COPD
COPD is a group of diseases characterized by limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. COPD is the umbrella term for chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. In COPD the airways…
Diagnosis of Eye Diseases
Bascam Eye Center Defintions: Optical coherence tomography (OCT): is a non-invasive imaging technique that uses light waves to create detailed, cross-sectional images of internal structures, especially within the eye. It's similar to…
STDs
Chancroid: Cause: Chancroid is caused by a pleomorphic gram-negative rod called Haemophilus ducreyi. Symptoms: this ulcerative disease usually beings as a soft apule, or bump, at the point of contact and develops into…
Dry Eye Disease
Introduction: Dry eye disease affects about 12 million people in the US. In the human eye, the precorneal tear film covering ocular surfaces is composed of three primary layers: the…
Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and persistence are associated with an elevated risk of treatment failure and relapsing infections. Alhtough AMR has been widely acknowledged as a pressing issue, the incidence of…
Type II Diabetes
Introduction: Type II diabetes or non-insulin-dependnet diabets mellitus accounts for over 90% of the diagnosed cases of diabetes and affects more than 16 million people in the US and some…
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)
Transmissible spongiform encephalopahties (TSEs) are an unusual group of diseases characterized by the presence of numerous small cavities in the brains of affected individuals. These cavisties are casued by the…
Parkinson’s Disease
American Parkinson Disease Association See also Microglial cells under Immune Cells Introduction: Parksinson's diease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder known for its characteristic motor symptoms, which include tremor, regidity,…
Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
The term thromobitic microangiopathy (TMA) encompasses a group of conditions that are defined by, or result from, a similar histopathological lesion. Hemolytic uremic syndrome HUS), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and…
Tumor immunology
Tumour Immunology Strategies cancer vaccines refers to therapeutic immunization in patients with cancer, with the main aim of breaking tolerance toward self-tumor-associated antigens. One strategy is to pulse antigen presenting cells…