Health4ALL initiative presents Health terminologies day amongst its founder and volunteers
Here are what they dropped in the initiative Whatsapp platform;
•Abdulkareem Taoheedah kehinde
Myopia:
A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focus their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
•Lawal Azeemat Adeola
Cardiomyopathy:
An acquired or hereditary disease of heart muscle, this condition makes it hard for the heart to deliver blood to the body, and can lead to heart failure.
•Adisa Blessing
Hysterectomy:
The Removal of uterus and cervix
•Famobiwo Adeyinka
Agnosia:
A rare disease in which a person can't recognize objects, shapes, or people. Often due to a brain or neurological condition.
•Omogoroye Olumide
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency:
Alpha-1 antitrypsin is a protein that is made in the liver. The liver releases this protein into the bloodstream. Alpha-1 antitrypsin protects the lungs so they can work normally. Without enough alpha-1 antitrypsin, the lungs can be damaged, and this damage may make breathing difficult. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited (passed down from parents) disorder that causes low levels of, or no alpha-1 antitrypsin in the blood.
•EZEKIEL AMARACHI
ECTROPION:
THIS IS THE SAGGING AND EVERSION OF THE LOWER EYELID. THE EYELID FAILS TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE EYEBALL LEADING TO EXPOSURE OF THE PALPEBRAL CONJUNCTIVA WHICH CAN RESULT TO PERSISTENT EPIPHORA AND IRRITATION.
•BUKOYE Hannah Olajumoke
Halitosis:
Is a form of gum diseases that cause inflammed gum
•KAREEM Khadijat Olamide
Angioedema:
The swelling of the deeper layers of the skin, caused by a build up of fluid.
•Raheem Ismaheel kehinde
Meningitis:
It's characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever
•Aruna abdulwahab Bolaji
Asbestosis:
A lung disease resulting from the inhalation of asbestos particles, marked by severe fibrosis and a high risk of mesothelioma (cancer of the pleura).
•Ajiboye temitope
Myosin:
An albuminous body present in dead muscle formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis.
•Adejumo Adeola Fadekemi
Myasthenia:
Abnormal weakness of the muscles
•Yusuf Jumai Ajoke
Cholesterol:
This is a white ,waxy fatty substance. It is produced in the liver and released into the bloodstream. Cholesterol can be gotten from the food we eat. The body needs cholesterol to work effectively but it poses a health risk when it becomes too much in the bloodstream.
•Abel Beatrice
Vaccination: a method of protecting the body against disease by injecting parts or all of a microorganism that will cause the body to develop antibodies against the microorganism and later fight off disease.
~Promoting healthy living
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