Explanation and Causes:
Pancreatitis can come in two forms. It can be diagnosed as chronic or acute. Acute usually results from a one time injury or illness while chronic stems from a constant irritant that irreparably damages the pancreas. Smoking or alcohol would constitute cause of chronic pancreatitis.
The pancreas is located [...]

Explanation and Causes:
Tetanus is caused by bacterial toxins that cause severe muscle spasms. The nerves of the muscular system are the primary target. These muscle spasms can make it very difficult to swallow or even breathe. The bacteria grow and multiply the best in non-oxygen conditions such as in a [...]

Explanation and Causes:
Heat stroke sets in after a less serious illness called heat exhaustion. Because heat exhaustion is a precursor to heat stroke, it should be taken just as seriously. Heat stroke happens as a result of the body not being able to cool itself through its regular mechanisms of sweating [...]

Explanation and Causes:
This disease occurs when toxins produced from bacteria become so prevalent in the body, they elicit a massive immune response. When such an immune response takes place, it begins to destroy the bacteria as well as bacteria that we depend on in the gut. This immune response also starts [...]

Explanation and Causes:
As red blood cells are produced everyday so to are they being processed to be either recycled or destroyed and excreted. The process by which the old red blood cells are processed all happens in the liver. Jaundice occurs when old red blood cells cannot be processed and they [...]

Fibromyositis, fibrositis, periarticular fibrositis, chronic muscle pain syndrome, muscular rheumatism, myofascial pain syndrome

Explanation and Causes:
Metabolism is one of the largest components in keeping our body functioning properly. The largest components of our metabolism are our kidneys. They filter our blood of all the toxins that the body produces such as urea, uric acid and creatinine. Not only do they filter out the harmful [...]

Explanation and Causes:
Gangrene is a condition that is characterized by the death of an organ or body tissue. It is a very serious condition that requires immediate medical attention.
There are 3 types of Gangrene:

Dry Gangrene
Wet Gangrene
Gas Gangrene

All three of these can be caused by:

Serious injury
Diabetes
Blood vessel disease such arteriosclerosis
Surgery
Infection

Symptoms:
General symptoms [...]