Alarming: Long list(43) of diseases Cough serve as a symptom.

What is a cough?
Cough is a rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. Cough is also called tussis. Cough can be categorizedas acute (less than three weeks) or chronic
(greater than three weeks).
Diseases it can lead to:
1. Killer Cold Virus
2. Angina Symptoms
3. Asthma
4. Bird Flu (Avian Influenza, Avian Flu)
5. Acute Bronchitis
6. Cancer
7. Children's Cough
8. Chronic Rhinitis
9. Common Cold
10. CHF
11. COPD
12. Croup
13. Enterovirus
14. GERD
15. German Measles (Rubella)
16. Hantavirus Pulmonary
17. Human Immune Virus
18. Hodgkins Disease
19. Interstitial Lung Disease
20. Pneumonia
21. Respiratory Syncytial Virus
22. Legionnaire Disease
23. Lung Cancer
24. Malaria
25. Measles
26. MERS
27. Mold Exposure
28. Monkeypox
29. Mucormycosis
30. Nicotine
31. Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas
32. Peanut Allergy
33. Plague
34. Sarcoidosis
35. SARS
36. Sinusitis
37. Smoker's Lung
38. Thymoma
39. Thyroid Cancer
40. Tuberculosis
41. Upper Respiratory Infection
42. VRE
43. Pertussis

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Detailed: Dementia Overview, its causes and symptoms.

Dementia, the brain disease giant is a collective term used to describe the problems that people with various underlying brain disorders or damage can have with their memory, language and thinking. Alzheimer's disease is the best known and most common disorder under the umbrella of dementia.
What is dementia?
Dementia is not a single disease in itself, but a general term to describe symptoms such as impairments to memory, communication and thinking.
While the likelihood of having dementia increases with age, it is not a normal part of aging. Before we had today's understanding of specific disorders, "going senile" used to be a common phrase for dementia ("senility"), which misunderstood it as a standard part of getting old.
Light cognitive impairments, by contrast, such as poorer short-term memory, can happen as a normal part of aging (we slowly start to lose brain cells as we age beyond our 20s. This is known as age-related cognitive decline, not dementia, because it does not cause the person or the people around them any problems.
Dementia describes two or more types of symptom that are severe enough to affect daily activities.
But as well as progressive brain cell death like that seen in Alzheimer's disease, dementia can be caused by a head injury, a stroke or a brain tumor, among other causes.
Some of the causes are simpler to understandin terms of how they affect the brain and lead to dementia:
- Vascular dementia: this results from brain cell death caused by conditions such as cerebrovascular disease, for example stroke.
This prevents normal blood flow, depriving brain cells of oxygen.
- Injury: post-traumatic dementia is directly related to brain cell death caused by injury.
- Some types of traumatic brain injury: particularly if repetitive, such as received bysports players - have been linked to certaindementias appearing later in life. Evidence is weak, however, that a single brain injury willraise the likelihood of having a degenerativedementia such as Alzheimer's disease.
Dementia can also be caused by:
- Prion diseases: from certain types ofprotein, as in CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease) and GSS(Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome).
- HIV infection: when the problem is simplytermed HIV-associated dementia. How thevirus damages brain cells is not certain.
- Reversible factors: some dementias can betreated by reversing the effects ofunderlying causes, including medicationinteractions, depression, vitamindeficiencies (for example, thiamine/B1,leading to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome,which is most often caused by alcoholmisuse), and thyroid abnormalities.
Symptoms
The symptoms of dementia experienced bypatients, or noticed by people close to them,are exactly the same signs that healthcareprofessionals look for. Therefore, detailedinformation on these is given in the nextsection about tests and diagnosis.
A person with dementia may show any of thefollowing problems, mostly due to memoryloss - some of which they may notice (orbecome frustrated with) themselves, whileothers may only be picked up by carers orhealthcare workers as a cause for concern.
The signs used to compile this list arepublished by the American Academy of FamilyPhysicians (AAFP) in the journal AmericanFamily Physician
- Recent memory loss: a sign of this mightbe asking the same question repeatedly,forgetting about already asking it.
- Difficulty completing familiar tasks: forexample, making a drink or cooking a meal,but forgetting and leaving it.
- Problems communicating: difficulty withlanguage by forgetting simple words orusing the wrong ones.
- Disorientation: with time and place, gettinglost on a previously familiar street close tohome, for example, and forgetting how theygot there or would get home again.
- Poor judgment: the AAFP says: "Even awell person might get distracted and forgetto watch a child for a little while. Peoplewith dementia, however, might forget allabout the child and just leave the house forthe day."
- Problems with abstract thinking: forexample, dealing with money.
- Misplacing things: including putting themin the wrong places and forgetting aboutdoing this.
- Mood changes: unlike those we all have,swinging quickly through a set of moods.
- Personality changes: becoming irritable,suspicious or fearful, for example.
- Loss of initiative: showing less interest instarting something or going somewhere.

Be sure to see your doctor if you have any of the above symptoms.
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Detailed: Breast Cancer Overview, Its symptoms, causes and Survival rate.

