance

Chronic kidney disease, genetic analysis promises better therapeutic approaches

Chronic kidney disease is often clinically silent, and conventional clinical data alone do not allow differentiation of disease subtypes, but the results of a recent study supports the use of

Cutaneous angioma

Skin angiomas are mostly benign neoformations due to the abnormal cellular development of sanguneous or lymphatic vessels. The most common form of cutaneous angioma is hemangioma, which consists of a proliferation

Hepatitis D: what is it?

Hepatitis D is caused by a defective RNA virus (delta agent) that can replicate only in the presence of hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B infection rarely occurs as coinfection during

We walk half an hour

Good weather encourages outdoor physical activity. If you want to engage inbasic motor activity, such as a simple walk, just devoting a half hour a day, even if every other

How to help the body regrow bone tissue

For the first time, scientists have been able to study how well synthetic bone grafts withstand the stresses they receive during the daily lives of patients to whom they are

Infertility in the life of a couple

When we talk about infertility, it is impossible not to talk about couples as well. This is mainly because infertility is both a symptom and a problem of the couple

The electric shock

When electrical energy, by mistake or accident, reaches the body by traveling through it in several parts, electric shock occurs.

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Jugular stenosis

Jugular stenosis corresponds to a narrowing of the lumen of the jugular veins, which are the main blood vessels that collect oxygen-poor blood from the brain and return it to

Intestinal polyposis

Polyps are abnormal growths of tissue protruding to a mucous tonaca; they are pathological growths that, in the intestines, form especially in the colon and rectum. For the most part,

Uveitis

Uveitis is an ocular condition brought on by inflammation of the uvea, the tissue of the eye located beneath the sclera (white part of the eyeball), comprising the iris (central

Mild cognitive decline

Mild cognitive impairment (MDI) is a form of decline in intellectual performance and ability to store and organize activities intermediate between the physiological decline in mental performance and responsiveness associated

Tendinitis

Tendons are the fibrous structures that connect the ends of muscles to bones allowing the contractile apparatus to perform its functions. Tendonitis is defined as inflammation of a tendon. It

Mitral valve repair

Repair of an insufficient/deteriorated mitral valve can be done: Removing the malfunctioning segments of the valve leaflets; implanting “synthetic cords” (which replace the broken or “stretched” natural ones of the

Xerostomia

Xerostomia, also known as “dry Imouth” or “dry mouth,” refers to a condition in which the salivary glands do not produce enough saliva to keep the mouth wet. Saliva

Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is an ocular condition in which there is progressive damage to the retina and subsequent gradual decline in visual acuity. It is one of the most feared complications

Barrett’s Esophagus

Barrett’s esophagus is a serious complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease. In Barrett’s esophagus, the normal tissue lining the esophagus-the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach-is transformed

Shoulder dislocation

The shoulder is the joint of the body most prone to possible dislocation, that is, an injury in which the arm bone, held in a structure called the “cuff” that

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Sports Doctors, Internist, Basic Doctors
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Orthopedists, Basic Doctors
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