This is an inflammation of the mucus lining of the glans-penis which is red, itches, greatly pains. Pimples or scabs mayalso appear on the glans penis, with accumulation of yellow pus under the prepuce. In addition, there could also appear mucous patches or warts.
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Modern Medicine: Treatment for Syphilis
This is a Chronic Veneral disease which is caused by the bacterium ‘Treponema Pallidum’, rsulting in formation of lesions throughout the body. These bacteria enter the body through/via sexual intercourse. During the course of sexual coitus (intercourse), through mucus membranes of urethra or Vagina. But it is quite rare that they may transmit through scratches or skin wounds. Bacteria might also pass through (from) an infected pregnant woman across the placenta to the growing foetus and this state is called ‘Congenital Syphilis’ (that is syphilis is present at birth)
Modern Medicine: Treatment for Diabetes
Generally two kinds of diabetes is encountered, viz.
(i) Diabetes Insipidus – When large quantities of urine are passed quite frequently during a day but without any presence of sugar in the urine.
(ii) Diabetes Millitus -Here, in this condition, sugar is found both in blood and urine.
Modern Medicine: Treatment for Skin Disease
Even though skin and its related diseases remained neglected for a considerable span to time, its utility and important to our body is of paramount importance. Imagine how horribly human body would have looked, had there been no skin over body-Cage. People have now become more conscious about skin care and its beauty and sprawling number of beauty parlors is a living testimony our above observation that, not only ladies but gents also are showing growing awareness towards skin care. It is not the Complexion that counts, it is the glare and softness of skin that matters and attracts others. Emotions directly impact our skin, as under fear skin shrivels and contracts, under a jovial and easy mood it dialates. When sex oveipowers it reddens and in modesty it blushes.
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Modern Medicine: Treatment for Urticarea (Hives, Nettle Rash)
This is also known as hives and Nettlerash and Caused by food deviations, reactions or any allergic factor. One may have urticarea due to one type of allergy and may have other Cause next time, so it is not easy to discern the underlying or precepitatory cause each time, Even a sudden exposure to rain, cold or heat, contact, some irritating food items specific types of applications clothes, shoes underwears local skin, stings / bites of insects and animals will suffice to cause urticarial infections / eruptions.
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Modern Medicine: Treatment for Eczema
It could surface in the form of dry or moist (wet) Eczama. When in moist form, a thick substance Continues to ooze out which infects surrounding areas also, after spreading thereto. At times, there is sanguinely a superficial healing when (hard) crusts form which have pus, blood or simply watery substance underneath.
Modern Medicine: Treatment for Acne
This is an adolescence syndrome when young boys and girls, at pubertal stage or even after that, experience emergence of crop of pimples on the face – moves on checks, beneath tower tip and chin, near the ears, but rarely under the eyes, this is said to be a symptom of approaching young age when, due to glazed oily skin, red pimples appear on face. When such pimples are pluked, pus, blood or thick yellow fluid exudes therefrom. Constant plucking leaves back blemishes on the facial skin and appearance gets destorted which is a mentally and psychologically shattering situation for the youngones.
Modern Medicine: Treatment for Fungal Infections (Ring Worm)
It is a known fact fungus breeds under moisture, hence where there is moisture on the skin severe irritation, cropped pimples and foul smell are bound to surface. The dermatologist will get a scraping from the affected area and examive the same under microscope and, if his diagnosis conforms fungal infection (Candida), then antiungal treatment is given.
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Modern Medicine: Treatment for Scabies
It is a skin infection caused by the ‘ITCH’ mite (Sarcoptes scabiei’). Scabies generally occurs at night when there in incessant, severe and inolerable itching, Causing great restivity, red papules and smarting. The female mite tunnels in the skin so as to lay her eggs and the newly hatched mites easily pass from one person to another. If a person is suffering from the ‘itch’, he willpass on the infection to other members in the family. So all the members and their clothes are required to be discinfected including beadding items.
Modern Medicine: Treatment for Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a common and chronic skin disease in which red, scaly, itchy patches form on the Scalp, elbows, forearms, knees, legs and various other parts of the body, affecting about 1 -2% of the population. Its cause is not known. It is rarely found in the infants and the elderly but is often seen to run in families. Its cause was thought to be anxiety. It mostly occurs in childhood or adolescencle. It may also occur arthritic patients (Psoriatic Ar-thritis).