About Health

Fungi are types of parasitic plants that include molds, mildew, and yeast. A fungal infection is an inflammatory condition in which fungi m...

Gonorrhea is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium. The genitourinary trac...

Hay fever, which is also called allergic rhinitis, is a common allergic condition. A main feature of the condition is an inflammation of ...

Impetigo Impetigo is a contagious bacterial infection of the skin. It primarily afflicts children and the elderly. Ecthyma is a more se...

Infections An infection is a condition in which viruses, bacteria, fungi , or parasites enter the body and cause a state of disease. Su...

Kidney infection is a general term used to describe infection of the kidney by bacteria, fungi , or viruses. The infecting microbe may have...

Malaria Malaria is a serious infectious disease spread by certain mosquitoes. It is most common in tropical climates. It is characteri...

Measles Measles is a viral infection that causes an illness displaying a characteristic skin rash known as an exanthem. Measles is als...

Patient in meningitis ward, pediatric hospital, Luanda, Angola Meningitis is a potentially fatal inflammation of the meninges, the thin...

Mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, which in teenagers and young adults may result in acute sym...

Pelvic inflammatory disease Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a term used to describe any infection in the lower female reproductive...

Pleurisy Pleurisy is an inflammation of the membrane that surrounds and protects the lungs (the pleura). Inflammation occurs when an inf...

Pneumonia Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections. The...

Rabies Rabies is a viral illness that can affect any mammal but is most common in carnivores (flesh-eaters). It is sometimes referred ...

Rhinitis Rhinitis is inflammation of the mucous lining of the nose. Rhinitis is a nonspecific term that covers nasal congestion due t...

Manifestations of rheumatic fever Rheumatic fever (RF) is an illness that occurs as a complication of untreated or inadequately treated...

Scabies Scabies, also known as sarcoptic acariasis, is a contagious, parasitic skin infection caused by a tiny mite (sarcoptes scabiei)...

Scarlet fever Scarlet fever is an infection caused by a streptococcus bacterium. It can be transmitted through the air or by physical c...

Rash of rubella Rubella is a highly contagious viral disease, spread through contact with discharges from the nose and throat of an inf...

Shingles Shingles, also called herpes zoster, gets its name from both the Latin and French words for belt or girdle and refers to girdl...