1. Rabies or Hydrophobia

A very severe and fatal disease affecting the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,which occurs in dogs,wolves,cats and other animals.Human beings are infected through the bite of a rabid animal,usually a dog.The onset of symptoms varies from 10 days to up to a...

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2. Radiation Sickness

Any illness that is caused by harmful radiation from radioactive substances. This may be a complication of RADIOTHERAPY for cancer and produces symptoms of nausea, vomitting and sometimes itchiness of the skin. ANTIHISTAMINE drugs and TRANQUILLIZE...

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3. Radical Treatment

Treatment aimed at the complete cure of a condition (i.e ' to the root') , rather than the alleviation of symptoms. In contrast ,conservative treatment is directed towards the minimum interference necessary to keep a condition under control.

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4. Radiotherapy

The Therapeutic use of penetrating radiation ,including X-RAYS,beta rays and gamma rays. These may be derived from X-RAY machines or radioactive isotopes and are especially employed in the treatment of CANCER. The main  disadvantages of radiother...

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5. Rat-Bite Fever

Two types of infectious disease that are contracted following the bite of a rat. the first type is caused by either of two kinds of BACTERIA and produces symptoms of fever , skin rash and joint and muscle pains.The second type is caused by a FUNGU...

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