Acute epiglottitis is a dreaded childhood disease that manifests itself with difficulty swallowing, slurred speech and high fever. With the introduction of vaccination around fifty years …
Cystitis
Bladder infection (technically called “cystitis”) is one of the most common urinary tract infections. Due to the anatomical conditions, bladder infections are much more common in …
Hair loss
Is your hairbrush full of hair? Don’t worry: this is perfectly normal. Every day we lose up to 100 hairs, which then grow back. It is only really …
Lippenherpes
Cold sores (or “labial herpes”) is a viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes that often appears in the mouth as small, clear, fluid-filled …
Skin rash
With an area of two square meters, the skin is the largest human organ and protects the body from external influences. It forms a natural barrier …
Sniffles
A runny nose is often associated with a cold. In the cold winter months in particular, the flu-like infections become more frequent. However, colds can also be …
Hives (urticaria)
Hives, also known as nettle rash, actually got their name from the stinging nettle: urtica means stinging nettle in Latin, urticaria means the disease in …
Summer flu
Summer flu is a common cold that occurs during the summer months. The disease manifests itself with cough, runny nose and other cold symptoms. It usually only …
Cough
Cough is a knee-jerk reaction of the body to various mechanical or chemical stimuli, the receptors for which are present in a number of organs …
Measles
Again and again one hears in the media of measles outbreaks that lead to the closure of schools and kindergartens. Cases of the highly contagious viral …