Browsing: List of Diseases, Conditions & Syndromes (A-Z Index)
The page provides quick access to a list of common diseases, syndromes, health conditions, and other topics of health importance. The list is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to respective disease sections that serve as a comprehensive and ultimate guide about the disease or health condition.
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Benign Prostate Enlargement Or Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
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Strep throat is a pediatric throat infection which is caused due Streptococcus species bacteria. Strep throat is a very common infection which causes sore throat in children. This infection usually takes around 3 to 7 days to go away on its own with or without any specific treatment.
The most commonly prescribed antibiotics for Chlamydia infection are azithromycin and doxycycline. Your doctor may give you other antibiotics if you have an allergy to these medicines or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. You may experience some side effects during the treatment. But these are generally mild.
Diabetes is a serious disease. Treatment needs monitoring your blood sugar (glucose) levels. Eating a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy body weight and engaging in regular physical activity are important for managing the diabetes. Oral diabetes drugs are usually used only after lifestyle changes have been unsuccessful in lowering your glucose levels.
Diabetes is a multi-factorial disease. The reason for developing it depends on the type of diabetes, genetics, lifestyle and environment-related factors. Genetics is certainly the most important reason why some people develop it and others do not. Lifestyle and growing age are other risk factors.
Avoid dairy such as milk products by substituting these by water and juices instead. Dehydration is normally accompanied by the croup; clear liquids can help in preventing dehydration and also loosen the congestion caused by the mucus in airways. Learn about how you can treat it at home.
Treatment of tuberculosis is a challenging task because of heterogeneous sites of infection. Even with proper treatment, tuberculosis (TB) can cause major health complications. Lungs are the primary site of infection by M.tuberculosis. If it is left untreated, the disease can cause many fatal complications.
Diabetes symptoms occur become some or all of the glucose you get from food stays in your blood and does not get converted into energy as a fuel for the body. Your body tries to remove excess glucose in your urine. Main symptoms are such as fatigue and extreme thirst, peeing more often, infections, weight loss.
People with chlamydia often don’t have any symptoms. If you have chlamydia symptoms, they can take several weeks to show up. Most people don’t know they have it. If you do notice signs of chlamydia, contact your healthcare provider. Common signs are pain during urination and sex, abdomen pain, discharge from vagina or penis.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends that everyone above the age of 45 should be tested for diabetes. If the results are normal, a person must be re-tested every three years. Testing should be conducted at earlier ages and more frequently in people who are at higher risk of the disease.
The most commonly used diagnostic test for chlamydia is the swab test which involves swabbing of the vagina in women. In men, testing of the urine is done. If there’s a chance the infection is present in the anus or throat, swabbing of these portions may be done too.