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| Heart attack is clinically Also called coronary thrombosis. The blood vessel supplying blood to the heart is blocked. This affects/stops the functioning of the heart resulting in heart attacks. |
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| If the blocked artery is one of the arteries supplying to the brain, it causes a condition called stroke. Stroke is the inactivation of a certain region of the brain which controls a particular activity. It may be sight, limb movements, etc. |
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| The heart may have a valve that does not function properly. This results in heart murmur that can be detected by the stethoscope. |
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| It is also a congenital disorder. In this the blood does not have a clotting factor. A small cut may also result in death. |
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| It is the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. The leucocytes are attacked and killed by the virus causing AIDS. This virus is called the HIV - Human Immuno Deficiency virus. The immune system of the body is destroyed and the infected person dies of multiple infectious diseases. It is a fatal disease. It spreads through the bodily fluids like the blood and the semen. It spreads through unchecked blood transfusions and indiscriminate sex. |
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| It is an infection of the lymphatic system caused by the worm-like parasites called the Wuchereria bancrofti. It is transmitted by the culex mosquitoes and is thus more prevalent in the tropical countries. The parasites block the lymph vessels and the lymph gets collected causing oedema. |
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