Infectious Diseases
This infection is caused by Clostridium difficile and leads to severe diarrhea.
What is C. diff?
This progressive brain disorder affects memory, thinking, and behaviour.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This condition occurs when the heart cannot pump blood effectively.
What is heart failure?
This chronic disease causes airway inflammation and difficulty breathing.
What is asthma?
This disorder occurs when the body cannot regulate blood sugar properly.
What is diabetes?
This viral infection affects the liver and can be spread through blood and body fluids.
What is Hepatitis B?
This condition occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted.
What is a stroke (CVA)?
This condition involves chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart.
What is angina?
This progressive lung disease includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
What is COPD?
This condition results from an underactive thyroid gland.
What is hypothyroidism?
This respiratory infection is caused by a virus and is more severe than the common cold.
What is influenza?
This disorder causes tremors, stiffness, and slow movement.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
This is the medical term for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
This infection causes fluid‑filled air sacs and difficulty breathing.
What is pneumonia?
This condition involves brittle bones due to low bone density.
What is osteoporosis?
This infection spreads easily in long‑term care and causes vomiting and diarrhea.
What is norovirus?
This condition involves sudden, uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain.
What is a seizure?
This condition occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery in the lungs.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
This condition causes the airway to collapse during sleep.
What is sleep apnea?
This complication of diabetes can cause numbness and tingling in the feet.
What is peripheral neuropathy?
This term describes infections acquired in healthcare settings.
What are nosocomial infections?(HAI- Healthcare Aquired Infections)
This type of dementia is caused by multiple small strokes.
What is vascular dementia?
This is the term for a heart attack.
What is a myocardial infarction?
This term describes low oxygen levels in the blood.
What is hypoxemia?
This life‑threatening diabetic emergency involves extremely high blood sugar and dehydration.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?