Diseases

Earwax is the waxy substance naturally occurring in the human ear canal. Although visually unappealing

Allergic conjunctivitis presents like bacterial conjunctivitis or pink eye, but the causes and treatments

Lipomas can be worrisome when they appear, but in actuality, they’re harmless, just growths of

Tenosynovitis is the inflammation of the sheath that surrounds a tendon, the thick cord that connects

Cholangitis is a chronic, life-threatening disease caused by damage to the bile ducts of the liver.

Osgood-Schlatter disease causes a painful, bony bump below the knee on the shinbone. Children and adolescents

Peptic ulcers develop in either the stomach, called gastric ulcers, or in the duodenum, called duodenal ulcers.

In 1967, a captive Rocky Mountain elk and mule deer were the first cases of chronic wasting disease.

Spirometry tests use a tool called a spirometer to diagnose and track the progression and treatment of

Campylobacter bacteria contribute to 1.3 million illnesses each year in the United States. The infection

Dysentery is a treatable infection of the intestines characterized by bloody and mucousy diarrhea.

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects one or more organs in the body, most notably the lungs.

Spirometry measures how well your lungs are working, and doctors often use it in the diagnosis of respiratory diseases.

Pneumonia occurs when bacteria enters your lungs, when food, stomach acid, or your saliva goes down or

When you ingest food or water contaminated with tapeworm eggs or larvae, you may contract a tapeworm

Nephrotic syndrome is a condition of the kidneys that causes the body to excrete too much protein with

Trichuriasis is an infection by a whipworm or Trichuris trichiura. The parasite gets its common name

Tularemia is a potentially fatal disease that typically affects rabbits, hares, and rodents, and can