CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Child growth and developmental milestones are behaviours or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and develop in each month of their life. There is a normal range in which a child will reach each milestone. NORMAL...
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FIBROID UTERUS
Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that appears during the childbearing years of a woman.Also called leiomyomas or myomas, uterine fibroids can never develop into cancer.Tamil name: கருப்பை நார்த்திசுக்கட்டி CAUSE Genetic changes: Change in the...
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the brain and spinal cord. It damages nerve fibers in the central nervous system. It is an autoimmune disease. Here, the immune system attacks the protective sheath of the nerve fibers. It causes problems in...
HYPERTHYROIDISM
Hyperthyroidism is an overactive thyroid gland; it is a condition where your thyroid gland makes and releases high levels of thyroid hormones than your body needs which can affect your entire body THYROID GLAND AND ITS FUNCTION The thyroid gland is a small,...
BELL’S PALSY
Bell's palsy is a temporary weakness or paralysis of the facial muscle. It occurs when the nerve controls your face gets compressed, swollen, or inflamed. It causes drooping of the affected side of the face. CAUSES Compression or swelling of the Facial nerve....
ALZEMIER’S DISEASE
Alzheimer's disease is a neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink and brain cells to die. It is a progressive disorder that worsens over time if untreated. A continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills affects a person's ability to function...
JOCK ITCH OR TINEA CRURIS
Jock itch or tinea cruris is a fungal infection that causes a red, itchy rash in warm and moist areas of the body like folds of skin, groin, buttocks, underarms, neck, back of the knees, etc. It often affects the groin and inner thighs so it gets the name “Jock itch”....
SHINGLES OR HERPES ZOSTER
Shingles also called herpes zoster (Tamil- அக்கி - Akki; Hindi- भैंसिया दाद- bhaimsiya dad; Marathi-नागीण- Nagina). It is an outbreak of a painful rash or fluid-filled blisters on the skin caused by a viral infection. It is most often appearing as a band of rashes in...
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that causes a breakdown in the normal communication between nerves and muscles. It produces weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under your voluntary control e.g. muscles of eye, face, throat, neck, arms, hands,...