Disease
71Disease, Bernard-Soulier (giant platelet syndrome) — This disease is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately to injured blood vessel walls. This is a crucial aspect of the process of forming a blood clot, and as a result of this problem there is… …
72Disease, guinea worm — A parasitic disease caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), the largest parasite known to plague people. Guinea worm disease is also called Dracunculiasis and end of the road disease because it is not seen in the big… …
73Disease Mongering — A collection of articles on disease mongering. PLoS Medicine. 2006 Disease Mongering (deutscher Begriff Krankheitserfindung) bezeichnet ein unzulässiges Zuordnen normaler Lebensabläufe oder individueller Mängel wie etwa eine Glatzenbildung bei… …
74Disease, Anderson-Fabry — A genetic disease, also known as Fabry disease, due to deficiency of an enzyme called alpha galactosidase A. This enzyme is essential to the metabolism of molecules known as glycosphingolipids. Without the enzyme, glycosphingolipids accumulate in …
75Disease, Huntington — An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an "adult onset" disease (as is usually the case), we have seen children with full blown Huntington disease. Huntington disease… …
76Disease, Niemann-Pick — A disorder of the metabolism of a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin that usually causes the progressive development of enlargement of the liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly), swollen glands (lymphadenopathy), anemia and mental and physical… …
77Disease, Crohn — A chronic inflammatory disease primarily involving the small and large intestine but which can affect other parts of the digestive system. It is named for Burrill Crohn, the American gastroenterologist who first described the disease in 1932.… …
78Disease, Lou Gehrig — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive chronic diseases of the nerves that come from the spinal cord responsible for supplying electrical stimulation to the muscles. This… …
79Disease, cat scratch — A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The disease characteristically presents with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis), sore throat, fatigue, and fever, chills, sweats, vomiting, loss of appetite,… …
80Disease, Fabry — A genetic disease due to deficiency of an enzyme called alpha galactosidase A. This enzyme is essential to the metabolism of molecules known as glycosphingolipids. Without the enzyme, glycosphingolipids accumulate in the kidneys, heart, nerves… …
