The human body has got several mechanisms to combat infections due to pathogenic organisms. It should be realised that many harmless organisms live in symbiosis in our body in the upper respiratory tract, in the lower bowels and in the skin. These may occasionally infect the tissues when the resistance is extremely low or viral infections have devitalised mucosal membrane. [...]
In this article we will discuss about the syndromes of rheumatoid arthritis, mostly seen in humans. Syndromes of Rheumatoid Arthritis 1. Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S): Progressive stiffening and finally fusion of the axial skeleton brought about by a chronic inflammatory arthritis usually of the sacroiliac joints and spine. Young men between 20 and 30 years are most commonly affected and the [...]
According to WHO report, infant mortality due to diarrhoea is around 40%. In India, it is the leading cause of death in children below three years. Roughly, every pre-school child suffers two or four attacks of diarrhoea in a year with a mortality of 1 to 4%. Mortality is higher among low- income group families. Diarrhoea is a symptom characterised [...]