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norovirus disease -What Are norovirus? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Norovirus is a virus sometimes called the “winter vomiting virus” that is spread
very easily and quickly from one person to another. Although it is known as the virus of the
winter vomiting, you can get it any time of the year. It is the most common cause of
infectious diarrhea in Ireland and most other countries. It can be contagious
easily and quickly anywhere where people live together, for example, in hotels, cruise ships,
nursing homes and hospitals.

FTD disease -What Are Frontotemporal Disorders? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare form of dementia that predominantly affects people over the age of 50. It causes progressive degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Depending on the areas affected by brain degeneration, the disease can cause changes in behavior or alterations in emotion and personality (frontal lobes), or difficulties with speech (temporal lobes). Sometimes people with frontotemporal dementia can also develop movement problems similar to those that develop in people with Parkinson’s disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Health now- what is Parkinson’s disease? causes-treatment

General view Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative brain condition associated with motor symptoms (slowness of movement, tremors, stiffness, gait disturbances, and imbalance) and a wide variety of non-motor complications (cognitive decline, mental disorders, sleep disorders, and pain and other sensory disturbances). Motor impairments such as dyskinesias (involuntary movements) and dystonias (involuntary and painful muscle contractions) lead to limited speech, mobility, and...

Health Now -What is neurofibromatosis? causes&Treatment

What is neurofibromatosis? Neurofibromatosis is a genetic condition characterized by the growth of neurofibromas. These are a type of tumor that is usually benign, or non-cancerous, although in rare cases they can be cancerous. These neurofibromas can form wherever there are nerve cells in the body. Neurofibromatosis is not curable, but it is manageable and many people with the condition lead normal lives...