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Keratitis is a condition of the eye in which the cornea is inflamed due to a direct injury or an infection. There are two main types of keratitis: infectious and noninfectious. Keratitis caused due to bacteria, fungus and virus is more common than...
The main cause of leg scars is injury to the skin. When the skin injuries are treated by medicines or surgery, the affected area may develop scars during the healing process and may remain as such in the later periods. The other underlying causes...
Lone Star tick disease is a condition caused by the infectious bites of the Lone Star tick. The Lone Star tick or Amblyomma americanum is commonly found in the wooded areas, alongside the animal resting places and in the other geographical...
Stargardt’s disease comes under the group of diseases, namely, macular degenerations. These diseases are known to affect the macular region of retina. This particular disease is named after the German ophthalmologist Karl Stargardt. The two...
Bone cancer is a condition in which abnormal cancer cells grow in bone tissues. Depending upon the evolution of cancerous cells, bone cancer can be primary or secondary. In primary bone cancer, the cancerous cells grow in the bone tissues right...
Colon cancer is the second most common form of cancer resulting in mortality. It is associated with various environmental and demographic risk factors. It is presumed that the environmental factors enhance the risk of the genetic mutations...
Bloating or a feeling of fullness in the abdomen is a common occurrence, characterized by swelling of the abdomen. Some amount of stomach pain and stomach growling is normal. Gas in your stomach is caused due to two main reasons: Swallowing a...
What is Depression? Depression is a very complex mental condition and is difficult to describe because theoretically, everybody goes through a period or periods of depression in their life. For instance, personal grief that is caused by the loss...
Nose bleeds are a very common thing. Usually nosebleeds are common in children and less likely in adults, but this does not mean that adults cannot experience nose bleeds. There are a number of reasons why people can have nose bleeds and in most...
Basilar atelectasis or simply atelectasis is the collapse of either the entire or part of the lung due to some obstruction or blockage. Its definition is derived from the Greek words that mean incomplete extension. Basilar atelectasis is a...
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