What is not to get sick
Our immune system constantly protects us from many different pathogens: viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa. But sometimes the immune system weakens, and then the disease takes over. To maintain the immune…

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Tonsil hypertrophy
Hypertrophy, or, more simply, enlarged tonsils is quite common in children under 10–12 years old. Adults suffer from this pathology much less often. Before we talk about hypertrophy of the…

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Unusual Diseases: Hermaphroditism
What it is? This sexual pathology implies the presence of both male and female sexual characteristics in humans. The name she received on behalf of the son of Aphrodite and…

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Is elevated temperature a dangerous signal?

Everybody came up with fever, and more than once. Most often it is associated with a cold or flu – the most common viral infections. But it happens that the temperature rises for other reasons, and sometimes, at first glance, for no reason at all. Why is this happening?

To answer this question, let us figure out why the temperature rises at all. Continue reading

What to do if your ear hurts

One of the most unpleasant and painful pains is rightly considered the ear pain. It can completely disrupt night sleep and significantly degrade the quality of life. Therefore, the first desire that arises in a person, faced with a painful symptom, as soon as possible to get rid of unpleasant sensations. And here most often serious mistakes are made. So what should you do if your ear hurts? And how to determine the causes of pathology? Continue reading

There is a question: is it possible to take a bath with a cold

In a person’s life there are many beliefs. Do not go ahead if the black cat crossed the road, do not show the wedding dress to the groom before the celebration, do not swim if you have a cold. It is completely incomprehensible who came up with such rules and when, but most people strictly follow them. And if someone violates such rules, then others immediately wait for “retribution”. So, let’s try to figure out whether you can take a bath with a cold. Is this a myth or truth? Continue reading

Rubella and pregnancy: what is the danger?
Despite the fact that rubella is a so-called childhood infection and children up to 8–9 years old are susceptible to it, adults also suffer from the disease. They, unlike children,…

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Hereditary diseases
Hereditary diseases are diseases caused by chromosomal and gene mutations. Some confuse hereditary diseases with congenital diseases. Indeed, congenital diseases, that is, diseases with which a child is born, may…

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