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A disorder or disease of blood e.g. blood cancer (leukaemia), anaemia, With blood disorders you have problems with the components that make up blood, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, [...]

Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Some, [...]

All diseases that pertain to the gastrointestinal tract are labelled as digestive diseases, this include diseases of the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum the ileocecal complex and [...]

These include diseases of the lung, pleural cavity, bronchial tubes, trachea, and upper respiratory tract and of the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and [...]

This is a class of diseases that involve the heart (muscle or conduction system) or blood vessels (arteries and veins e.g. coronary artery disease), angina, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, [...]

Diseases of the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal glands or diseases of the reproductive system for example: Adrenal disorders, Adrenal insufficiency, Addison’s disease, Conn’s [...]

These are disorders in which the body’s tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The body’s immune system becomes misdirected, attacking the very organs it was designed to [...]

AIDS = (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). At present, all forms of AIDS therapy are focused on improving the quality [...]

Hypertension is by definition a repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg. Chronic hypertension is a silent condition and could present later with CVA (strokes), heart attacks [...]

A waxy substance found in your body that forms an important component in the production of hormones e.g. vitamin D and bile. Cholesterol plays an important role in the protection of nerves and [...]