Apr 23rd, 2020 - Diagnosis If you develop symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and you've been exposed to the virus, contact your doctor. Tell him or her if you've traveled to any areas with ongoing community spread of COVID-19 according to CDC and WHO. Also let your doctor know if you've had close contact with anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Factors used to decide whether to test you fo...

Apr 23rd, 2020 - Overview Coronavirus Open pop-up dialog box Close Coronavirus Coronavirus Coronavirus is a family of viruses that can cause respiratory illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle ...

Apr 13th, 2020 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Huntington's disease is a rare, inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain. Huntington's disease has a broad impact on a person's functional abilities and usually results in movement, thinking (cognitive) and psychia...

Feb 5th, 2020 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Ewing (YOO-ing) sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that occurs in bones or in the soft tissue around the bones. Ewing sarcoma most often begins in the leg bones and in the pelvis, but it can occur in any bone. Less often, it starts in the soft tissues of the chest, abdomen,...

Jan 15th, 2020 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Enlarged heart, in heart failure Open pop-up dialog box Close Enlarged heart, in heart failure Enlarged heart, in heart failure As your heart weakens, such as in heart failure, it begins to enlarge, forcing your heart to work harder to pump blood to the rest of your body....

Dec 19th, 2019 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Hip labral tear Open pop-up dialog box Close Hip labral tear Hip labral tear Hip labral tears are more common in people who play certain sports or who have structural abnormalities of the hip. If conservative treatments don't help, your doctor may suggest surgery to remov...

Sep 23rd, 2019 - Diagnosis When SARS first surfaced, no specific tests were available. Now several laboratory tests can help detect the virus. But no known transmission of SARS has occurred anywhere in the world since 2004. Treatment Despite a concerted global effort, scientists have yet to find an effective treatment for SARS. Antibiotic drugs don't work against viruses, and antiviral drugs haven't shown much ...

Sep 23rd, 2019 - Overview Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness. SARS first appeared in China in November 2002. Within a few months, SARS spread worldwide, carried by unsuspecting travelers. SARS showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and interconnected world. On the other hand, a collaborative international effort allowed health exp...

Sep 11th, 2019 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Chiari malformation Open pop-up dialog box Close Chiari malformation Chiari malformation In Chiari malformation surgery, doctors remove a small section of bone at the back of your skull to make room for part of your brain (cerebellum) and relieve pressure on your brainste...

Aug 16th, 2019 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It's caused by damage that occurs to the immature brain as it develops, most often before birth. Signs and symptoms appear during infancy or preschool years. In general, cerebral palsy...

May 24th, 2019 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Germ cell tumors are growths that form from reproductive cells. Tumors may be cancerous or noncancerous. Most germ cell tumors that are cancerous occur as cancer of the testicles (testicular cancer) or cancer of the ovaries (ovarian cancer). Some germ cell tumors occur in...

Mar 12th, 2019 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Secondary hypertension (secondary high blood pressure) is high blood pressure that's caused by another medical condition. Secondary hypertension can be caused by conditions that affect your kidneys, arteries, heart or endocrine system. Secondary hypertension can also occu...

Jan 9th, 2019 - Overview Technically, the term "swine flu" refers to influenza in pigs. Occasionally, pigs transmit influenza viruses to people, mainly to hog farmers and veterinarians. Less often, someone infected with swine flu passes the infection to others. In the spring of 2009, scientists recognized a particular strain of flu virus known as H1N1. This virus is actually a combination of viruses from pigs,...

Aug 7th, 2018 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood sugar (glucose). Glucose is vital to your health because it's an important source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and tissues. It's also your brain's main source of fuel...

Jun 12th, 2018 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview Left ventricular hypertrophy Open pop-up dialog box Close Left ventricular hypertrophy Left ventricular hypertrophy Left ventricular hypertrophy is a thickening of the wall of the heart's main pumping chamber. This thickening may result in elevation of pressure within the...

Sep 22nd, 2016 - We're welcoming patients at Mayo Clinic See our safety precautions in response to COVID-19. Request an appointment. Overview A personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaving. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. This causes significant problems a...

Mar 18th, 2003 - What are coronavirus infections? Coronaviruses are a group of common viruses. They are named for the crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus. Some coronaviruses only affect animals, but others can also affect humans. Most people get infected with human coronaviruses at some time in their life. This usually causes mild to moderate upper-respiratory infections, like the common cold. But the...