Showing posts with the label Rare Diseases

Hypochondriasis (Illness Anxiety disorder) Causes Symptoms and Treatment

Hypochondriasis , also known as illness anxiety disorder , is a psychological condition characterized by excessive preoccupation with one’s health an…

Rare Water Allergy - Aquagenic Urticaria

60% of our body is Water, so it is hard to believe that anybody can be allergic to water. This disease is a medical mystery first described in 1964.…

Living with Blood Thinners

Blood thinners are medication usually recommended to people with diseases like DVT ( Deep Vein Thrombosis  known for blood clot in leg), PE ( Pulmonary Embolism  known for blood clot in lung),  Atri…

Do You Find it Difficult to Recognize Someone ! Face Blindness

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Just like color blindness, where one can't distinguish colors correctly, face blindness is a condition where one can't distinguish between f…

Parasites that can live in Human Body

Recently a Russian women reported shifting bumps on her face which was diagnosed as a parasitic worm. Doctors removed that parasite but it made peop…

Christmas Disease - A rare genetic disorder in Males Only

This name sounds a little different. How can somebody name a disease like that. But it is a real name of a genetic disorder and that name is given d…

What happens during COMA !

Coma is a medical condition in which a person can't respond to any external stimuli. A person is considered in coma only if he/she remains unconscious for more than 6 hours. It can occur due to …

Vibrio Vulnificus Infection Symptoms and Treatment

Vibrio Vulnificus is a Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, isolated as a disease causing agent in 1976. It a rod-shaped bacteria mostly found in mari…

Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD): The Fatal Hole in Heart

Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) is a congenital heart defect, usually present from birth. In VSD there is a hole in septum (the wall between right a…

Vitamin A in Excess can be fatal !

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Vitamin A is an important nutrient for our eyes and normal body growth of children. But excess amount of Vitamin A can be fatal as well. However it occurs very rare and only due to our own ignorance…

Can a healthy man die while Sleeping ?

Have you ever heard of a news where a healthy man in his 30s dies while sleeping. Such incidents have attracted the medical community to look into s…

Water Poisoning : Don't drink it too much

Water Poisoning, also known as Water Intoxication or hyperhydration, is a medical condition that often occur due to over-drinking of water. Usuall…

Auto Brewery Syndrome : Drunk without Drinking

You won't believe this fact that a person can show symptoms of of drunk man, even without drinking. Even all of his alcohol tests will come posi…

A life without Pain : Blessing or Curse

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You will wonder if i tell you that there is a person who don't feel pain. It seems to be a blessing to live a life without pain. Most of the peo…

The disease that won't let you AGE

Most of us don't know that there is a disease that can act as an effective anti-aging pill. Everyone desires not to get old and keep yourself young for all of your life. Everyone wants to avoid …

Superbug Bacteria Infection - An Artificial Disease

A recent incident of a Nevada woman dying from Superbug Infection that she probably got from India has raised the issue of lack of understanding of …

Zika Virus Infection Symptoms Cure Treatment and Facts

Zika Virus Family : Flaviviridae genus : Flavivirus Other viruses related to this family and genus are dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalit…

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Symptoms Infection Vaccine & Cure

Human Papillomavirus, inshort known as HPV, is a virus from Papillomavirus family. It has more than 170 different types. Its different types are des…

Celiac Disease Test Diagnosis Treatment & Diet

Celiac Disease Definition Celiac Disease is a medical condition in which our small intestine become hypersensitive to gluten and causes difficulty…

HIV Symptoms in Men and Women | Signs of AIDS

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HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is considered as one of the most dangerous virus in the history of diseases in mankind. The infection caused by t…