A Tbthealth reader commented on one of my posts on Facebook(also, you can email me on any topic you want me to Talkabout!) and said to help orientate  him on Breast cancer as a whole. You might also need this. Read....
What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is a kind of cancer that develops from breast cells. Breast cancer usually starts off in the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply them with milk. A malignant tumor can spread to other parts of the body. A breast cancer that started off in the lobules is known as lobular carcinoma, while one that developed from the ducts is called ductal carcinoma.
The vast majority of breast cancer cases occur in females. This article focuses on breast cancer in women. We also have an article about male breast cancer .
Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide. It accounts for 16% of all female cancers and 22.9% of invasive cancers in women. 18.2% of all cancer deaths worldwide, including both males and females, are from breast cancer.
Breast cancer rates are much higher in developed nations compared to developing ones. There are several reasons for this, with possibly life-expectancy being one of the key factors - breast cancer is more common in elderly women; women in the richest countries live much longer than those in the poorest nations. The different lifestyles and eating habits of females in rich and poor countries are also contributory factors, experts believe.
According to the National Cancer Institute , 232,340 female breast cancers and 2,240 male breast cancers are reported in the USA each year, as well as about 39,620 deaths caused by the disease.
The first symptoms of breast cancer are usually an area of thickened tissue in the woman's breast, or a lump. The majority of lumps are not cancerous; however, women should get them checked by a health care professional.
Women who detect any of the following signs or symptoms should tell their doctor
- A lump in a breast
- A pain in the armpits or breast that does not seem to be related to the woman's menstrual period
- Pitting or redness of the skin of the breast; like the skin of an orange
- A rash around (or on) one of the nipples
- A swelling (lump) in one of the armpits
- An area of thickened tissue in a breast
- One of the nipples has a discharge;
sometimes it may contain blood
- The nipple changes in appearance; it may become sunken or inverted
- The size or the shape of the breast changes
- The nipple-skin or breast-skin may have started to peel, scale or flake.
What causes breast cancer?
Experts are not sure what causes breast cancer. It is hard to say why one person develops the disease while another does not.
We know that some risk factors can impact on a woman's likelihood of developing breast cancer. These are:
Getting older - the older a woman gets, the higher is her risk of developing breast cancer; age is a risk factor. Over 80% of all female breast cancers occur among women aged 50+ years (after the menopause).
Genetics - women who have a close relative who has/had breast or ovarian cancer are more likely to develop breast cancer. If two close family members develop the disease, it does not necessarily mean they shared the genes that make them more vulnerable, because breast cancer is a relatively common cancer.
The majority of breast cancers are not hereditary.
Women who carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a considerably higher risk of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer.
These genes can be inherited. TP53,
another gene, is also linked to greater
breast cancer risk.
A history of breast cancer - women who have had breast cancer, even non-invasive cancer, are more likely to develop the disease again, compared to women who have no history of the disease.
Having had certain types of breast lumps - Women who have had some types of benign (non-cancerous) breast lumps are more likely to develop cancer later on. Examples include atypical ductal hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ.
Dense breast tissue - women with more dense breast tissue have a greater chance of developing breast cancer.
Estrogen exposure - women who started having periods earlier or entered menopause later than usual have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. This is because their bodies have been exposed to estrogen for longer. Estrogen exposure begins when periods start, and drops dramatically during the menopause.
Obesity - post-menopausal obese and overweight women may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Experts say that there are higher levels of estrogen in obese menopausal women, which may be the cause of the higher risk.
Height - taller-than-average women have a slightly greater likelihood of developing breast cancer than shorter-than-average women. Experts are not sure why.
Alcohol consumption - the more alcohol a woman regularly drinks, the higher her risk of developing breast cancer is. The Mayo Clinic says that if a woman wants to drink, she should not exceed one alcoholic beverage per day.
Radiation exposure - undergoing X-rays and CT scans may raise a woman's risk of developing breast cancer slightly. Scientists at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center found that women who had been treated with radiation to the chest for a childhood cancer have a higher risk of developing breast cancer.
HRT (hormone replacement therapy) - both forms, combined and estrogen-only HRT therapies may increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer slightly.
Combined HRT causes a higher risk.
Certain jobs - French researchers found that women who worked at night prior to a first pregnancy had a higher risk of eventually developing breast cancer.
Canadian researchers found that certain jobs, especially those that bring the human body into contact with possible carcinogens and endocrine disruptors are linked to a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Examples include bar/gambling,
automotive plastics manufacturing, metal-working, food canning and agriculture. They reported their findings in the November 2012 issue of Environmental Health .
Cosmetic implants may undermine breast cancer survival - women who have cosmetic breast implants and develop breast cancer may have a higher risk of dying prematurely form the disease compared to other females, researchers from Canada reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) (May 2013 issue).
The team looked at twelve peer-reviewed articles on observational studies which had been carried out in Europe, the USA and Canada.
Experts had long-wondered whether
cosmetic breast implants might make it harder to spot malignancy at an early
stage, because they produce shadows on mammograms.
In this latest study, the authors found that a woman with a cosmetic breast implant has a 25% higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer when the disease has already advanced, compared to those with no implants.
Women with cosmetic breast implants who are diagnosed with breast cancer have a 38% higher risk of death from the disease, compared to other patients diagnosed with the same disease who have no implants, the researchers wrote.
After warning that there were some
limitations in the twelve studies they looked at, the authors concluded "Further investigations are warranted into the long term effects of cosmetic breast implants on the detection and prognosis of breast cancer, adjusting for potential confounders."
Survival rate
A common misconception is to treat survival rates as ‘cure’ rates. There are very few types of cancer for which the five-year survival rate effectively represents a cure rate. For the vast majority of cancers survival rates continue to fall beyond five years after diagnosis, most notably breast cancer, where survival rates continue to decline more than twenty years after diagnosis.
Breast cancer survival rates beyond five years have been improving for more than 20 years, probably due to increased breast awareness, earlier detection and improved treatment.
Current ten year survival statistics for people diagnosed with primary breast cancer (ie no spread to other parts of the body) are between 20% and 89%, breaking down as follows:
For small early breast cancers, between 70% and 89% live for 10 years after diagnosis.
Between 70 - 78% in the following situations live for at least 10 years after diagnosis
A cancer smaller than 2cm, low grade, with cancer in 4 or more lymph nodes
A cancer smaller than 2cm, intermediate grade, with cancer in 1, 2 or 3 lymph nodes
Cancer between 2 and 7cm, low grade, with cancer in 1, 2, or 3 lymph nodes.
Cancer between 2 and 7cm, intermediate grade, with no cancer in the lymph nodes
In other words 5 - 10 years.
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Essential: Common HIV symptoms in men.

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A study published in 2006 also
highlighted missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis of HIV infection, noting that 41 percent of patients were “late testers.” That is, they were diagnosed with AIDS within a year of being diagnosed with an HIV infection.
These studies indicate that you must watch out for your own health, be aware of the signs, and get tested immediately if you suspect you may have been infected.
Symptom #1—Flu-Like Feeling
According to the Mayo Clinic, most people who are infected with HIV will experience flu- like symptoms within two weeks to three months after the infection. That means you may have a fever, or suffer one or more of the following for a week or two:
- Rash on the arms, legs, face, or belly
- Sore throat
- Swollen lymph glands
- Mouth or genital ulcers
- Bad headaches
- Muscle aches
- Joint pain
- Vomiting
- Night sweats
Symptom #2—No Symptoms
HIV is tricky. In some people, it will create no symptoms of infection until the damage to the immune system has progressed. You may feel perfectly fine for months or years. Then, you may start suffering from a new infection or sickness that took hold because HIV weakened the immune system. This is why early testing— even when you feel fine—is so important.
Symptom #3—You Get Sick
Whether you have no symptoms after infection, or you suffer a flu-like episode, the virus will soon go into a “latency” phase. During this time, patients may have no symptoms until the immune system is sufficiently weakened or the disease has progressed to AIDS.
Common AIDS symptoms in men include:
- Swollen lymph glands
- Unusual lesions on the tongue
- Skin rashes
- Bumps
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Cough and shortness of breath
- Chronic fatigue fever
- Chills, and night sweats
- Rapid weight loss
- Blurred or distorted vision
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Essential: 10 cancer symptoms we all ignore.

