Who discovered Dwarfism?
Dwarfism is a medical disorder in which a person or animal or plant is much smaller than its normal size. It can be caused by over 200 different medical conditions…. Read more »
Dwarfism is a medical disorder in which a person or animal or plant is much smaller than its normal size. It can be caused by over 200 different medical conditions…. Read more »
Sickle-cell disease (also known as drepanocytosis or sickle-cell anaemia) is a genetic disorder of the blood. It decreases the flexibleness of body cells, blocks the flow of blood and creates… Read more »
Pneumonia is a fiery and dangerous condition of the lungs of human being. It mainly affects alveoli. It is commonly caused by the infections of viruses, fungi and bacteria. It… Read more »
Scarlet fever or scarlatina is an infectious disease caused by exotoxin released by Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria. It affects the human body. It is now treated with effective antibiotics. It was… Read more »
Polio or Poliomyelitis is a viral disease which can effect nerves of the human body and cause a partial or full paralysis. The cure of polio called polio vaccine was… Read more »
Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria named as bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It can affect the nervous system, joints, skin and other organ… Read more »
Ernest William Goodpasture is credited with the discovery of mumps in the year 1934. An American pathologist, Goodpasture identified the common symptom of the disease as swollen salivary glands which… Read more »
The disease was named by a Swiss paediatrician, Guido Fanconi but it has been with us since the middle ages. It was not fully understood till the 1930’s. Literary evidence… Read more »
The earliest reference to the disease dates back to the 6th century B.C. when Indian physician, Shushruta noticed the sweet nature of the urine and coined the term “madhumeha” for… Read more »