Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects young children and young adults in the USA and Canada. The disease is caused by a bacillus, a rod-shaped bacterium known as Mycobacterium leprae. … Read more
Arthritis is a disease that often proves to be an age-related disease – all terms refer to more than 100 joint complaints – but it also affects young people of all kinds. The two most … Read more
In order to help us to recognize and understand what we might feel, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross has introduced a five-step mourning model in her book Mourning and the Mourning Process. The model suggests that people … Read more
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection that can cause fever, headaches, muscle aches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. Although most cases of dengue are relatively mild, even a mild infection can cause painful … Read more
Dystonia is a disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the legs, arms or other body parts such as the knees, hips and ankles. There are several different forms of dystonia that can affect people of … Read more
If you have pneumonia, the air sacs in your lungs become inflamed as a result of the infection. Although pneumonia is caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and chemicals, it can affect any lung at any … Read more