Articles [Diseases]

The treatment of fistulizing complications of diverticulitis is a problem occasionally surgeons face. The most common fistula is placed around bladder 65%. It is more common in men than women and assumes that the uterus in women, to stand with the...

The tooth is one of the important organs in the human body. Teeth are used for eating food and also for speaking. Anatomy of a Tooth The human tooth consists of two basic regions-the crown and the root. The crown is essentially the part that...

Diverticulosis of the colon is a disease of the twentieth century. It was almost unknown before the First World War, as evidenced by the series of autopsies performed on those dates, with a rate below 5%. The gradual increase in the prevalence...

Definition and Etiology of Syphilis The causative agent of syphilis belongs to a group of bacteria known as Treponemataceae, which comprises three genera of bacteria: Leptospira, Borrelia and Treponema. They are characterized by a flexible cell...

Cancer is a group of many related diseases that have to do with cells. Cancer occurs when cells that are not normal grow and spread very fast. Unlike normal cells, cancer cells just continue to grow and divide out of control and don’t die when...

What is swine flu? Swine flu is a respiratory disease. It is also referred as novel H1N1 or pandemic 2009 virus. Initially, swine flu virus infected only pigs. In general, it does not infect people. But human infection can occur. In April 2009...

Hepatitis D is a Delta virus characterized as a particle of 35 nm A37, consisting of a fragment of RNA and protein delta Ag (HDAg), both covered by the Ag surface of the Hepatitis B (HBsAg), which is the central cell. Requires prior HBV infection,...

Recalling: the DPI requires that the couple made an in vitro fertilization, outside the womb. When the embryo has eight cells is possible to remove a single cell and verify whether or not she has the mutation. If it is not present, there is no risk...

Mouth cancer is a disease that destroys the region of the head and neck can infiltrate and invade tissues and spread to other areas via the lymphatic system and bloodstream, resulting in distant metastasis. The World Health Organization, the...