Systemic meansaffecting the entire body, rather than a single organ or body part. For example, systemic disorders, such as high blood pressure, or systemic diseases, such as the flu, affect the entire body. An infection that is in the bloodstream is called a systemic infection. What does it...
What is the cause of systemic viral infection? What is the most deadly communicable disease? What is a non-communicable disease? What are the types of viral disease? What is the most common type of viral disease? What is the most common infectious disease in humans? What are two illnesses...
What is a set of criteria used to establish that a particular infectious agent causes a disease called? Cause of Disease: During the late 1800s scientists were beginning to understand the cause of disease, and be able to determine that diseases did not a...
Examples: getting older is not a cause of back pain, poor posture does not cause back pain, and scans rarely show the cause.Click to embiggen. The case for hope: some “incurable” chronic low back pain can still be cured While it’s true that most chronic lower back pain will not yi...
The MRI is basically a tube-shaped magnet. While you're inside the machine, protons from water in your body get pulled into the magnetic field around you and start to line up. The machine also sends out radio waves that cause these protons to spin. When the waves are turned off, the ...
NEC is a harsh condition with devastating complications. It can cause intestinal tissue death, leading to perforation and potential sepsis. Severe cases may require bowel resection surgery, resulting in long-term digestive challenges. Short bowel syndrome may ensue, causing malnu...
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Peyronie's disease is caused by a buildup of scar tissue inside your penis. Scar tissue isn't as flexible as your skin, so it doesn't expand when you get an erection. This causes your penis to curve or bend up, down, or to the side, depending on where the scar tissue is. You ...
Which is an immune response? What are three examples of defenses used by the body against infection? What is a substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates a pathogen that has entered the body called? (a) What is an immune response? (b) Are they always beneficial?
Long covid (post covid-19 condition) is a complex condition with diverse manifestations, uncertain prognosis and wide variation in current approaches to management. There have been calls for formal quality standards to reduce a so-called “postcode lottery” of care. The original aim of this stu...