Common Illness and Disease Flashcards
Absence Seizure aka
Petit Mal
Absence Seizure
Epilepsy and brief loss of conciseness most common in children
HIV abbreviation
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS
Chronic disease caused by HIV
Acute mountain sickness
Altitude sickness from decreased oxygen in blood
Amenorrhea
Failure or absence of menstruation for 3 months
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis aka
Lou Gehrig Disease
What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Voluntary muscle nerve destruction
Asthma
Airway inflammation with excessive mucous production or inflammation
Bacteria Vaginosis
Vulvovaginal bacterial infection
Candidiasis
Yeast infection in mouth or vagina
Cerebral Palsy
Chronic neurologic disorder caused brain lesion
that causes movement, muscle tone, and posture
Cerebral Vascular Accident
Hemmorrage, decreased oxygen to the brain
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
is one of the hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies of the peripheral nervous system characterized by progressive loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation across various parts of the body.
Chicken Pox caused by
Varicella