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Various diseases of the genitourinary system are most often associated with sexual infections and the prostate gland. Types: A brief list of diseases of the genitourinary system in men and women: Men’s diseases: Prostatitis – an inflammatory disease of the prostate; Vesiculitis – inflammation of seminal vesicles; Urethritis – an inflammatory process in the urethra; Colliculitis – inflammation of the seminal tubercle; Balanoposthitis – an inflammatory disease of the foreskin…

General Illness Information Common Name: Low blood pressure Medical Term: Hypotension  Description: Arterial hypotension is a prolonged condition characterized by low blood pressure. The figures do not exceed 100 and 60 mm Hg. Art. respectively. Causes: Hereditary predisposition; Constitutional features Secondary hypotension develops against the background of other diseases (hepatitis, peptic ulcer, anemia, allergic reactions, poisoning, as a result of side effects of some drugs). Causes of acute hypotension: acute…

General Illness Information Common Name: Priapism Medical Term: Priapism Description: Priapism is a pathological erection that lasts more than 4 hours and is not associated with sexual arousal. In this case, the erection does not disappear even after sexual intercourse. In addition, priapism can be accompanied by pain in the penis. An important difference of pathological erection from the natural (associated with sexual arousal) is the absence of blood filling…

General Illness Information: Medical Term: Leukemia Common Name: Blood cancer Description: Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells. Causes: Scientists do not know the exact causes of this disease. Smoking is considered a risk factor for leukemia. On the other hand, there are people who never smoked, but fell ill with this disease, in addition, many heavy smokers do not have cancer of bone marrow cells; Long-term exposure to…

Types of blood disorders: Anemia is one of the most common diseases associated with a decrease in levels of erythrocytes in blood. The disease occurs for various reasons. This may be a decrease in the level of hemoglobin or the production of red blood cells, in which the process of cell destruction goes beyond the normality. Another reason is the loss of a large number of red blood cells due…

Gingivitis Causes. In most cases, gum disease is the result of incorrect or irregular care of the oral cavity, as well as the use of inappropriate means (toothbrushes, pastes or rinse aid). Disease-creating microorganisms are constantly present in the oral cavity, and in the process of their vital activity, release substances that cause soft plaque to harden. Fragments of food that regularly remain on the teeth accelerate the process, favoring…

General Illness Information Medical Term: Venous thromboembolism Common Name: Thromboembolism, VTE, thromboembolic disease, thrombosis Description: Thromboembolism is a blood clot that starts in a vein. Classification: Based on the characteristics of the disease, thromboembolism is classified into: primary – progresses with a large number of thrombi in the veins; secondary – thrombi localized in the lungs and the cavity of the myocardium. Causes: taking medications that increase the viscosity of the…

General Illness Information Medical Term: Nothing specified Common Name: Mental disorder, mental illness Description: Mental disorders are a general concept that includes not only mental illnesses, but also mental states other than normal. Classification: There is a classification of personality disorders, which groups all diseases of a similar nature according to the predisposing factor and clinical manifestation. This allows clinicians to diagnose more quickly and prescribe the most effective therapy….

General Illness Information Medical Term: Nothing specified Common Name: Sleep disorders Description: Sleep disorders are changes in sleeping patterns or habits that can negatively affect mental and physical health of a person. Types: Insomnia is a disorder in the process of falling asleep, as well as the inability to go to sleep and fall asleep for a long time. Such violations are considered psychosomatic, that is, they arise due to…

General Illness Information Medical Term: Plasmodium infection Common Name: Malaria Description: Malaria is a group of diseases caused by the introduction into human erythrocytes of various species of the single-cell plasmodium microorganism (Plasmodium). Causes: The disease is caused by one of four types of malarial parasites, called plasmodia. Plasmodium enters the bloodstream of a person with a bite of an infected mosquito. It is known that mosquitoes of the Anopheles…