You could benefit greatly by being alert to certain cancer symptoms that indicate a trip to the doctor's office sooner rather than later.
Unfortunately, these symptoms are ignored by many.
1. Persistent Pain
The American Cancer Society recommends that you get checked out by your physician if you are experiencing a pain that persists.
A careful history, and more details could give your doctor necessary signs to decide whether further testing is required.
2. Change in Breast Volume
As most men, you may never have
considered the possibility of having breast cancer. However uncommon, it is possible.
Any new mass in the breast area of a man needs to be checked out by a physician.
3. Prolonged Fever
Most cancers will cause fever at some point. Often, fever occurs after the cancer has spread from its original site and invaded another part of the body. But it can also be caused by blood cancers such as lymphoma or leukaemia, according to the American Cancer Society.
4. Unexplained Weight Loss
If a man loses more than 10% of his body weight in a short time period such as a matter of weeks without actively trying to reduce weight, it's time to see the doctor.
5. Depression
Experts have found a link between
depression and pancreatic cancer. Other symptoms of pancreas cancer may include jaundice, a change in stool colour, often gray, a darkening of the urine. Itching over the whole body may also occur.
6. Fatigue
If you often feel extremely tired and you don’t get better with rest, check with your doctor. The doctor should evaluate the fatigue along with any other symptoms in order to determine its cause and the proper treatment.
7. Unrelenting Cough
A very prolonged cough, defined as lasting more than three or four weeks, or a change in a cough should not be ignored. They could be a symptom of cancer, or they could indicate some other problem such as chronic bronchitis or acid reflux.
8. Difficulty in Swallowing
Some men may report trouble swallowing but then ignore it. "Over time, they change their diet to a more liquid diet. They start to drink more soup. But swallowing difficulties may be a sign of a GI cancer, such as cancer of the oesophagus.
9. Skin Changes (Lump or Growth)
According to The American Cancer Society, any kind of skin changes (growth or shrinkage, swelling or a lump or a feeling of heaviness) is a cause of concern. If you have growth that is getting larger or swelling that doesn’t subside within a week, see a doctor.
10. Irregular Bowel Movements
When your bowel movements aren't as easy for a long time, it could be a cancer warning. You should go to the doctor for colonoscopy to figure out the reason for it.
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Causes and Symptoms of Diarrhea.

What Is Diarrhea?
Diarrhea is a condition that is classified as the appearance of loose, watery stools and/or a frequent need to go to the bathroom. It generally lasts a few days and often disappears without any treatment.
Diarrhea may be related to a viral or bacterial infection and is sometimes the result of food poisoning. The condition commonly known as traveler’s diarrhea occurs when you’ve been exposed to bacteria or parasites while on vacation to developing countries.
Chronic diarrhea lingers for a longer period of time (at least four weeks) and is usually the result of an intestinal disease or disorder.
What Causes Diarrhea?
Diarrhea may be caused by a variety of conditions or elements, including:
Food intolerance
Food allergies
Adverse reaction to medication
Viral infections
Bacterial infections
Intestinal diseases
Functional bowel disorders
Gallbladder or stomach surgery
Parasites
What are the Symptoms of Diarrhea?
There are many different symptoms of diarrhea. These symptoms may occur in any combination, depending on the cause of the condition. You may experience any of the following:
Nausea
Abdominal pain
Cramping
Bloating
Dehydration
Fever
Bloody stools
Frequent urge to evacuate the bowels incontinence
Chronic diarrhea may be a symptom of more serious conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease. If you are experiencing frequent severe diarrhea, you may be at risk for developing an intestinal disease or functional bowel disorder. If this is the case, tell your doctor.
Source: Healthline

Detailed: Symptoms of Kidney failure.

