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Rabies is a deadly disease. Once a patient gets Rabies, his cure become nearly impossible. So precautionary measures should be adopted to prevent Rabies. So you should know the names all those animals that can transmit rabies and whenever you receive a bite from any of those animals then you should rush for immediate prophylaxis that is provided in the form of vaccination. There are only few patients known, who survived rabies. When signs and symptoms of Rabies appear, then Milwaukee protocol is the only hope of survival remains. Let’s now explain the signs and symptoms of rabies. The signs and symptoms of rabies appear within two weeks after bite. But appearance of signs and symptoms greatly depend upon the location of bite. For example, bite on leg will produce symptoms latter as compared to bite that has occurred in face or head and it also depends on the number of viruses that have introduced into the wound and categories of wound . Therefore, sometimes the signs symptoms don...

sleep apnea . Snoring is curable once its cause is identified: Snoring is a loud noise which is produced during deep sleep. It is a very troublesome condition for the bed partner or roommate. Few months ago i heard news on TV that a woman called the police to arrest her husband because he was snoring very loudly. This was a little bit witty but such things may happen. Snoring may predispose a more serious condition called Content: 1. Causes of snoring 2. Health risk of snoring 3. Treatment of snoring 1. Causes of Snoring: Snoring may follow the following causes: 1. Nasal obstruction: Deviated nasal septum, nasal polyp, benign or malignant tumour of nose and nasopharynx may cause nasal airway obstruction and snore. 2. Alcohol and Sleeping pills: Alcohol and sleeping pills over-relax the soft palate. The soft plate is situated at the back of the mouth and form its posterior roof. The relaxed soft palate may extend up to the pharynx and cause respiratory obstruction. It v...

Thick yellow and foul-smelling semen could be alarming for men. Thick and yellow semen is considered normal and benign condition but the foul smell is not good and indicates that something wrong is there. Foul smell indicates some sort of infection or bacterial growth is occurring inside the urogenital tract. Semen mixed with dead bacteria and their toxins along with inflammatory exudate is responsible for the bad odour. Causes of Yellow Colored Semen

If you get reddish bumps every time you shave and it makes the shave difficult and painful and it is also affecting your skin and your looks then you are not alone. Many people all over the world face this problem and here will discuss how can we minimize that problem. What is the scientific or medical name of this condition? When you go to your doctor, your doctor will not write razor bumps in his diagnosis slip. He will write “ pseudofolliculitis barbae ” or “Pseudofolliculitis”. Pseudofolliculitis is the scientific or medical name of this condition. Why razor bumps occur? Some persons who have some genetic predisposition or have curly hair are at greater risk of developing razor bumps. Actually after shaving the hair curl back and grow into the skin and cause produces an inflammatory response which causes redness, itching and bumping of the affected area. Small bumps appear on the affected area which grows in size, may matt together and their itching causes significant scarring ...

In Scientific Term Pain in the throat while swallowing or painful swallowing is called odynophagia. At first, there is slight discomfort during swallowing which increases with time. You may feel pain while taking both solid and liquid food. Because stimulation of muscles that bring about swallowing may induce pain. Odynophagia is different from dysphagia . In dysphagia there is difficulty in swallowing, the patient can’t swallow or tries several times to force the bolus down to the stomach. In odynophagia, the patient can swallow. There is no problem in the machinery involved in the swallowing but the patient feels pain because of some damage, injury or inflammation of the innermost layer of the digestive pathway. This innermost layer is called the mucus membrane or mucosa. Lets us discuss the causes of odynophagia one by one and briefly.

I have got a period can I still be pregnant? This is another question that has been asked to us several times. You may read our previous topic related to it “ chances of pregnancy after having unprotected sex ”. If you have had unprotected sex and after a few days you have noticed vaginal bleeding then there is a possibility that you may have got one of the following things. 1. Normal Menstrual bleeding 2. Implantation bleeding. 3. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding 4. Bleeding from the lower genital tract. 5. Bleeding from urethra instead of vagina. Normal Menstrual Bleeding: If you had read the article “ chances of pregnancy after having unprotected sex ” then now you know that not every unprotected sex result in pregnancy due to various factors. So there is a possibility that the bleeding is menstrual. Implantation Bleeding. This is something that every woman should know. Many women confuse implantation bleeding with menstrual bleeding and think that they are not pregnant ...

Pattern Baldness is also known as androgenic alopecia. It is a type of hair loss that occurs in males under the influence of circulating testosterone. Cause of Pattern Baldness Testosterone, in general, promote hair growth but with the unfortunate exception of scalp hair. Androgen-sensitive hair follicles gradually disappear under the influence of circulating testosterone. Testosterone itself causes less damage. It is converted into more active form Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in testes, prostate, hair follicles and adrenal gland by the action of enzyme alpha-reductase. This dihydrotestosterone damages hair follicles of scalp and they gradually disappear. Pattern Baldness is a natural non-pathological form of hair loss in men and countless men are affected by this pattern baldness. The solution of Pattern Baldness: Nothing much can be done to stop hair loss. You shouldn’t be worried about hair loss as stress is a contributing factor. Other contributing factors are zinc deficiency,...

