Wellness SriLanka

This is a respiratory disease caused by Corona virus (SARS – CoV 2) started in Wuhan ,China in 2019 December. Now it has become worldwide pandemic.

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection endemic in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. The female mosquito Ae.aegypti most is semi-domesticated, preferring to lay its eggs in man-made water containers, resting indoors and feeding in the early morning or late afternoon.

When you consult a Doctor for treatment or medical opinion selecting a proper specialist is very important. This article gives you important facts regarding the specialize Doctors. Basically all categories divided into two, they are Physician (mainly treat the patients using medicine and with other non-surgical procedures), and Surgeon (basically treat with surgical procedures)

Ebola virus cause hemorrhagic fever-illnesses marked by severe bleeding (hemorrhage), organ failure and, in many cases, death. Ebola virus native to Africa, where sporadic outbreaks have occurred for decades.

Influenza H1N1 is a flu like illness. It spreads from human to human via secretions of nose and droplets from coughing. . This does not occur by contact with pigs, So the earlier term " Swine flu" is not used now. Since it's a new virus almost all of us are not immune to this.

Avian influenza — known informally as avian flu or bird flu — refers to "influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds." Of the greatest concern is highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). It can affect commercial, wild and pet birds including chickens, duck, turkeys and geese.

R .I .C .E is a mnemonic for a treatment method for soft tissue injuries which is an acronym for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation . R .I .C .E treatment is considered a first-aid treatment, rather than a cure for soft tissue injuries and helps to manage discomfort and internal bleeding after injury.

Sexually transmitted infections (STI), are illnesses that has a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, and others. While in the past, these illnesses have mostly been referred to as STDs or VD,....

CPR is an emergency cardiovascular life saving procedure which consists of chest compressions and mouth to mouth respiration, so that blood with enough amount of oxygen is circulated to all important organs of the body.This cardiopulmonary resuscitation can keep a person alive.

The use of performance-enhancing drugs in human sport is commonly referred to by the term doping.This is a hot topic in sporting world today, but most of you may not aware about correct picture of doping . Here we explain you about impotent topics in doping.

The term "diabetes mellitus" or diabetes refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood glucose, commonly called blood sugar. This is one of the diseases affecting about 285 million throughout the world,with type 2 diabetes making up about 90% of the cases. In Sri lanka we notice rapid increase of diabetes population now.

Cancer is the general term for a group of more than 100 diseases in which cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. Although there are many kinds of cancer, they all start because abnormal cell growth.