COMMON BODY DISORDERS

ALLERGY: A special reaction to a certain substance such as pollen or certain foods (causing sneeze, skin rashes etc). Allergy can be from any materials, even by colours etc.

ARTHRITIS: Inflammation of joints.

ASTHMA: A respiratory disorder caused by narrowing of bronchial tubes. It can be caused by infection or due to allergy.

BRONCHITIS: Inflammation of bronchial tubes caused by bacteria or virus.

CANCER: An abnormal growth of body cells, often resulting in a malignant tumour.

DIABETES MELLITUS: Excess sugar in the body, when the body is not able to control the level of blood sugar due to malfunctioning of pancreas when it produces inadequate insulin.

EPILEPSY: Unwarned and periodic loss of consciousness along with convulsions, due to nervous disorders.

MUMPS: An acute infection particularly in children and young adults in which there is swelling of neck and high fever.

HEPATITIS: An infectious or inflammatory disease of the liver commonly identified by its primary symptoms of jaundice.

HERNIA: A weakness of the muscle surrounding an organ allowing it to bulge through, often found in the groin.

JAUNDICE: Excessive bilirubin (present in bile juice secreted by liver) in the blood, causes yellowing of eyes, skin and even urine.

LEUKEMIA: Blood cancer

MEASLES: A contagious disease caused by virus, red rashes appear on the body along with fever.

MIGRAINE: A type of a headache followed by disturbed vision and no speech accompanied by nausea.

PELLAGRA: A disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin B₅. Its symptoms are 3D's: Diarrhoea, Dermatosis, Dementila.

OSTEOMALACIA: A disease caused by shortage of VItamin D (calciferol) which results in softening of bones, frequent fractures and bending of the backbone.

PLEURISY: Inflammation of the membrane that covers the lungs and lines the chest cavity.

RABIES: A viral disease transmitted by the saliva of infected animals. Symptoms include convulsions and repulsion to water (hydrophobia).

RINGWORM: A skin diseases causing circular swellings on the skin. Transmitted through air-borne pores and contact with infected person.

SLIPPED DISC: A painful condition in which a cartilage disc in the spine is displaced putting pressure on the nearest nerve.

SMALL POX: A contagious viral disease, common among children, Symptoms are rashes on skin.

THROMBOSIS: Formation of blood clot in a blood vessel or in the heart causing death.

ULCER: An inflamed open sore on the skin, or on the membrane of a body cavity. Peptic ulcer is a condition in which ulcer is there in the food pipe causing burning sensations.

COMMON BODY DISORDERS

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