  Bumps inside lower lips is a common condition which is present in many individuals. Many Individuals try to find out what is it and what has caused this? Is it a boil, node, or something serious like cancer? Well, the answer to this question is, most of the times the bumps inside lower lip are not serious. These bumps are produced by retention of fluid under the mucous membrane. These are called retention cysts or mucocele. It occurs when the duct of the mucous gland or accessory salivary gland is blocked. The fluid is collected under the mucosa and appear as whitish, pinkish, bluish or yellowish bump on the inside of the lower lip. These are treated by decapping or draining. These cysts are more common inside the lower lips but can also occur anywhere in mouth or pharynx. Small cysts don’t cause any problem and remain asymptomatic but larger cysts in pharynx may cause dysphagia (causes of dysphagia) and respiratory obstruction. A cyst can be single or multiple.

HOARSENESS Hoarseness is defined as the roughness of voice, which results from an abnormality within the larynx with variation in periodicity, and intensity of consecutive sound waves. Pathophysiology Of Hoarseness: For the normal production of voice, vocal cords should be able to approximate properly with each other, have proper size and stiffness and have an ability to vibrate in response to the air column. Any condition that interferes with these functions may cause hoarseness. Loss of approximation may be seen in vocal cord paralysis, fixation of crico-arytenoid joint or any lesion present between the cords, preventing its approximation. Size and stiffness of the vocal cords may change due to paralysis, oedema, tumour, fibrosis and partial surgical excision. Cords are unable to vibrate properly in the presence of oedema, congestion, sub-mucosal haemorrhage, nodule, polyp or tumour. Causes of Hoarseness: Hoarseness may be acute (less than a few weeks in duration) or chronic (...

Definition of Anemia/What is Anemia: Anaemia may be defined as a state in which the blood haemoglobin level is below 13.5 g/dl in an adult male and below 11.5 g/dl in an adult female. Symptoms Of Anemia: Those problems which can be described a patient are called symptoms. For example, a patient can tell a doctor that he has a fever, headache, back pain, abdominal pain etc, All these are symptoms. Symptoms of Anemia are given below: Fatigue A headache Faintness Breathlessness Angina of effort Palpitation Intermittent claudication Signs Of Anemia: Signs are elicited by a doctor or another person, the patient may be unaware of them, for example, a patient may tell you that he has a fever, but he may not tell you that he has yellow or pale eyes or tachycardia (rapid heart beats). So, yellow or pale eyes and tachycardia are signs. Signs of Anemia are given below: Non-specific Signs of Anemia: Following signs can be present in anemia of all types Paler skin, conjunctiva ...

DYSPHAGIA Dysphagia means difficulty in swallowing. As mentioned previously the act of swallowing is divided into three stages. Dysphagia may occur in any pathology affecting any one or more than one stages of swallowing. Types of Dysphagia: Dysphagia is divided into three types; Buccal dysphagia, Pharyngeal dysphagia and Oesophageal dysphagia. What is BUCCAL DYSPHAGIA and Its Causes: Buccal dysphagia results from any lesion, which affect the first phase or buccal phase of swallowing. Diseases of the oral cavity, tongue, palate etc. cause this type of dysphagia. The common causes of buccal dysphagia are: Palatal defects e.g. cleft palate, short palate and paralysis Paralysis of the tongue Immobility of the tongue e.g. malignancy Diminished salivation, like radiation mucositis Oral carcinoma Sub-mucous fibrosis   What is Pharyngeal Dysphagia and Its Causes: When the dysphagia is due to disturbance of the pharyngeal or second phase of swallowing. Common causes of pha...

HEMOPTYSIS (Blood in Sputum) The expectoration of blood or blood-stained sputum is known as hemoptysis . The source of blood should be below the vocal cords. The lungs are supplied with dual circulation; pulmonary arteries arise from the right ventricle and supply pulmonary parenchyma while the bronchial arteries arise from the aorta or intercostals arteries and supply airways, blood vessels, hila and visceral pleura. The bronchial circulation is only 1-2% of total pulmonary blood flow but is a more common source of bleeding. Bronchial blood flow dramatically increases in inflammation. Causes of Hemoptysis (Blood in Sputum)- 1. Blood From airways in> Bronchitis Bronchiectasis Bronchial adenoma Bronchogenic carcinoma 2. From pulmonary vasculature Mitral stenosis Pulmonary infarction Left ventricular failure A-V malformation 3. From pulmonary parenchyma Pneumonia Bleeding disorders Autoimmune diseases e.g. Goodpasture’s syndrome and Wegner’s syndrome 4. Massive...