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Connective Tissue Disease

Connective tissue disease refers to a group of disorders involving the protein- rich tissue that supports organs and other parts of the body. Marfa...

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a series of blood tests that give your doctor a snapshot of your body’s chemistry and the way it’s using ene...

Colles' Fracture

A Colles' fracture -- or distal radius fracture -- is often called a ''broken wrist.'' In France it’s sometimes called a “Pouteau-Colles” fracture....

Cholera

Cholera is an infectious disease that causes severe watery diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration and even death if untreated. It is not likely yo...

What is Chagas Disease?

But the bug’s bite isn’t what causes the infection -- it’s their poop. If a bug bites an infected animal or person, it becomes a carrier of T. Two ...

Hyperthyroidism (Overactive Thyroid)

Hyperthyroidism is when your thyroid -- the butterfly-shaped gland at the bottom of your neck, just above your collarbone -- makes too much of a ho...

What is Brucellosis?

Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Brucella. Brucellosis in humans occurs when a person comes into contact wi...

Blood Transfusion: what to Know If You Get One

A blood transfusion is a way of adding blood to your body after an illness or injury. About 40% of people have type O blood, which is safe to give ...

Diamond-Blackfan Anemia

Children with DBA have a low number of red blood cells, but normal white blood cells and platelets. It can tell whether your child’s bone marrow is...

What is Babesiosis?

They may also want to do other blood tests to rule out conditions with similar symptoms, such as anaplasmosis or Lyme disease, which is also caused...

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

When you have AIHA, your immune system makes antibodies that mistakenly attack your own red blood cells. A low red blood cell count and low hemoglo...

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

When you have AIHA, your immune system makes antibodies that mistakenly attack your own red blood cells. A low red blood cell count and low hemoglo...