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  • What are Foodborne Viruses?
    Health - 10 Sep 2019
    As the name suggests, foodborne viruses are those transmitted through the consumption of food and beverages. They are typically highly resistant to environmental factors, such as low pH (acidity) and...
  • What are the Different Types of Asthma?
    Health - 19 Aug 2019
    Asthma is a respiratory condition in which the lung passages become hyper-responsive to different types of stimuli. As a result, the smooth muscle in the wall of the bronchial passages contracts,...
  • What Is Waldenström Macroglobulinemia?
    Health - 20 May 2019
    Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a form of lymphoma characterized by the presence of large amounts of an antibody called macroglobulin. It is also called lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. The built up...
  • What is Reactive Arthritis?
    Health - 15 Apr 2019
    Reactive arthritis (also called “Reiter syndrome”) is a painful inflammatory joint disease. The condition is relatively rare and is more common in men in their twenties and thirties.
  • What is Takayasu Arteritis?
    Health - 8 Apr 2019
    Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a rare condition characterized by a cascade of inflammatory processes. TAK involves vasculitis or inflammation of blood vessels such as the aorta and its major branches....
  • Vesicoureteral Reflux Management and Treatment
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the backward flow of urine from the urinary bladder to the ureters. It is a condition that may manifest as either primary or secondary, depending on the presence of...
  • Runny Nose Causes
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    A runny nose is caused by excessive fluid produced by and draining from the tissue in the nose and nearby organs, including the vascular bed in the nasal mucosa and the sinuses that are situated...
  • Computed Tomography of Kidneys, Ureters and Bladder (CT KUB)
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB) is referred to as a CT KUB. The purpose of the scan is to obtain images from different angles of the urinary system and...
  • What is Quincke's Edema?
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Quincke’s edema, also known as angioneurotic uvular edema, was named after Heinrich Quincke, a professor of internal medicine during the latter half of the 19th century.
  • What is Q Fever?
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Q fever is a zoonotic or animal infection which spreads to humans, and occurs all over the world. The name was derived from “Query fever” because it was a mystery fever when first described, in an...

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