Leishmaniasis is a disease transmitted by the bite of an infected sand fly. See pictures and learn about treatment, symptoms, diagnosis, types, prevention, risk factors, and prognosis.
Scars do not have the normal structure of the skin and, therefore, do not have oil or sweat glands, hair follicles, or pigmentation. This is the reason that mature scars are smooth, often shiny, and are always lighter in color than the surrounding skin. The inflammation that is necessary ...
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leishmaniasis, leprosy, sexually transmitted diseases like lymphogranuloma venereum, leprosy and repeated streptococcal infections. These pathogens cause severe lymphatic damage which allows for persistent lymphedema and the subsequent development of elephantiasis. However...
Compound fracture– when the bones are cracked and rip the outer layer of your skin at the area of the injury. It is also called an open fracture because the open wound where the bone came through the skin could lead to an infection. ...
Symptoms of protozoan parasites differ, depending on the parasite. Intestinal parasites causevomitingand diarrhea, while parasites that infect the blood cause symptoms like chills, fever and headache. All parasitic infections are serious conditions. People who have a protozoan infection must see their do...