Diseases

Klinefelter syndrome is the name given to a maldistribution of the sex chromosomes. It only affects men and is characterized by an extra X chromosome. The severity of the symptoms is very variable. Not in all cases

More and more people do not want to enter into a fixed and long-term relationship. When the first fall in love disappears and unpleasant characteristics of the partner come to light, many flee back into single existence. Attachment disorder is a typical characteristic

Many people have already experienced situations in life in which they felt uncomfortable and dizzy as a reaction to unusual movement. This so-called motion vertigo or motion sickness is also known as kinetosis.

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS). It is also known as perivenous encephalomyelitis or Hurst's encephalitis and mostly affects children.

Sea sickness can also affect experienced seafarers. In addition to patience, various measures can help alleviate or prevent symptoms of seasickness.

A roundworm infection can be favored by inadequate hygienic measures. Appropriate measures are important when controlling nematodes.

Many people have already experienced situations in life in which they felt uncomfortable and dizzy as a reaction to unusual movement. This so-called motion vertigo or motion sickness is also known as kinetosis.

Reye's syndrome, named after the Australian pediatrician Ralph Douglas Reye, is an acute metabolic disease that is associated with damage to the brain and liver.Reye's syndrome primarily affects children.

They are painful and annoying: blisters on your feet can turn a hike or a party night into pure agony. However, if you know the causes, you can avoid the formation of blisters on your feet.

Hypocalcemia is the lack of calcium in the blood. Since calcium is important for a variety of body functions, deficiency can lead to bone, muscle, and nerve damage.

Mosquito bites are usually just a nuisance in Germany. However, reports of severe allergic reactions have been increasing recently. In more southern climes, especially in South America and Africa, diseases can range from serious to fatal

Drug-induced headache belongs to the group of secondary headaches, which i. d. Usually caused by pain relievers or other drugs. This type of headache can be unilateral or bilateral. Drug-induced

Dellar warts, also known as molluscs, are among the most common skin diseases caused by viruses worldwide. The number of warts on the body is variable, it ranges from individual nodules to several hundred growths.

Lead poisoning (saturnism) occurs when the toxic metal lead is absorbed. The human organism is damaged by the heavy metal lead.

Myelosuppression results in damage to the bone marrow, which is either temporary or chronic. As a result, the synthesis of blood cells is impaired. This reduces the number of blood cells produced, so that

The hand-foot syndrome occurs more frequently in the course of treatments with cytostatics. Patients' feet and hands become red, flaky and painful or have sensory disorders. Hand-foot syndrome becomes symptomatic with pain relievers

If the metabolism of the organism is out of balance, this can lead in untreated cases to coma and general poisoning, which can even be fatal. Metabolic acidosis is therefore a complication

Long QT syndrome is the name given to a heart disease that can be life-threatening. This leads to a pathologically prolonged QT interval.

Altitude sickness describes several common symptoms that occur at high altitudes. It occurs when the body's mechanisms of adaptation to altitude fail, for example through too rapid an ascent. The therapy

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ALL for short, is a form of acute leukemia caused by malignant lymphocyte precursor cells. Mostly children are affected. The cure rate for adults is around 50% and for children