Parotitis( mumps) is an acute infectious viral disease, a disease of the salivary glands, especially of the parotid glands, which are located in the cavities under the auricles. In the beginni...

Traditionally, two types of gastritis are distinguished: the first - with reduced acid formation( with it, the formation of hydrochloric acid and enzymes is reduced) and the second - with norm...

Pertussis is an acute infectious disease with an airborne droplet mechanism characterized by a cyclic course and a long-lasting seizure cough and is an extremely contagious, potentially serio...

Hereditary defects in the intestinal disaccharidase system are manifested by persistent gastrointestinal disorders and dystrophy, which is caused by a disruption in the cleavage and absorption...

Herniated disc - is the most common and most severe manifestation of osteochondrosis of the spine, which is the protrusion of the central part of one of the flat rounded pads located in the j...

Bacterial dysentery( acute shigellosis) is a potentially dangerous and extremely easily transmitted infectious disease of the colon with the enteral mechanism of infection caused by bacteria ...

The thyroid gland refers to the glands of internal secretion as well as the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, parathyroid( parathyroid) gland , the adrenal glands, the islet part of the pancreas...

Thrombophlebitis is a dangerous disease that is an inflammation of the vein( usually in the limbs, more often in one of the legs) as a result of the formation of a blood clot in the vessel. ...

In our society, every second woman complains of a decreased sexual desire. Such women are called frigid, but the term does not quite correctly express the essence of the phenomenon, since there a...

Runny nose( rhinitis) is a general term for a group of weak and highly contagious viral diseases that cause inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. Symptoms usually appea...

Hernia of the esophagus ( passage leading from the throat to the stomach) or of the hiatal hernia of the diaphragm is a condition in which the gastroesophageal junction( junction) or part of ...

Lactostasis ( from lacto - "feed milk" and stasis - "immobility, stagnation") - this is a blockage of one or several milk lobules and ducts with thickened stagnant milk. Although lactostasis i...

Mercury ions is a strong protoplasmic poison deposited in the liver and kidneys. Particularly toxic are inorganic mercury compounds: mercuric dichloride, cinnabar( mercury sulfide), calomel( ...

Animal slug is a viral disease that is characterized by damage to the mucous membranes, skin and nervous system. Often an increase in body temperature and the development of pneumonia. For ...

pleurisy is an inflammatory change in the pleura - a thin two-layered membrane that surrounds the lungs and lining the inside of the chest cavity, with the deposition of fibrin particles( fib...

Straight or large bowel cancer is a common type of cancer, which is the growth of malignant cells in the rectum or large intestine. Tumors in the colon grow slowly, but can eventually become l...

Enteritis and enterocolitis - pathology of the small intestine, which flow from the functional features of this segment of the intestinal tube. The motor function is defined by two border ...

Sciatica - neuralgia of the femoral and sciatic nerve. 1. Diseases of the spine. 2. Arthritis. 3. Subcooling. 4. Injury. 5. Constipation. 6. Diabetes mellitus. The ca...