Remember, many of the symptoms can be caused by other health problems. The only way to know the cause of YOUR symptoms is to see your doctor.
Changes in Urination
Kidneys make urine, so when the kidneys are failing, the urine may change. How?
: You may have to get up at night to urinate.
: Urine may be foamy or bubbly.
:You may urinate more often, or in greater amounts than usual, with pale urine.
:You may urinate less often, or in smaller amounts than usual, with dark-colored urine.
:Your urine may contain blood.
:You may feel pressure or have difficulty urinating.
What patients said:
"When you go to use the restroom, you couldn't get it all out. And it would still feel just like tightness down there, there was so much pressure."
"My urine is what I had started noticing. Then I was frequently going to the bathroom, and when I got there, nothing's happening. You think, 'Hey, I've got to go to the john,' and you get there: 2, 3 drops."
"I was passing blood in my urine. It was so dark it looked like grape Kool-Aid. And when I went to the hospital they thought I was lying about what color it was."
- Swelling
Failing kidneys don't remove extra fluid, which builds up in your body causing swelling in the legs, ankles, feet, face, and/or hands.
What patients said:
"I remember a lot of swelling in my ankles. My ankles were so big I couldn't get my shoes on."
"My sister, her hair started to fall out, she was losing weight, but her face was really puffy, you know, and everything like that, before she found out what was going on with her."
"Going to work one morning, my left ankle was swollen, real swollen, and I was very exhausted just walking to the bus stop. And I knew then that I had to see a doctor."
- Fatigue
Healthy kidneys make a hormone called erythropoietin (a-rith'-ro-po'-uh-tin), or EPO, that tells your body to make oxygen-carrying red blood cells. As the kidneys fail, they make less EPO. With fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen, your muscles and brain tire very quickly. This is anemia, and it can be treated.
What patients said:
"I was constantly exhausted and didn't have any pep or anything."
"I would sleep a lot. I'd come home from work and get right in that bed."
"It's just like when you're extremely tired all the time. Fatigued, and you're just drained, even if you didn't do anything, just totally drained."
- Skin Rash/Itching
Kidneys remove wastes from the bloodstream.
When the kidneys fail, the build-up of wastes in your blood can cause severe itching.
What patients said:
"It's not really a skin itch or anything, it's just right down to the bone. I had to get a brush and dig. My back was just bloody from scratching it so much."
"My skin had broke out, I was itching and scratching a lot."
- Metallic Taste in Mouth/Ammonia Breath
A build-up of wastes in the blood (called uremia) can make food taste different and cause bad breath. You may also notice that you stop liking to eat meat, or that you are losing weight because you just don't feel like eating.
What patients said:
"Foul taste in your mouth. Almost like you're drinking iron."
"You don't have the appetite you used to have."
"Before I started dialysis, I must have lost around about 10 pounds."
- Nausea and Vomiting
A severe build-up of wastes in the blood (uremia) can also cause nausea and vomiting.
Loss of appetite can lead to weight loss.
What patients said:
"I had a lot of itching, and I was nauseated, throwing up all the time. I couldn't keep anything down in my stomach."
"When I got the nausea, I couldn't eat and I had a hard time taking my blood pressure pills."
- Shortness of Breath
Trouble catching your breath can be related to the kidneys in two ways. First, extra fluid in the body can build up in the lungs. And second, anemia (a shortage of oxygen-carrying red blood cells) can leave your body oxygen-starved and short of breath.
What patients said:
"At the times when I get the shortness of breath, it's alarming to me. It just fears me. I think maybe I might fall or something so I usually go sit down for awhile."
"I couldn't sleep at night. I couldn't catch my breath, like I was drowning or something. And, the bloating, can't breathe, can't walk anywhere. It was bad."
"You go up a set of stairs and you're out of breath, or you do work and you get tired and you have to stop."
- Feeling Cold
Anemia can make you feel cold all the time, even in a warm room.
What patients said:
"I notice sometimes I get really cold, I get chills."
"Sometimes I get really, really cold. It could be hot, and I'd be cold."
- Dizziness and Trouble Concentrating
Anemia related to kidney failure means that your brain is not getting enough oxygen. This can lead to memory problems, trouble with concentration, and dizziness.
What patients said:
"I know I mentioned to my wife that my memory—I couldn't remember what I did last week, or maybe what I had 2 days ago. I couldn't really concentrate, because I like to work crossword puzzles and read a lot."
"I was always tired and dizzy."
"It got to the point, like, I used to be at work, and all of the sudden I'd start getting dizzy.
So I was thinking maybe it was my blood pressure or else diabetes was going bad.
That's what was on my mind."
- Leg/Flank Pain
The most common causes of CKD do not cause any pain. And, much of the pain that is near the kidneys is not caused by a kidney.problem. But some people who have CKD do have pain.
Some people with kidney problems may have pain in the upper back (where the kidneys are) or on the same side as the affected kidney.
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) , which causes large, fluid-filled cysts on the kidneys and sometimes the liver, can cause pain.
Kidney infections and kidney stones can cause severe pain, often in spasms.
Bladder infections can cause burning when you urinate.
People who have medullary sponge kidney say it is painful.
What patients said:
"About 2 years ago, I was constantly going to the bathroom all the time, my back was always hurting and I was wondering why...and they diagnosed that kidney problem."
"And then you're having to get up all time through the night, and then you have the side ache, a backache, and you can't move."
"At night, I would get a pain in my side. It was worse than labor pain. And I'd be crying and my husband would get up, everybody, rubbing my legs."
Source: Lifeoption

Definition and Symptoms of Stomach Ulcer.

What is a Stomach Ulcer?
Stomach ulcers are painful sores that can be found in the stomach lining or small intestine.
Stomach ulcers are also known as peptic ulcers. They occur when the thick layer of mucus that protects your stomach from.digestive juices is reduced.
According to the American Gastroenterological Association, an estimated four million people have stomach ulcers and one in 10 people will develop the condition over their lifetime (AGA ).
Stomach ulcers are easily cured, however they can become severe without treatment.
What Causes Stomach Ulcers?
Stomach ulcers are not necessarily caused by one single factor. The decrease in the stomach’s mucus lining that leads to an ulcer is commonly caused by:
- An infection with the bacterium
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) long-term use in excess of the recommended dosage of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen Zollinger-Ellison syndrome—a rare disease that makes the body produce excess
stomach acid
Certain factors and behaviors put people at higher risk for developing stomach ulcers:
- Smoking
- Frequent use of steroids (such as those for treating asthma)
- Hypercalcemia (overproduction of calcium)
- Family history of stomach ulcers
- Being over 50 years old
- Excessive consumption of alcohol
Symptoms of Stomach Ulcers
There are a number of symptoms associated with stomach ulcers. The severity of the symptoms depends on the severity of the ulcer.
The most common symptom is a
burning sensation or pain in the area between your chest and belly button. Normally, the pain will be more intense when your stomach is empty and it can last for a few minutes or several hours.
Other common symptoms include:
- Dull, burning pain in the stomach
- Weight loss not wanting to eat because of pain nausea or vomiting bloating burping heartburn (burning sensation in the chest) pain improves when you eat, drink , or take antacids
Talk to your doctor if you experience
symptoms of a stomach ulcer. Even though discomfort may be mild, ulcers can get worse if they aren’t treated.

Early Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy.

