What is Cholera? Cholera is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Vibrio cholera, which is characterized by smelly diarrhea that resembles rice water, vomiting, and severe dehydration. Cholera affects about 3-5 million people worldwide each …
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What is Huntington’s disease? Huntington’s disease (HD), likewise known as Huntington’s chorea, is an inherited progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain. It usually begins to manifest when the person turns 30 years …
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What is Klinefelter syndrome? Klinefelter syndrome (KS), likewise known as 47 XXY, or Klinefelter-Reifenstein-Albright syndrome or XXY Syndrome, is a common genetic condition that affects 1 in every 1000 live male births. Klinefelter Syndrome is not …
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What is Cri-du-chat syndrome? Cri-du-chat syndrome (meaning cat’s cry or cry of the cat in French) is a rare genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 50,000 people worldwide. It is caused by a partial deletion …
Fragile X Syndrome is a hereditary condition that is characterized by mild to severe intellectual disability. What causes Fragile X Syndrome? Fragile X Syndrome is caused by the increase of the “CGG triplet repeat (copies …
What is Bell’s palsy? Bell’s palsy, likewise known as idiopathic facial paralysis and facial palsy is a sudden temporary weakness in the muscles on one half of the face that manifest as drooping of the …
What is Marfan syndrome? Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant type of genetic disorder of the connective tissue. It is caused by a mutation in (Fibrillin-1) FBN1 genes that lead to abnormal connective tissue development. …
What is Babesiosis? Babesiosis is a malaria-like infection transmitted by tick vectors. A species of the intra-erythrocytic protozoan Babesia causes it, and it is more commonly transmitted in Asia, Europe, and also the northwestern and …
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What is Noonan Syndrome? Noonan syndrome, likewise known as Male Turner’s Syndrome is a genetic disorder that is characterized by unusual facial features, skeletal abnormalities, developmental delays, short stature, bleeding disorders, and congenital heart defects. …