Monday, December 28, 2009

Stroke


Stroke is another dreadful disease which affects the normal functioning of human body. it makes the major human organs like hand, leg,even the whole part of the body unmovable .they always need another person for help.continuous treatment is needed to the affected person otherwise they will meet dead soon. This disease can occur due to ischemia. Ischemia is a lack of glucose and oxygen supply. it is caused by embolism are due to hemorrhage. It leads to inability to move one or more limbs on one side of the body. Stroke is a medical emergency .those persons always need help from the other person

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Small Pox


Smallpox is a highly infectious disease caused by two variant virus, variola major and variola minor. This disease in Latin named as various meaning spotted or virus meaning “pimple”. Smallpox affects the blood vessels of skin, mouth and throat, Smallpox creates pimples all around the body and gives itching and irritation. The affected person feels difficult to swallow any food and drinks. Nearly eighty percentages of children died due to this disease. Once the affected persons get cured then the body creates high immune power, so that they won’t get this disease again in their life time. Vaccination camps are conducted by the government to avoid smallpox to the children.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Polio


Polio is commonly called as poliomyelitis.polio is an acute viral infectious disease that spreads from person to person. Polio disease affects the major portion of body especially leg and hand. It affects the spinal cord. So that the affected person can not grow like a normal person.government provides free polio vaccines to the new born baby in the hospital itself. This enormously avoids this disease. Polio is the disease which must be treated before the child gets this disease .otherwise there is no cure for this disease. this affects the central nervous system, motor neurons and various muscles of the body weak.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Plague


Plague is a deadly infectious disease and it is caused by the enterobacteria yersinia petis.plague is primarily carried by rodents. Rodents are mostly called as rats. This disease spread to humans via fleas. Is still an endemic disease in some parts of the world Plague will surely lead to death if proper treatment is not done. There are several pathologies of plague. They are bubonic plague, septicemic plague, pnuemoic plague and other forms. The traditional treatments for plague are using streptomycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline. The most recent treatments followed widely are using gentamicin and doxycycline.plague diseases initially create some pain and it grows gradually all over the human body and result in death.