1. Diarrhoea

Increased frequency and losseness of bowel movement,involving the passage of unusually soft faeces.Diarrhoea can be caused by food poisioning,Colitis,Irritable Bowel Syndrome,Dysentery,etc.A severe case will result in  the loss of water and s...

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2. Diptheria

An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium Diphtheriae and commonest in children.The infection causes a membranous lining on the throat,which can interfere with breathing and eating.The toxin produced by the bacterium damages H...

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3. Diplopia

Double vision caused by dysfunction in the muscles that move the eyeball so that rays of light fall in different places on the retinae.The condition can be caused by a nervous disease,intoxication or certain diseases such as Diphtheria

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4. Diuresis

An increase in urine production as a result of disease,drugs,hormone imbalance or increased fluid intake.

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5. Diuretic

A substance that increases Urine formation and excretion and may work specifically within the kidney,eg by prevention od sodium,and therefore water,reabsorbtion or outside the kidney.

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