Symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is a sex-linked chromosomal disorder that leads to progressive weakness of the muscles. Usually, the voluntary groups of muscles are more involved in MD. In the advanced stages of MD, muscle fibers are substituted with the fat and connective tissues making the muscle fibers weaker making them prone to damage even after a trivial injury.

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Symptoms of Nervous Breakdown

Nervous breakdown is a condition used by the non-medical personnel to describe a stage of acute and severe mental stress, depression and anxiety disorder. Initially, the term was used to portray any psychological condition of a woman where she was unable to lead her normal life due to stress. She breaks down the reality and even attempt to suicide. Sometimes the condition requires hospitalization.

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Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is one of the commonest inherited disorders. It affects the secretory glands of our body. Normally, the secretion of the sweat glands, mucus glands and glands producing digestive enzymes are thin in consistency. But in Cystic Fibrosis (CF), these secretions become thick and sticky. Therefore, the ducts which carry these sticky substances become blocked. This condition may turn out to be life threatening if the airway passage in the lungs gets obstructed.

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Symptoms of Lead Poisoning

Lead is a heavy metal and accumulation of this element in various parts of our body can cause several annoying symptoms. Lead poisoning, also called plumbism, can affect the normal functions of heart, brain, gastrointestinal system, kidney and bones. Lead can get entry to our system through aerosol, water, food and industrial products. One of the major ways through which lead poisoning can occur is dye industry.

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Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease is a form of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. There is ulceration of mucosal lining of the intestinal lumen. These ulcerations can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract, from mouth to anal opening. Most commonly, Crohn’s Disease (CD) affect the small and large intestine leading to chronic colitis. Ileum, the last part of the small intestine, is the commonest site.

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Let’s Know about the Symptoms of Alcoholism

We possess a false myth that regular drinking helps us to keep fit. The reality is – alcohol contains dry calorie that helps us nothing to gain weight besides creating many organic problems – alcoholic gastritis, fatty liver, cirrhosis of liver – to name a few. Only red wine contains an ingredient – Resveratrol which do has a potential heart protective component. Apart from that, any other type of alcohol is a silent killer.

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Let us know about the Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D, chemically termed as Cholecalciferol, is having two components – Vitamin D2 and D3. While Vitamin D2 has its natural source in the form of fishes (Salmon, Tuna, Sardines etc.), egg, liver, milk and dairy products and fortified food products; Vitamin D3 is synthesized in the skin of the vertebrate animals by the UV lights.

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Let us know about the Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative condition of the brain. The pathology lies in reduced functioning of dopaminergic neurons in the Substantia nigra of the central nervous system. There is accumulation of a specific protein, alpha-synuclein, in the damaged brain tissues. The motor functions of central nervous system are reduced. There is also derangement of cognitive functions and problems in speech.

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Common Symptoms of Mononucleosis

Infectious Mononucleosis, commonly called Mononucleosis or ‘Mono’ is an infectious disease caused by an organism called ‘Epstein – Barr virus’. The virus can be transmitted through saliva; thus a healthy individual can get infected after a wet kiss. Therefore, the condition is also called ‘Kissing disease’. Epstein – Barr Virus (EBV) is a member of the Herpes virus family. If the infection occurs early in the childhood, it may wane off unnoticed.

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What are the Symptoms of Gallstones?

Gall bladder is a small pear-shaped organ situated in the upper right part of the abdominal cavity beneath the liver. The function of gallbladder is to store the bile secreted by the liver and deliver a certain amount of it in the GI system during the process of digestion. Sometimes the chemical compounds in bile accumulate to form a solid mass which looks like a stone. Cholesterol is the main component in a gall stone. Almost 80% of the gallstones are cholesterol stones.

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