You know, any girl or woman can come to tell a guy that she's pregnant or something. The guy not possibly knowing the fundamental Pregnancy symptoms would be probably  deceived and would start fulfilling the girls wishes(just a thought). Also, a lady can think she's pregnant maybe because of just missing one period, and may not be.
Now, we at Tbthealth will orientate you on the common symptoms of pregnancy.  
- Prickling, tingling nipples
As pregnancy hormones increase the blood supply to your breasts, you may feel a tingling sensation around your nipples. This can be one of the earliest signs of pregnancy, and is sometimes noticeable within a week or so of conception.
Once your body gets used to the hormone surge, this sensation will subside.
- Spotting and cramping
It's common to have some spotting at the time when you'd usually have your period. You may notice a slight pink or brown-coloured stain in your knickers, or when you wee, or feel slight cramping. Experts aren't sure why spotting in very early pregnancy happens, but it's thought to either be caused by the egg implanting in your uterus , or more likely, the hormones that control your periods kicking in.
- Feeling sick
If you're lucky, you'll escape this completely.
However, morning sickness is a common symptom of early pregnancy. It often starts when you're about six weeks pregnant, though it can start as early as four weeks. You may feel sick and queasy, or even vomit. Despite the name, morning sickness can affect you at any time of the day, or night.
- Tender, swollen breasts
Once you are about six weeks pregnant, your breasts may become increasingly tender to the touch. It’s similar to how they feel before you have a period, but more so.
You may notice that your breasts are larger and swollen, with blue veins visible just below the skin. Tenderness tends to be most
common in the first trimester, easing as pregnancy progresses.
- Feeling tired
Exhausted? You may find yourself diving for your duvet as your body cranks up to support your baby, right from the early stages of pregnancy. Pregnancy hormones in your body are to blame, as these can make you feel tired, upset and emotional. Though fatigue is not a sure-fire symptom on its own, it's a common pregnancy symptom.
You may find that tiredness wipes you out the most in your first trimester and third trimester.
- Needing to wee frequently
From about six weeks of pregnancy, you may notice that you're weeing more often .
This is down to a combination of pregnancy hormones, a larger volume of blood in your system, and your kidneys working extra hard.
If you feel pain or a burning sensation when you wee, though, you may have a urinary tract infection (UTI).
- Darker nipples
Skin changes are common during pregnancy.
One of the first changes you may notice is the circle of skin round your nipples (areolas) getting darker. This can happen from about eight weeks.
You may also find that the bumps around your nipples become more pronounced, and your nipples more erect. Your vulva and vagina may change to a deeper, purplish red, too, though you probably won't notice this!
- Food cravings and altered sense of smell
Food cravings can be a sign of pregnancy.
You may go off some foods, but develop a craving for others. This can happen very early for some women, even before they've missed a period. Some women report a metallic taste in their mouth, others that they can’t stand the taste of coffee or a food they usually like, such as eggs.
Your sense of smell may change as well, and you may find that you're more sensitive to aromas from food or cooking.
- A missed period
If you're usually pretty regular, and your period doesn't start on time, you'll probably take a pregnancy test before you notice any other signs. A missed period is one of the surest signs of pregnancy.
But if your periods are usually irregular, or you lose track of when your next one is due, you may not realise that your period is late. In this case, tender breasts , feeling queasy and making extra trips to the loo may be early clues that you’re pregnant.
- The proof: a positive home pregnancy test
Most home pregnancy tests will give you a reliable result if you wait until at least the first day of a missed period. If a blue line appears in the test window, you're probably expecting.
So make an appointment with your midwife.
Talk to others who are hoping to get pregnant in our actively trying group.

Common Symptoms of Influenza.

Influenza, as an ardent Tbthealth readers would know, is among the ranked most-worst disease in the world. The alike-cold-disease is Not so easy to fathom as it might want to look like the common cold, however this is more dangerous than the common cold even none should be underrated.
Influenza symptoms are slow to showcase itself as it might just occur in two days after the formidable disease might have gripped you to your bed.
Its common signs are explained below...
Common signs and symptoms of the flu include:
- Fever over 100 F (38 C)
- Aching muscles, especially in your back, arms and legs
- Chills and sweats
- Headache
- Dry cough
- Fatigue and weakness
- Nasal congestion

It can also be called "Flu"

Signs and Symptoms of Bowel Cancer.

All types of cancer.
Signs and symptoms of bowel cancer.
The three main symptoms of bowel cancer are blood in the stools (faeces), a change in bowel habit (such as to more frequent, looser stools) and abdominal (tummy) pain. However, these symptoms are very common. Blood in the stools is usually caused by haemorrhoids (piles) and a change in bowel habit or abdominal pain is often due to something you have eaten. In the UK, an estimated 7 million people have blood in the stools each year and even more people have temporary changes in bowel habit and abdominal pain. Most people with these symptoms do not have bowel cancer. As the vast majority of people with bowel cancer are over 60 years old, these symptoms are more important as people get older. They are also more significant when they persist in spite of simple treatments. Most patients with bowel cancer present with one of the following symptom combinations: a persistent change in bowel habit, causing them to go to the toilet more often and pass looser stools, usually together with blood on or in their stools a persistent change in bowel habit without blood in their stools, but with abdominal pain blood in the stools without other haemorrhoid symptoms such as soreness, discomfort, pain, itching or a lump hanging down outside the back passage abdominal pain, discomfort or bloating always provoked by eating, sometimes resulting in a reduction in the amount of food eaten and weight loss The symptoms of bowel cancer can be subtle and don’t necessarily make you feel ill.
Source: NHS.Gov

Should Know: Symptoms of Cholera.

Most people exposed to the cholera bacterium (Vibrio cholerae) don't become ill and never know they've been infected. Yet because they shed cholera bacteria in their stool for seven to 14 days, they can still infect others through contaminated water. Most symptomatic cases of cholera cause mild or moderate diarrhea
that's often hard to distinguish from diarrhea caused by other problems.
Only about 1 in 10 infected people develops the typical signs and symptoms of cholera, usually within a few days of infection.
Symptoms of cholera infection may include:
Diarrhea. Cholera-related diarrhea comes on suddenly and may quickly cause dangerous fluid loss — as much as a quart (about 1 liter) an hour. Diarrhea due to cholera often has a pale, milky appearance that resembles water in which rice has been rinsed (rice-water stool).
Nausea and vomiting. Occurring especially in the early stages of cholera, vomiting may persist for hours at a time.
Dehydration. Dehydration can develop within hours after the onset of cholera symptoms. Depending on how many body fluids have been lost, dehydration can range from mild to severe. A loss of 10 percent or more of total body weight indicates severe dehydration.
Signs and symptoms of cholera
include irritability, lethargy, sunken eyes, a dry mouth, extreme thirst, dry and shriveled skin that's slow to bounce back when pinched into a fold, little or no urine output, low blood pressure, and an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).
Dehydration may lead to a rapid loss of minerals in your blood (electrolytes) that maintain the balance of fluids in your body.
This is called an electrolyte imbalance.
Electrolyte imbalance
An electrolyte imbalance can lead to serious signs and symptoms such as:
Muscle cramps. These result from the rapid loss of salts such as sodium, chloride and potassium.
Shock. This is one of the most serious complications of dehydration. It occurs when low blood volume causes a drop in blood pressure and a drop in the amount of
oxygen in your body. If untreated, severe hypovolemic shock can cause death in a matter of minutes.
Signs and symptoms of cholera in children
In general, children with cholera have the same signs and symptoms adults do, but they are particularly susceptible to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) due to fluid loss, which may cause:
- An altered state of consciousness
- Seizures
- Coma

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Basic: Symptoms of Diabetes.

