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Encephalitis is inflammation of Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile
the brain.Severity is variable. Symptoms may protective membranes covering paralysis, is an infectious disease caused by
include headache, fever, confusion, a stiff neck, the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the poliovirus.In about 0.5 percent of cases there
and vomiting.Complications may the meninges. is muscle weakness resulting in an inability to
include seizures, hallucinations, trouble The inflammation may be caused by infection move.
speaking, memory problems, and problems with viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms, Poliovirus is usually spread from person to
with hearing. and less commonly by certain drugs. person through infected fecal matter entering the
Causes of encephalitis include viruses such Meningitis can be life-threatening because of mouth.It may also be spread by food or water
as herpes simplex virus and rabies as well the inflammation's proximity to the brain and containing human feces and less commonly from
as bacteria, fungi, or parasites.Other causes spinal cord; therefore, the condition is classified infected saliva.
include autoimmune diseases and certain as a medical emergency. In those with muscle weakness about 2 to 5
medications. In 2015 meningitis occurred in about 8.7 million percent of children and 15 to 30 percent of adults
In 2015, encephalitis was estimated to have people worldwide.This resulted in 379,000 die.Another 25 percent of people have minor
affected 4.3 million people and resulted in deaths – down from 464,000 deaths in symptoms such as fever and a sore throat and up
150,000 deaths worldwide. 1990.With appropriate treatment the risk of to 5 percent have headache, neck stiffness and
death in bacterial meningitis is less than 15%. pains in the arms and legs.
Carpal Tunnel Alzheimer’s Disease DISEASE AFFECTING
Syndrome Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to NERVOUS SYSTEMS
simply as Alzheimer's, is a
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a medical
chronic neurodegenerative disease that
usually starts slowly and worsens over time.
condition due to compression of the median
It is the cause of 60–70% of cases
nerve as it travels through the wrist at the carpal
of dementia.The most common early
tunnel.
symptom is difficulty in remembering recent
The main symptoms
events (short-term memory loss).
are pain, numbness and tingling in the thumb,
About 70% of the risk is believed to
index finger, middle finger and the thumb side of
be genetic with many genes usually
the ring fingers.Symptoms typically start
involved.Other risk factors include a history
gradually and during the night.Pain may extend
of head injuries, depression,
up the arm.Weak grip strength may occur, and
or hypertension.The disease process is
after a long period of time the muscles at the
associated with plaques and tangles in
base of the thumb may waste away.
the brain. JEROME PAULO B. MIRA
Carpal tunnel syndrome is estimated to affect
one out of ten people.
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