August 30, 2010 # 9:52 pm # Facts, Infectious Diseases # One Comment
Newspapers report Dengue and Leptospirosis in Kathmandu,Nepal
Two cases of dengue fever have been found in Kathmandu. Dengue is caused by dengue virus (DenV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus. It is transmitted by Aedes mosquitos.
“This is the first discovery of dengue fever in the Kathmandu Valley even though the disease was detected in the Tarai and inner-Tarai districts some five years ago,” …
July 24, 2010 # 4:49 pm # Dermatology Case, Facts # No Comment
A man with Tree-like( Bark of a tree) appendages was discovered in West Java by Discovery Channel.His name is Dede who was nicknamed as Tree-man , Root-man , Bark-man. He was seen by famous dermatologist and immunologist from US, Anthony Gaspari.
The man’s condition started when he cut himself at the age of 15 and the unchecked proliferation of the lesions …
June 16, 2010 # 6:54 pm # Data, Facts # No Comment
Top Ten Diseases Accounting for Morbidity , Nepal Statistics
Diseases National Total
Skin Diseases 5.51
Diarhoeal Diseases (CDD) …
May 22, 2010 # 2:16 pm # Facts, Featured, Surgery cases # No Comment
A Chinese male, with a giant facial tumor used to be recognized as a tumor man. At a very young age of four, he suffered from a rare genetic disease called Neurofibromatosis , obscuring his external appearance and warping his backbone. Tumor Growths on his face caused him to have a trouble to hear, to speak and even to eat. …