Smallpox

Smallpox was an acute infectious disease, now eradicated globally. It was characterized by...

Natural disasters

Relatively sudden and widespread disturbance of the social system and life of a community or...

Speech disorders

Mutism, autism and dysphasia are among the severe impairments of communication abilities....

Criminal usury

Engaging in criminal usury is to engage in or to finance directly or indirectly extension of...

Juvenile delinquency

Juvenile crime, as all crime, has been increasing. Brutal crime among young offenders also is...

Asthma

Asthma is a disease involving airway inflammation. It is characterised by airway...

Loss of civility

When the members of a society lose consideration for each other it may be exhibited by...

Noise pollution

Noise pollution, operationally defined as 'unwanted sound', has become an environmental...

Childhood obesity

Early mortality in adulthood has been shown to be nearly double in those who had been obese in...

Fetishism

Belief that the possession or wearing of an object charged with certain powers will procure for...

Dutch elm disease

Dutch elm disease is a fungal plant disease. The fungus is most frequently carried from tree to...

Zoonoses

Zoonoses are diseases and infections of animal origin that are communicable to man. The other...

Depressed industries

Decline may stem primarily from the emergence of a cost-effective domestic substitute, in which...

Religious war

Religion has often been a useful pretext for internal or international conflicts. On the one...

Violation of rights of transsexuals

Transsexuals reject the gender assigned to them, of which they have the complete morphology and...

Feral cats

As the numbers of abandoned cats in towns and cities increase, complaints of property damage,...

Sheep pox

Sheep pox febrile virus disease can cause heavy mortality and severe wool damage. Immunity is...

Diseases of metabolism

In the healthy individual the many metabolic activities of the body are maintained in an optimum...

Health risks of alcohol consumption

Alcohol is an addictive substance and adverse effects of drinking occur at moderate to heavy...

Behcet's disease

Behcet's (beh-CHETS) disease, also called Behcet's syndrome, is a rare disorder that causes...,

Mouth – Painful mouth sores that look similar to canker sores are the most common sign of Behcet...,

Skin – Some people develop acne-like sores on their bodies. Others develop red, raised and...,

Genitals – Red, open sores can occur on the scrotum or the vulva. The sores are usually painful...,

Eyes – Inflammation in the eye (uveitis) causes redness, pain and blurred vision, typically in...,

Joints – Joint swelling and pain often affect the knees in people with Behcet's disease. The...,

Blood vessels – Inflammation in veins and arteries can cause redness, pain, and swelling in the...,

Digestive system – A variety of signs and symptoms can affect the digestive system, including...,

Brain – Inflammation in the brain and nervous system can cause headache, fever, disorientation,...

Aircraft noise

Aircraft noise is environmental pollution. Advances in the quietening of aircraft are entirely...

Underdevelopment of countries

Underdevelopment occurs when some resources are not used to their full socio-economic potential...

Work-related injury

An industrial accident is one which takes place while work is being carried out; there are...

Thyroid nodule

Thyroid nodules are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland. They...

Transport accidents

Accidents occur between all human-operated vehicles, vessels and transport with enormous loss of...

Inadequate energy supply infrastructure

With increasing mechanization, manufacturing industry comes to depend more and more upon local...

Bladder exstrophy

Bladder exstrophy, or ectopia vesica, consists of the absence of the lower abdominal...

Violation of sacred sites

Religious sites embody the relationship of a people to the land and to the past. Mountains are...

Friendly fire

In principle, the term "friendly fire" denotes the accidental maiming or killing of allied...

Official secrecy

Data of special government interest may be considered unsuitable for public disclosure. The...

Parasites

Human parasites are the cause of many diseases. There are ectoparasites, like mites and lice,...

Segregation of poor and minority population in urban ghettos

The physical environment and social well-being of central cities depend largely on employment...

Over-eating

An attitude towards eating when food becomes an habitual object for the imagination and desire...