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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COVID-19 virus can last for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a recent study from National Institutes of Health, published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The risk depends on the characteristics of the virus and how it spreads to others.
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Treatment of Sleep Apnea
If you have mild sleep apnea symptoms, your doctor may recommend only lifestyle changes, such as losing weight, healthy diet maintenance or quitting smoking. If these measures don’t prove helpful in curing sleep apnea or if your apnea is moderate to severe, there are other treatments available.
Sleep Apnea in Children
Sleep apnea is very common in children and is also known as pediatric sleep apnea. According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, the age of children with sleep apnea varies, but for many of them it lies between 2 and 8 years old.
Sleep apnea is a condition in which a person takes pauses in breathing while sleeping due to blocked airways limiting the airflow to the lungs, brain, and body. Screening for sleep apnea is based on the signs and symptoms of a patient and his/her sleep history. You can make lifestyle changes to relieve the symptoms and prevent sleep apnea from worsening.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has regularly been urging all the health agencies to make novel coronavirus testing a top priority in their response to the pandemic. Check out what happens when a person is suspected of coronavirus and goes through diagnosis and testing procedure.
Asthma patients are thought to be more vulnerable for coronavirus infection. However, there is no strong evidence which could suggest the exact affect of coronavirus on asthma patients. They should follow a proper action plan particularly if they notice symptoms flaring up.
COVID-19 spreads from person to person to another via respiratory droplets – little blobs of liquid released as someone coughs, sneezes, or talks. This is the primary route of transmission. Viruses contained in the droplets of body fluids such as saliva or mucus from an infected person can transmit to other people via the eyes, nose, or mouth.
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There is no evidence to suggest that children are more likely to catch COVID-19 (coronavirus infection). This means children are not more susceptible to this disease. In fact, most of the confirmed cases reported for COVID-19 infection from Wuhan, China were in adults.