Diabetes! Diabetes!! Diabetes!!!.
A very bad disease. We all know major stuffs that happens when you have diabetes. Your wounds never get healed. You know how dangerous that is?. If blade cut you, it won't heal properly or at all, you mistakenly injure yourself with your nails, forget healing. This disease is scary because its symptoms looks more usual and you may not quickly know something is wrong with you.
Well these are symptoms you could refer to someone. Maybe your brother, dad, mother or anybody. Stay tuned, scroll down and get orientated...
Frequent urination
Have you been going to the bathroom to urinate more often recently? Do you notice that you spend most of the day going to the toilet? When there is too much glucose (sugar) in your blood you will urinate more often. If your insulin is ineffective, or not
there at all, your kidneys cannot filter the glucose back into the blood. The kidneys will take water from your blood in order to dilute the glucose - which in turn fills up your bladder.
Disproportionate thirst
If you are urinating more than usual, you will need to replace that lost liquid. You will be drinking more than usual. Have you been drinking more than usual lately?
Intense hunger
As the insulin in your blood is not working properly, or is not there at all, and your cells are not getting their energy, your body may react by trying to find more energy - food. You will become hungry.
Weight gain
This might be the result of the above
symptom (intense hunger).
Unusual weight loss
This is more common among people with Diabetes Type 1. As your body is not making insulin it will seek out another energy source (the cells aren't getting glucose). Muscle tissue and fat will be broken down for energy. As Type 1 is of a more sudden onset and Type 2 is much
more gradual, weight loss is more
noticeable with Type 1.
Increased fatigue
If your insulin is not working properly, or is not there at all, glucose will not be entering your cells and providing them with energy.
This will make you feel tired and listless.
Irritability
Irritability can be due to your lack of
energy.
Blurred vision
This can be caused by tissue being pulled from your eye lenses. This affects your eyes' ability to focus. With proper treatment this can be treated. There are severe cases
where blindness or prolonged vision
problems can occur.
Cuts and bruises don't heal properly or quickly
Do you find cuts and bruises take a much longer time than usual to heal? When there is more sugar (glucose) in your body, its ability to heal can be undermined.
More skin and/or yeast infections
When there is more sugar in your body, its ability to recover from infections is affected.
Women with diabetes find it especially difficult to recover from bladder and vaginal
infections.
Itchy skin
A feeling of itchiness on your skin is
sometimes a symptom of diabetes.
Gums are red and/or swollen - Gums pull away from teeth.
If your gums are tender, red and/or swollen this could be a sign of diabetes. Your teeth could become loose as the gums pull away
from them.
Frequent gum disease/infection
As well as the previous gum symptoms, you may experience more frequent gum disease and/or gum infections.
Sexual dysfunction among men
If you are over 50 and experience frequent or constant sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction), it could be a symptom of diabetes.
Numbness or tingling, especially in your feet and hands
If there is too much sugar in your body your nerves could become damaged, as could the tiny blood vessels that feed those nerves. You may experience tingling and/or numbness in your hands and feet.

Source: Health

Causes and symptoms of Hypertension.

Ahsh!. Hypertension?. Nope, I don't pray for anyone to have this. It leads to stroke and stroke makes you useless, atleast, here on earth.
Now see the causes and symptoms...
What causes hypertension?
Though the exact causes of hypertension are usually unknown, there are several factors that have been highly associated with the
condition. These include:
- Smoking
- Obesity or being overweight
- Being obese/overweight as a child - a research team at the Indiana University School of Medicine found that obese/overweight children are much more likely to suffer from hypertension during adulthood
- Diabetes
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Lack of physical activity
- High levels of salt intake (sodium
sensitivity). According to the American Heart Association (AHA), sodium consumption should be limited to 1,500 milligrams per day
, and that includes everybody, even healthy people without high blood pressure, diabetes or cardiovascular diseases.
- Insufficient calcium , potassium, and magnesium consumption
- Vitamin D deficiency
- High levels of alcohol consumption
- Stress
- Aging
- Medicines such as birth control pills Genetics and a family history of
hypertension - In May 2011,.scientists from the University of Leicester, England, reported in the journal Hypertension that some genes in the kidneys may contribute
to hypertension
- Chronic kidney disease
- Adrenal and thyroid problems or tumors.
Statistics in the USA indicate that African and Americans have a higher incidence of hypertension than other ethnicities.
What are the symptoms of hypertension?
There is no guarantee that a person with hypertension will present any symptoms of the condition. About 33% of people actually do not know that they have high blood pressure,
and this ignorance can last for years. For this reason, it is advisable to undergo periodic blood pressure screenings even when no symptoms are present.
Extremely high blood pressure may lead to some symptoms, however, and these include:
- Severe headaches
- Fatigue or confusion
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Problems with vision
- Chest pains
- Breathing problems
- Irregular heartbeat
- Blood in the urine.

Remedies coming soon...

Detailed: Stroke overview, causes and symptoms.

