by Peter Ciszewski | May 10, 2017
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that affects the development of social and communication skills. It includes features of four conditions which were once thought to be separate syndromes – autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, childhood...
by Peter Ciszewski | May 10, 2017
Asperger syndrome is part of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a group of disorders that affects the development of social and communication skills. Unlike many children with ASD, children with Asperger syndrome do not have early language delays, and often have well...
by Peter Ciszewski | May 8, 2017
Other Names: Acute Rheumatic Fever; Inflammatory Rheumatism Scarlet fever or Rheumatic fever can occur as a result of a group A Streptococcus (group A strep) infection. The signs and symptoms include a sore throat, fever, headaches, swollen lymph nodes, and a...
by Peter Ciszewski | May 7, 2017
Rat-bite fever is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, rats, or mice, in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human by the rodent’s urine or mucous secretions. Alternative names for rat-bite fever include...
by Peter Ciszewski | May 5, 2017
Other Names: Malacoplakia Malakoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory disease. It most commonly involves the urogenital system (reproductive organs and urinary system), but may also be found in other regions of the body, including the pelvis, bones, lungs, thyroid...
