Paranoid schizophrenia is one of several types of schizophrenia, a chronic mental illness in which a patient interprets reality in an abnormal manner (psychosis). A paranoid schizophrenic may believe things that are untrue (delusions) and hear things that have no basis in reality (auditory hallucinations).
Still, a paranoid schizophrenic has a better ability to think and function in daily life than other types of ... more
The Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that are usually called "staph" cause the condition called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which can be fatal. The bacteria mentioned above is a strain of staph that's resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it.
In hospitals or other health care settings such as dialysis centers and nursing homes, most MRSA infections occur. It is known as HA-MRSA, ... more
In case a testicle doesn’t move into its appropriate position in the scrotum, which is the bag of skin hanging behind the penis before the birth of a baby boy, it becomes known as an undescended testicle or cryptorchidism.
In baby boys who are born prematurely, or before 37 weeks, an undescneded testicle is more common. About 2 to 5% of boys are born with one or two undescended testicles, but having two undescended ... more
People with nonallergic rhinitis have a runny and blocked nose that is not getting better. If these symptoms occur repeatedly, the inside layers of the nose swell because of the expanding of the blood vessels. Moreover, the mucus glands in the nose get stimulated causing a drippy congested nose. Nonallergic rhinitis is a common problem that affects both children and adults, and its symptoms are familiar to those of allergic rhinitis (hay ... more
Also called undulant fever or Mediterranean fever, brucellosis is a serious bacterial disease that causes fever, joint pain and fatigue. The bacteria called brucella cause brucellosis, which spread from animals to people, usually through unpasteurized milk, cheese and other dairy products.
This disease affects hundreds of thousands of people and animals each year in Mediterranean countries and other areas.
The bacteria can spread ... more
Some people who experience polio when they are young might have post-polio syndrome (PPS) after years.
Polio was once considered to be the most dangerous disease causing paralysis and even death. Soon after polio reached its peak in the early 1950s, the inactivated polio vaccine was introduced and greatly decreased polio’s spread. Nowadays, paralytic polio occurs in few people in developed countries, and it's because of polio ... more
