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Infectious disease, neurology. HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders ( HAND) are neurological disorders associated with HIV infection and AIDS. It is a syndrome of progressive deterioration of memory, cognition, behavior, and motor function in HIV-infected individuals during the late stages of the disease, when immunodeficiency is severe. [ 1]
Pelvic inflammatory disease. Pelvic inflammatory disease, also known as pelvic inflammatory disorder ( PID ), is an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system, namely the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside of the pelvis. [ 5][ 2] Often, there may be no symptoms. [ 1] Signs and symptoms, when present, may include ...
Helminthiasis, also known as worm infection, is any macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitic worms, known as helminths. There are numerous species of these parasites, which are broadly classified into tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms. They often live in the gastrointestinal tract ...
A sexually transmitted infection ( STI ), also referred to as a sexually transmitted disease ( STD) and the older term venereal disease ( VD ), is an infection that is spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, or sometimes manual sex. [ 1][ 5][ 6] STIs often do not initially cause symptoms, [ 1] which ...
Fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum and slapped cheek syndrome, [3] is a common and contagious disease caused by infection from parvovirus B19. [4] This virus was discovered in 1975 and can cause other diseases besides fifth disease. [5] Fifth disease typically presents as a rash and is most common in children.
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1] Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, [ 2 ...
3% of newborns (US) [ 8] Deaths. 628,000 (2015) [ 9] A birth defect[ a] is an abnormal condition that is present at birth, regardless of its cause. [ 2] Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. [ 2] The disabilities can range from mild to severe. [ 6]
The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) was an adaptation created by the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and used in assigning diagnostic and procedure codes associated with inpatient, outpatient, and physician office utilization in the United States. The ICD-9-CM is based on the ICD-9 but ...