Diseases glossary
Alzheimer: is a slowly progressive disease of the brain that is characterized by impairment of memory and eventually by disturbances in reasoning, planning, language, and perception.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints.
Cancer: is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells anywhere in a body.
Diabetes: is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from defects in insulin secretion, or its action, or both.
Asthma: is a complex clinical syndrome of chronic airway inflammation characterized by recurrent, reversible, airway obstruction.
Diphtheria: a
serious, infectious disease that produces a toxin (poison) and an inflammation
in the membrane lining of the throat, nose, trachea, and other tissues.
Influenza (also called "the flu") : a viral respiratory tract infection. The influenza viruses are divided into three types: A, B, and C.
Malaria: a disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted person-to-person by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
Measles: a very contagious viral illness characterized by a distinct rash and a fever; spread through airborne droplets of nasal secretions.
Chronic cough is :a cough that persists.
Renal failure (also kidney failure or renal insufficiency): is a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter waste products from the blood
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS, or spastic colon): is a symptom-based diagnosis characterized by chronic abdominal pain discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits.
High blood pressure, sometimes called arterial hypertension: is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated .
Fever: is one of the most common medical signs and is characterized by an elevation of body temperature above the normal range