health

Myositis

Myositis refers to any condition causing inflammation in muscles. Weakness, swelling, and pain are the most common myositis symptoms. Myositis causes include infection, injury, autoimmune conditions, and drug side effects.

Posted August 31, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 4 min read

⌖ diseases treatments health myositis prevention muscular-system

Lymphatic Filariasis

Filariasis is an infectious disease that spreads through mosquito bites. Some people have no symptoms. Others may have inflammation, swelling or fever. Filariasis can lead to lymphedema (fluid retention) or hydrocele (swelling in the scrotum).

Posted August 30, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 3 min read

⌖ diseases treatments health disorders prevention lymphatic-filariasis lymphatic-system

Hashimotos' Disease

Hashimoto’s disease affects the thyroid gland. It’s also called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis. The thyroid gland makes hormones that control virtually all of the body’s metabolic functions (how the body turns food into energy) and keep it working normally.

Posted August 28, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 2 min read

⌖ diseases treatments health prevention disorders endocrine-system

Pagets Disease

Paget's disease of bone interferes with your body's normal recycling process, in which new bone tissue gradually replaces old bone tissue. Over time, bones can become fragile and misshapen. The pelvis, skull, spine and legs are most commonly affected.

Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 5 min read

⌖ diseases treatments health disorders prevention skeletal-system

Arrhythmia

An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. If you have an arrhythmia, your heart may beat faster or slower than others without arrhythmia. There are several different conditions might cause your heart to beat abnormally, and treatment depends on the cause.