Hypertension is a blood pressure measuring 140/90 mmHg or greater most of the time. Blood pressure fluctuates throughout the day but normally does exceed levels above 130/80 mmHg except in acute stress or shock. A normal blood pressure may even drop as low as 100/60 mmHg during relaxed periods and sleep. With hypertension >> Read More ...
Causes of Lung Chest Pain The most common causes of pulmonary chest pain is a result of pathology within the lungs although conditions affecting the air passages may also cause chest pain. Lung chest pain may either be one side or affect both sides simultaneously and some of the common symptoms that occur along with the >> Read More ...
What Is Fecal-Oral Transmission? Fecal-oral transmission means spread of microbes (viruses, bacteria or parasites) from the human or animal stool to your mouth. Transmission of microbes from your own stool is called auto-infection. The feco-oral route of transmission is common and one of the main modes of spread for some >> Read More ...
A seizure, also known as fits, occurs with abnormal electrical activity in part of the brain or the entire brain. It may be related to trauma and occur as a once-off event while recurrent seizures are seen with a number of diseases particularly of the central nervous system. The brain has a regulating mechanism that >> Read More ...
Vaginal bleeding after menopause is not an uncommon occurrence and there may be the odd instance of abnormal vaginal bleeding which should not be a cause for concern. This post-menopausal bleeding is usually mild spotting or a light flow that lasts for a day or two. If it is a heavy flow, persisting for a long period of >> Read More ...
The human gut, also referred to as the alimentary tract, is a long hollow organ that extends from the mouth to the anus. The longest part of the alimentary tract lies between the stomach and anus – it is known as the intestines or bowel. Broadly, the intestines are made up of the small intestine and large intestine >> Read More ...
What Is a Low-Fiber Diet? A low-fiber or low-residue diet contains less than 10 grams of dietary fiber per day. What Is the Aim of a Low-Fiber Diet? The aim of a low-fiber diet is to prevent irritation of the bowel and therefore provide it a relative rest in the following situations: Before or after abdominal surgery After >> Read More ...
Vaginal bleeding in a young girl or infant can be a cause for concern and these days, it often raises questions about sexual abuse. However there are a few conditions where abnormal vaginal bleeding may be harmless or could be attributed to serious medical conditions that is unrelated to sexual abuse. Given the prevalence >> Read More ...
The blood vessels of the body are the conduits for blood to travel to and from the heart. Arteries carry oxygen rich blood from the heart to various tissues while veins return it to the heart so that it can be routed to the lungs for oxygenation. Blood vessels are prone to many of the same diseases that affect any other >> Read More ...
Intestinal Parasites Unicellular Parasites (Protozoa) PARASITE / DISEASE DISTRIBUTION TRANSMISSION SYMPTOMS and SIGNS Balantidium coli, balantidiasis worldwide/rural contact with pigs, infected water severe diarrhea Blastocystis hominis, blastocystosis worldwide stool to mouth none or mild diarrhea Cryptosporidium, >> Read More ...
