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General Illness Information Medical Term: Not specified Common Name: Nausea and vomiting Description: Nausea is a painful sensation in the stomach and throat, which can be accompanied by weakness, increased salivation, sweating and often precedes vomiting. Vomiting is a sharp involuntary emptying of the stomach. Nausea and vomiting are symptoms of many diseases and conditions, from pregnancy to such serious pathologies as brain tumors, epilepsy and myocardial infarction. Conditions that…

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: 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…

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: Heart disease Medical Term: Cardiovascular disease Classification: Disorders may appear in any part of the cardiovascular system.The most common cardiovascular diseases: Angina pectoris; Myocardial infarction; Heart failure; Myocarditis; Arrhythmias; Arterial hypertension; Endocarditis; Heart defects, etc. They are based on various pathological mechanisms: Violation of the coronary circulation – a decrease in blood flow to the myocardium, which causes oxygen starvation and irreversible changes in the…

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…

General Illness Information Medical Term: Nothing specified Common Name: Immunodeficiency disorders, immune deficiency Description: Immunodeficiency is a condition characterized by a decrease in the function of the immune system and the body’s resistance to various infections. Classification: Immunodeficiency can be primary and secondary. Depending on the level of disorders and localization of the defect of the immune system, the primary ones are divided into: humoral or anti-inflammatory; cellular; combined; insufficiency of…