Introduction:
Amoebiasis protozoal infection of human beings initially involves the colon, but may spread to soft tissues, most commonly to the liver or lungs, by contiguity or hematogenous or lymphatic dissemination.
Amoebiasis is the third leading parasitic cause of death worldwide, surpassed only by malaria and schistosomiasis. On a global basis, amoebiasis affects approximately 50 million persons [...]
INTRODUCTION:
Schizophrenia is an extremely complex mental disorder: in fact it is probably many illnesses masquerading as one. A biochemical imbalance in the brain is believed to cause symptoms. Recent research reveals that schizophrenia may be a result of faulty neuronal development in the fetal brain, which develops into full-blown illness in late adolescence or [...]
INTRODUCTION:
Asthma is a chronic, reversible, obstructive airway disease, characterized by wheezing. It is caused by a spasm of the bronchial tubes, or the swelling of the bronchial mucosa, after exposure to various stimuli.
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood. Most children experience their first symptoms by 5 years of age.
ETIOLOGY:
Asthma commonly results from [...]
INTRODUCTION:
Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic disease that causes cell destruction and fibrosis (scarring) of hepatic tissue. Fibrosis alters normal liver structure and vasculature, impairing blood and lymph flow and resulting in hepatic insufficiency and hypertension in the portal vein. Complications include hyponatremia, water retention, bleeding esophageal varices. Coagulopathy, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatic [...]
INTRODUCTION
Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by slow- growing bacteria that resembles a fungus, Myobacterium tuberculosis, which is usually spread from person to person by droplet nuclei through the air. The lung is the usual infection site but the disease can occur elsewhere in the body. Typically, the bacteria from lesion (tubercle) in [...]
INTRODUCTION:
Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body. Symptoms include frequent urination, lethargy, excessive thirst, and hunger. The treatment includes changes in diet, oral [...]
DEFINITION:
- is an acute infectious disease caused by any of the three types of Poliomyelitis virus which affects chiefly the anterior horn cells of the Spinal cord and the medulla, cerebellum and midbrain.
- Characterized by two febrile episodes, a minor and major illness separated by a remission of one or two days followed by varying [...]
OBJECTIVES
General
This case presentation aims to identify and determine the general heath problems and needs of the patient with an admitting diagnosis of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Type 1. This presentation also intends to help patient promote health and medical understanding of such condition through the application of the nursing skills.
Specific
To raise the level of awareness [...]
by: Jemarie Jimenez
Perpetual Help College Manila
Synonym:
Weil’s Dse, Mud fever, Canicola fever, Flood fever,
Swineherd’s Dse, Japanese Seven Days fever
Definition & Background:
a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira that affects humans and a wide range of animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles
first described by Adolf Weil in 1886 when he reported [...]
by: Ma. Minelli Pichay
Our Lady of Fatima University
I. Introduction:
Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities. The most common form of dementia among older people is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which initially involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language. Although scientists are learning [...]