I have seen patients with stroke many times and I can tell you clearly that it is a very bad ailment!!.
Get oriented:
Symptoms
Watch for these signs and symptoms if you think you or someone else may be having a stroke. Note when your signs and symptoms begin, because the length of time they have been present may guide your treatment
decisions:
Trouble with speaking and understanding.
You may experience confusion. You may slur your words or have difficulty
understanding speech.
Paralysis or numbness of the face, arm or leg. You may develop sudden numbness, weakness or paralysis in your face, arm or leg, especially on one side of your body. Try to raise both your arms over your head at
the same time. If one arm begins to fall, you may be having a stroke. Similarly, one side of your mouth may droop when you try to smile.
Trouble with seeing in one or both eyes.
You may suddenly have blurred or
blackened vision in one or both eyes, or you may see double.
Headache. A sudden, severe headache, which may be accompanied by vomiting, dizziness or altered consciousness, may
indicate you're having a stroke.
Trouble with walking. You may stumble or experience sudden dizziness, loss of balance or loss of coordination.
When to see a doctor
Seek immediate medical attention if you notice any signs or symptoms of a stroke, even if they seem to fluctuate or disappear.
Think "FAST" and do the following:
Face. Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?
Arms. Ask the person to raise both arms.
Does one arm drift downward? Or is one arm unable to raise up?
Speech. Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Is his or her speech slurred or strange?
Time. If you observe any of these signs, call 911 immediately.
Call 911 or your local emergency number right away. Don't wait to see if symptoms go away.
Every minute counts. The longer a stroke goes untreated, the greater the potential for brain damage and disability.
If you're with someone you suspect is having a stroke, watch the person carefully while waiting for emergency assistance.
Causes
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to your brain is interrupted or reduced. This deprives your brain of oxygen and nutrients, which can
cause your brain cells to die.
A stroke may be caused by a blocked artery (ischemic stroke) or the leaking or bursting of a blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke). Some people may experience only a temporary
disruption of blood flow to their brain
(transient ischemic attack, or TIA).
Ischemic stroke
About 85 percent of strokes are ischemic strokes. Ischemic strokes occur when the arteries to your brain become narrowed or blocked, causing severely reduced blood flow
(ischemia). The most common ischemic strokes include:
Thrombotic stroke. A thrombotic stroke occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one of the arteries that supply blood to your brain. A clot may be caused by fatty
deposits (plaque) that build up in arteries and cause reduced blood flow (atherosclerosis) or other artery conditions.
Embolic stroke. An embolic stroke occurs when a blood clot or other debris forms away from your brain — commonly in your heart — and is swept through your bloodstream to lodge in narrower brain arteries. This type of blood clot is called an
embolus.
Hemorrhagic stroke
Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in your brain leaks or ruptures. Brain hemorrhages can result from many conditions that affect your blood vessels, including
uncontrolled high blood pressure
(hypertension), overtreatment with
anticoagulants and weak spots in your blood vessel walls (aneurysms).
A less common cause of hemorrhage is the rupture of an abnormal tangle of thin-walled blood vessels (arteriovenous malformation)
present at birth. Types of hemorrhagic stroke
include:
Intracerebral hemorrhage. In an
intracerebral hemorrhage, a blood vessel in the brain bursts and spills into the surrounding brain tissue, damaging brain cells. Brain cells beyond the leak are deprived of blood and also damaged.
High blood pressure, trauma, vascular malformations, use of blood-thinning medications and other conditions may cause an intracerebral hemorrhage.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage. In a
subarachnoid hemorrhage, an artery on or near the surface of your brain bursts and spills into the space between the surface of your brain and your skull. This bleeding is often signaled by a sudden, severe
headache.
A subarachnoid hemorrhage is commonly caused by the bursting of a small sack-shaped or berry-shaped outpouching on an artery known as an aneurysm. After the hemorrhage, the blood vessels in your brain
may widen and narrow erratically
(vasospasm), causing brain cell damage by further limiting blood flow.
Ischemic stroke
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) — also known as a ministroke — is a brief period of symptoms similar to those you'd have in a stroke. A temporary decrease in blood supply
to part of your brain causes TIAs, which often last less than five minutes.
Like an ischemic stroke, a TIA occurs when a clot or debris blocks blood flow to part of your brain. A TIA doesn't leave lasting symptoms
because the blockage is temporary.
Seek emergency care even if your symptoms seem to clear up. Having a TIA puts you at greater risk of having a full-blown stroke, causing permanent damage later. If you've
had a TIA, it means there's likely a partially blocked or narrowed artery leading to your brain or a clot source in the heart.
It's not possible to tell if you're having a stroke or a TIA based only on your symptoms.
Up to half of people whose symptoms appear to go away actually have had a stroke causing
brain damage.
Risk factors
Many factors can increase your risk of a stroke. Some factors can also increase your chances of having a heart attack. Potentially treatable stroke risk factors include:
- Lifestyle risk factors
- Being overweight or obese
- Physical inactivity
- Heavy or binge drinking
- Use of illicit drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamines
Medical risk factors
- High blood pressure — the risk of stroke begins to increase at blood pressure readings higher than 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Your doctor will help you
decide on a target blood pressure based on your age, whether you have diabetes and other factors.
- Cigarette smoking or exposure to
secondhand smoke.
- High cholesterol.
- Diabetes.
- Obstructive sleep apnea — a sleep disorder in which the oxygen level intermittently drops during the night.
- Cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, heart defects, heart infection or abnormal heart rhythm.
Other factors associated with a higher risk of stroke include:
Personal or family history of stroke, heart attack or transient ischemic attack.
Being age 55 or older.
Race — African-Americans have a higher risk of stroke than do people of other races.
Gender — Men have a higher risk of stroke
than women. Women are usually older when they have strokes, and they're more likely to die of strokes than are men. Also, they may have some risk from some birth control pills or hormone therapies that include estrogen, as well as from pregnancy and childbirth.
Complications
A stroke can sometimes cause temporary or permanent disabilities, depending on how long the brain lacks blood flow and which part was
affected. Complications may include:
Paralysis or loss of muscle movement. You may become paralyzed on one side of your
body, or lose control of certain muscles, such as those on one side of your face or one arm. Physical therapy may help you return to activities hampered by paralysis,
such as walking, eating and dressing.
Difficulty talking or swallowing. A stroke may cause you to have less control over the way the muscles in your mouth and throat move, making it difficult for you to talk clearly (dysarthria), swallow or eat (dysphagia). You also may have difficulty with language (aphasia), including speaking or understanding speech, reading or writing. Therapy with a speech and language pathologist may help.
Memory loss or thinking difficulties. Many people who have had strokes experience some memory loss. Others may have difficulty thinking, making judgments, reasoning and understanding concepts.
Emotional problems. People who have had strokes may have more difficulty controlling their emotions, or they may develop depression.
Pain. People who have had strokes may have pain, numbness or other strange sensations in parts of their bodies affected by stroke. For example, if a stroke causes you to lose feeling in your left arm, you may
develop an uncomfortable tingling
sensation in that arm.
People also may be sensitive to
temperature changes, especially extreme cold after a stroke. This complication is known as central stroke pain or central pain syndrome. This condition generally develops several weeks after a stroke, and it
may improve over time. But because the pain is caused by a problem in your brain, rather than a physical injury, there are few treatments.
Changes in behavior and self-care ability.
People who have had strokes may become more withdrawn and less social or more impulsive. They may need help with grooming and daily chores.
As with any brain injury, the success of treating these complications will vary from person to person.
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Basic: Causes, and Symptoms of Tetanus.

