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6,400 (with chickenpox) [ 5 ] Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. [ 2 ][ 6 ] Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark either on the left or right side of the body or face. [ 1 ] Two to four days before the rash occurs there may be tingling or ...
The Gout is a chronical disease most commonly affecting the feet. If it attacks the knees, it is called Gonagra; if the hands, Chiragra; if the elbow, Onagra; if the shoulder, Omagra; if the back or loins, Lumbago. [121] Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first described the microscopic appearance of urate crystals in 1679. [112]
Pott's disease, or Pott disease, named for British surgeon Percivall Pott who first described the symptoms in 1799, [ 1 ] is tuberculosis of the spine, [ 2 ][ 3 ] usually due to haematogenous spread from other sites, often the lungs. The lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae areas of the spine are most often affected.
Appendicitis. An acutely inflamed and enlarged appendix, sliced lengthwise. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. [2] Symptoms commonly include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. [2] However, approximately 40% of people do not have these typical symptoms. [2] Severe complications of a ruptured appendix ...
Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor and non-motor systems of the body. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and, as the disease progresses, non-motor symptoms become more common. Usual symptoms include tremors, slowness of movement ...
Cholera (/ ˈkɒlərə /) is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. [ 4 ][ 3 ] Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. [ 3 ] The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea lasting a few days. [ 2 ] Vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur. [ 3 ]
Niacin or nicotinamide supplementation. [ 1 ] Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B 3). [ 2 ] Symptoms include inflamed skin, diarrhea, dementia, and sores in the mouth. [ 1 ] Areas of the skin exposed to friction and radiation are typically affected first. [ 1 ]
Additionally, initiatives have been founded such as Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA), established in 1942, and its successor, the Communicable Disease Center (now known as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC) established in 1946. According to the CDC, MCWA "was established to control malaria around military training bases ...