Smallpox is a contagious disease unique to humans, is caused by one of two variants of the virus, variola major and variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin name variola or variola vera, which is derived from the Latin varius, meaning to see, or Varus, meaning “pimple”. The term “smallpox” was first [...]
Cervical cancer: malignant cancer of the cervix uteri or cervical area. It may present with vaginal bleeding but symptoms may be absent until the cancer is in its advanced stages, which has made cervical cancer the focus of intense screening efforts using the Pap smear. In developed countries, the widespread use of cervical screening programs [...]
Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen disease) is a genetically transmitted disease, which neurofibroma appears on the skin and other body parts. Neurofibroma is a lump like a soft flesh, which is derived from nerve tissue. Is the growth of neurofibroma Schwann cells (nerve sheath, or myelin-producing) and other cells that surround and support the edge of the [...]
When somebody has the disease of the cancer, usually they have no hope to recover. Cancer is caused by the virus or disease that appears in the certain body organ. The virus of cancer makes the organ has a dysfunction. It means the cancer bacteria will damage the function of one organ so it will [...]
What It Is
The cervix is an organ that is only present in women, and connects the uterus to the vagina. When cells in the cervix start to undergo abnormal changes, known as pre-cancerous changes, then this can represent the early stages of cervical cancer.
There are two types of cervical cancer: squamous cell carcinoma [...]