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Diarrhea Causes Diagnosis Symptoms Treatment

Diarrhea Causes Diagnosis Symptoms Treatment Diarrhea Diarrhea is passage of abnormally liquid or unformed stools at an increased frequency. The following definitions have been suggested according to the duration of diarrhea Acute — ≤ 14 days in duration Persistent diarrhea — more than 14 days in duration Chronic — more than 30 days in duration [...]

SLEEPING SICKNESS OR HUMAN AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS (HAT)

SLEEPING SICKNESS OR HUMAN AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS (HAT) Inflammation of the white and gray matter of the brain. It is almost always associated with inflammation of the meninges (meningoencephalitis) and may involve the spinal cord (encephalomyelitis). Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is also known as sleeping sickness. There are two forms of the disease, one of which [...]

Amoebiasis infection Diagnosis Treatment protozoan Entamoeba histolytica Symptoms and Causes

Amoebiasis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments and Causes Entamoeba histolytica Approx. 500 million people in tropical countries are infected. Infection or colonization with amebas, esp. Entamoeba histolytica.The infection typically begins in the colon but may spread to other organs, such as the liver or, less often, the skin or lungs Amoebiasis infection Diagnosis Treatment protozoan Entamoeba histolytica [...]

FALCIPARUM Malaria fever in Different Conditions and Complications Signs and Symptoms

FALCIPARUM MALARIA Pregnant women have an increased susceptibility to malaria infection. Malarial infection of the placenta by sequestration of the infected red blood cells leading to low birth weight and other effects. FALCIPARUM Malaria fever There are four types of malaria caused by the protozoan parasite This fulminant disease often produces coma, [...]

Leishmaniasis or Kala-azar vector-borne disease by protozoa called Leishmania Diagnosis Treatment

all about Leishmaniasis or Kala-azar Diagnosis signs and symptoms with treatment and classification of Leishmaniasis or Kala-azar Leishmaniasis or Kala-azar Diagnosis signs and symptoms with treatment Leishmaniasis or Kala-azar is a disease caused by protozoa called Leishmania. Leishmaniasis or Kala-azar is a vector-borne disease. Rodents are reservoir hosts and humans are incidental hosts for [...]

All Types of Fever

Definition of fever – fever is an increasing of body temperature above normal under the influence of thermo regulatory center. Abnormal elevation of temperature. The normal temperature taken orally ranges from about 97.6° to 99.6°F, although there is some individual variation. Rectal temperature is 0.5° to 1.0°F higher than oral temperature. thermometer normal body temp [...]