General Illness Information Medical Term: Dermatoses Common Name: Skin diseases Description: Dermatoses are a common name for a variety of skin diseases Types: Dermatologists have traditionally been divided dermatoses into the following groups: pustular diseases – pyoderma; viral diseases; mycoses (fungal lesions of the skin and its appendages); allergic dermatoses; hereditary skin lesions; parasitic dermatoses; paranocological lesions, skin tumors and others. Dermatoses can be also classified in accordance with the…
General Illness Information Medical Term: Prostatic carcinoma Common Name: Prostate cancer Description: Prostate cancer is a type of cancer developing in the prostate gland. Causes: To date, the causes of prostate cancer are not fully established. Risk Factors: There are risk factors that can influence the development of this disease: Age – Older men have an increased risk of developing the disease; Race – prostate cancer is more often found…
General Illness Information Medical Term: Schizophrenia Common Name: Schizophrenia Description: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects a person’s ability to think, feel, and behave. Causes: The causes of schizophrenia are unknown. However, schizophrenia depends on genetic factors and environmental factors. Genetic causes – Schizophrenia is closely related to genetics. People with 1 degree of kinship (parents, brother or sister) have a 10% chance of developing this disorder, while the…
General Illness Information Medical Term: Ventricular tachycardia Common Name: VT, v-tach Description: Ventricular tachycardia is rapid heartbeat, which begins in the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles). Ventricular tachycardia is defined by a pulse rate of more than 100 beats per minute and at least three irregular heartbeats in a row. Causes: This condition can develop as an early or late complication of a heart attack. Ventricular tachycardia can also occur…
General Illness Information Medical Term: Not specified Common Name: Yellow fever Description: Yellow fever is a serious viral disease spread by a particular species of mosquito prevalent mainly in Africa and South America. The disease belongs to the group of zooanthroponoses. This term combines diseases of humans and certain species of animals. Causes: A person becomes infected with a virus after being bitten by an infected mosquito. The incubation period…
General Illness Information Medical Term: Hypercholesterolemia Common Name: High cholesterol Description: Hypercholesterolemia is high amounts of cholesterol in the blood. Types: Depending on the etiological factors, hypercholesterolemia can be divided into: Primary (also called hereditary hypercholesterolemia). The main reason for its development is a hereditary factor. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is diagnosed if the anomalous genes are present in both parents. Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia occurs in 90% of patients. This form…
General Illness Information Medical Term: Not specified Common Name: Neuroblastoma Description: Neuroblastoma is a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, typical for children. Causes: Neuroblastoma, like other forms of cancer, develops as a result of a genetic mutation that provokes the development of malignant cells. It is not clearly established what causes the genetic mutation and a tumor. According to physicians, carcinogenic factors play a major role – the effects…
General Illness Information Medical Term: Hairy Cell Leukemia Common Name: Hairy Cell Leukemia, HCL Description: Hairy cell leukemia is a rare, slowly progressing malignant blood disease, in which excess B-lymphocytes are produced in the bone marrow. These B-lymphocytes are pathological and look “hairy” under the microscope. The number of pathological cells increases, and the development of normal leukocytes, erythrocytes and platelets decreases. Hairy cell leukemia is more common in men…
General Illness Information Medical Term: Condylomata acuminata, condyloma acuminatum Common Name: Genital warts Description: Genital warts are warty formations on the skin and mucous membranes of genital organs. Causes: The development of genital warts is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). There are more than 100 varieties of human papillomaviruses, but, according to some scientists only certain non-oncogenic types can cause the disease. Human papilloma virus is present in the body…
Vaccine is a medical preparation intended to create immunity to infectious diseases. Vaccine is made from weakened or killed microorganisms, products of their vital activity, or from their antigens obtained by genetic engineering or chemical means. Principles of vaccination: Vaccination stimulates the adaptive immune response, forming specific memory cells in the body. The subsequent infection by the same agent causes a persistent, faster immune response; Vaccines should be safe and…