Symptoms:
Signs and symptoms of tetanus may appear anytime from a few days to several weeks after tetanus bacteria enter your body through a wound. The average incubation period is
seven to eight days.
Common signs and symptoms of tetanus, in order of appearance, are:
- Spasms and stiffness in your jaw muscles
- Stiffness of your neck muscles
Difficulty swallowing
- Stiffness of your abdominal muscles Painful body spasms lasting for several minutes, typically triggered by minor occurrences, such as a draft, loud noise, physical touch or light
Other signs and symptoms may include:
- Fever
- Sweating
- Elevated blood pressure
- Rapid heart rate.

Causes:
The bacteria that cause tetanus,
Clostridium tetani, are found in soil, dust and animal feces. When they enter a deep flesh wound, spores of the bacteria may produce a
powerful toxin, tetanospasmin, which actively impairs your motor neurons, nerves that control your
muscles. The effect of the toxin on your motor neurons can cause muscle stiffness and spasms — the major signs of tetanus.

Basics you need to know about Epilepsy

The name epilepsy comes from the Greek for "to be seized." Sudden seizure is the hallmark of this illness. It may involve falling to the ground and twitching spasmodically, but not always.
As the brain goes about its daily functions, millions of electrical and chemical signals pass from its nerve cells out to the body. These electrochemical messages are necessary for almost everything we do and feel. Seizures are a sudden and abnormally high discharge of electrical activity among large numbers of nerve cells in the brain. This can result in involuntary and unusually large signals being sent to the muscles.
Epilepsy is one of the most common disorders of the central nervous system, appearing before the age of 25 in 1 out of every 100 people. A further 2% of the population will develop it between the ages of 25 and 75. 1 person out of 10 will have a seizure during their lifetime but the diagnosis of epilepsy is only made if there have been at least 2 episodes of seizures on different days.
Causes of Epilepsy
Epilepsy is not a disease but rather a symptom of disturbed brain function, which can be caused by many different disease processes. Epilepsy that first appears in adulthood is often due to some localized damage such as poor blood flow to the brain, a brain tumour, or a previous head injury. Epilepsy in children can be brought on by meningitis during infancy or by abnormalities of brain development, but it is often inherited.
We know epilepsy can be passed on genetically, but we don't really understand what's different in the brain of a person with an inherited form of epilepsy. We also don't fully understand what happens to the brain during a seizure. Many people find that particular events tend to trigger seizures. These include:
alcohol, cocaine and some other drugs exposure to flashing or strobe lights
hormonal changes
hyperventilation
insufficient sleep
Catamenial epilepsy refers to seizures that are timed to the menstrual cycle. These seizures occur most during ovulation or just before menstruation. Seizures are apparently provoked by estrogen and prevented by progesterone. This explains why seizures begin around puberty in some women, when estrogen dominates, and may improve after menopause.
Symptoms and Complications of Epilepsy
Before a seizure, many people experience a warning sign called an aura , which may involve a particular smell, feeling, or visual effect. After a seizure, a person may be confused, tired, or sleepy, may experience muscle aches or soreness, and may not remember what happened.
Many people believe that someone having an epileptic seizure is in danger of swallowing his or her tongue and choking. In reality, this almost never happens. If you try to prop the mouth open of someone who is experiencing a seizure, you can damage their teeth (or lose a finger). If the person is standing, you should usually do nothing; if they are unconscious, put them on their side with a headrest and loosen the top button of their shirt.
An exception is in status epilepticus, when a seizure either keeps going for more than 5 minutes or recurs many times in a short period. It may be provoked after abruptly stopping antiseizure medication. You should call an ambulance if this happens.
Different types of seizures
Epileptic seizures are classified according to their particular characteristics:
Partial or focal seizures affect a small area of the brain; the symptoms experienced by the person depend on the area of the brain that is involved:
Simple partial seizures involve no alteration of consciousness. The person might experience a jerking arm or leg, a facial tic, or a visual disturbance such as flashing lights and abnormal smells. Often the seizure will start in the hand or face, and then spread. Smell and taste may be greatly heightened.
In a complex partial seizure, there is some alteration or loss of consciousness. The person can lose track of where they are for a minute or two. A person in such a state may stare, make meaningless sounds, or jerk one or two limbs around automatically. They cannot respond appropriately to questions. For a few minutes afterwards, they're likely to be confused. People experiencing a complex partial seizure may lash out unconsciously at anyone who tries to restrain them.
Generalized seizures affect a larger area of the brain than partial ones:
Tonic-clonic ("grand mal") seizures involve falling, loss of consciousness, and muscle spasms throughout the body, lasting 1 to 2 minutes. Bladder control is sometimes lost. On regaining consciousness, the person may be very tired and confused. A partial seizure can develop into a tonic-clonic seizure.
Absence ("petit mal") seizures occur primarily in children and involve a loss of consciousness lasting 10 to 30 seconds. The eyelids flutter. Children don't fall over but aren't aware of their surroundings and will have no memory of what happened during the seizure.
Myoclonic seizures are brief body jerks that last less than a second. There is no loss of consciousness, but individuals may drop whatever they are holding.
Atonic or akinetic seizures are sometimes called "drop attacks" because there is a momentary loss of muscle tone causing the person to fall to the ground without losing consciousness. Injuries are common because there is no warning.
Infantile spasms, which affects only babies, will cause the baby to suddenly bend forward at the neck or waist. Each seizure lasts just a few seconds, but they may occur in clusters. The baby often cries afterwards. A child with infantile spasms tends to have other types of seizures later in life.
Febrile seizures are quite common in children, affecting 1 in 25 before the age of 5. The child has a fever and a tonic-clonic seizure (there's usually just one brief seizure). You should take the child to the doctor immediately to diagnose the cause of the fever and make sure it is not due to rare but serious conditions such as meningitis.
A topic on the prevention and treatment would be posted soon