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About paronychia and nails...
Paronychia is an often tender infection of inflammation around the base of the nail fold. It can start suddenly (acute paronychia) or gradually (chronic paronychia). Acute paronychia Acute paronyc...read more
Allergies: abnormal sensitive reactions of the immune system
An allergy is an abnormal sensitivity or reaction of your immune system to a substance (an allergen) that you eat, inhale or touch. Non-allergic people can usually tolerate this substance. Nearly ...read more
Bladder pain: kind of intimate
Bladder pain, also known as urinary tract pain, is defined as pain during urination. It is more common among women than men because of their relatively shorter urethra, which means that bacte...read more
Chagas disease defined
What is Chagas disease? Also called American trypanosomiasis (tri-PAN-o-so-MY-a-sis), Chagas disease is an infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Worldwide, it is estimated that...read more
Childhood fevers help fight against infections
People often think that a high fever is bad, that it can cause brain damage. This is not true. The truth is that fever is one of the ways the body helps fight against infections. When we have an infection in ...read more
General information about bird flu
What you need to know. What is bird flu? Influenza viruses that infect birds are called avian influenza viruses. These viruses don't usually infect humans. A relatively small number of people in East Asia ha...read more
Genital herpes: how do you get it and how can it be prevented ?
What is genital herpes ? Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Most...read more
Headaches due to neurologic infections and trauma
Headaches due to neurologic infections Infections of the Central Nervous System (CNS) are extremely serious, many resulting in lifetime reductions in cognitive abilities or neurologic functions. Most demand immediate treatme...read more
Hepatitis and my liver
The term ‘hepatitis" implies an inflammation and impaired function of the liver. There are many causes of hepatitis including several infectious agents, toxic substances including ...read more
Herpes: infection with the herpes simplex virus
Doctors refer to the infection commonly known as "herpes" as herpes simplex. The herpes simplex virus can cause sores anywhere on a person's skin. It usually occurs around the mouth and nose or the ...read more
Lichen planus, it can last for years!
Lichen planus is a relatively common skin disease that comes in episodes lasting months to years. The onset may be gradual or quick, but its cause, like many skin diseases, is unknown. It app...read more
Lyme disease: watch out for ticks!
Lyme disease is spread by the bite of the tiny tick, usually no bigger than a pinhead. Because it is so tiny and its bite is generally painless, the tick is hard to detect. Feeding ticks must usually be attac...read more
Questions and answers about vaginal yeast infection
What is a vaginal yeast infection? A vaginal yeast infection is irritation of the vagina and the area around the vagina, called the vulva. It is caused by an overgrowth of the fungus or yeas...read more
What is genital psoriasis?
Flexural psoriasis occurs in skin folds, armpits, under the breasts, between the buttocks and in the groin area where it can affect the genitals. It appears as red shiny skin without the usual silver scaling ...read more
