Chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis) is associated with enteroviruses (such as Coxsackie B virus), human herpesvirus 6 variant A,...
Myocardial infarction (heart attack) is associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae, cytomegalovirus and Coxsackie B virus (an enterovirus). (Coxsackie B virus is also...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disorders are associated with the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and Streptococcus, and with HIV and...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with the protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia, and pathogenic strains of the protozoan parasite Blastocystis hominis....
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the most common of five forms of motor neuron disease, is associated with echovirus (an enterovirus) infection of the central ner...
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is associated with viral species from the enterovirus genus, specifically echovirus 4 and Coxsackie B virus (the latter it is thought m...
Tourette syndrome is associated with the bacterium Streptococcus. Aggravating or contributory microbes in Tourette's may include the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumon...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (which includes both chronic bronchitis and emphysema) is associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae and Epstein-Barr virus.
Obesity is associated with adenovirus 36, which is found in 30% of obese people, but only in 11% of non-obese people. It has further been demonstrated that anim...
Autism is associated with prenatal maternal infection with rubella virus or cytomegalovirus. Clostridia bacteria species are associated with autism (these bacte...
Infection with Borrelia species bacteria is associated with anorexia nervosa. In rare cases, anorexia nervosa may arise after infection with Streptococcus speci...
One study found ileocecal Crohn's disease is associated with viral species from the enterovirus genus (but note that all the study cohort with ileocecal Crohn's...
Autoimmune diseases are strongly associated with enteroviruses such as Coxsackie B virus. Autoimmune diseases are also associated with Epstein-Barr virus, cytom...
Schizophrenia is associated with bornavirus, the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, as well as Borrelia species bacteria. Schizophrenia is also linked to neonatal...
Metabolic syndrome is associated with the bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori, as well as the viruses cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus...
Asthma is associated with rhinovirus, human respiratory syncytial virus, and the bacterium Chlamydia pneumoniae. Chlamydia pneumoniae is particularly associated...
Stroke is associated with the bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, as well as the virus va...
Dementia is associated with herpes simplex virus type 1, herpes simplex virus type 2, cytomegalovirus, West Nile virus, bornavirus, and HIV. Dementia is also as...
Some estimates currently attribute 15% to 20% of all cancers to infectious pathogen causes. In future, this percentage may be revised upwards if the pathogens c...
Multiple sclerosis, a demyelinating disease, is associated with Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6, varicella zoster virus, and the bacterium Chlamydia pne...
Alzheimer's disease is associated with the bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori, and with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Herpes simp...
Depression is associated with cytomegalovirus and West Nile virus, and the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is thought that depression may be precipitat...
Staging is the process of classifying a tumor according to the extent to which it has spread in the body at the time of diagnosis.Ovarian cancer staging:Stage 1...
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Colorectal cancer almost always develops from precancerous polyps (abnormal growths) in the colon or rectum. Screening tests can find precancerous polyps, so th...
Another category of ovarian tumor is the sex cord-stromal tumors. These arise from supporting tissues within the ovary itself. As with germ cell tumors, these a...
Screeningexternal icon means checking your body for cancer before you have symptoms. Getting screening tests regularly may find breast, cervical, and colorectal...
Ovarian cancer is a relatively uncommon type of cancer that arises from different types of cells within the ovary, an almond-shaped egg-producing female reprodu...
Epithelial ovarian cancer treatment most often consists of surgery and chemotherapy. The order is best determined by a gynecologic oncologist.Surgical treatment...
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According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), there are over 22,000 cases of ovarian cancer and over 14,000 deaths from the condition each year. The vast ma...
The USPSTF recommends yearly lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for people who have a history of heavy smoking, and smoke now or hav...
CDC supports screening for breast, cervical, colorectal (colon), and lung cancers as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Forceexternal icon (USPSTF...
