Respiratory Syncytial Virus
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), discovered in 1956, is capable of causing a broad spectrum of illnesses. People develop antibodies…
Rheumatic Fever
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a sequela of a previous group A streptococcal infection, usually of the upper respiratory tract…
Niemann-Pick Disease
Niemann-Pick disease is a genetic disease that leads to the accumulation of fatty products in cells, eventually causing their death.…
Scleroderma
Scleroderma makes our body produce too much collagen, a protein that we need for healthy skin and tissue; our body…
Nipah Virus
Nipah Virus is a zoonotic virus (disease that animals can transmit to humans); the virus often infects animals such as…
Legionnaires Disease
Legionnaires disease is a lung infection caused by the Legionella bacterium; Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia —…
Pneumothorax
A Pneumothorax or Collapsed Lung is a collection of free air in the chest outside the lung that causes the…