• SALIVARY GLAND INFECTION
  • SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR
  • SALMONELLOSIS is an infection caused by certain species of Salmonella, a gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium.
  • SALPINGITIS refers to inflammation of the fallopian tube.
  • SARCOIDOSIS is characterized by collections of chronic inflammatory cells, typically in the chest, eye, or skin.
  • SCABIES
  • SCARLET FEVER
  • SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS is often referred to as split personality disorder, because the person's thoughts and feelings do not relate to each other in a logical fashion.
  • SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDERS will display a lifelong pattern of social withdrawal.
  • SCLERODERMA - A widespread connective tissue disease in which the skin and other body parts gradually degenerate, thicken and become stiff.
  • SCOLIOSIS - A painless bending and twisting of the spinal column, which is sometimes progressive, and distorts the chest and back.
  • SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD)
  • SEBACEOUS CYST
  • SEIZURE is a brief and abnormal period of behavior caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
  • SEPSIS is the presence of disease-causing organisms (usually bacteria), or the toxins they produce, in the bloodstream.
  • SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, FEMALE
  • SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDs) affect more than 12 million men and women in the United States each year. Many are teenagers or young adults.
  • SHINGLES - A viral infection of the central nervous system.
  • SHIGELLOSIS is an infection of the intestines caused by several different species of Shigella bacteria.
  • SHOCK
  • SHOULDER, FROZEN
  • SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA an inherited blood disorder that causes anemia, episodes of severe pain, low resistance to infection and chronic poor health.
  • SILICOSIS
  • SINUS INFECTION - inflammation of the sinuses (air-filled cavities) adjacent to the nose.
  • SJOGREN'S SYNDROME
  • SKIN CANCER, BASAL CELL
  • SKIN CANCER, SQUAMOUS CELL
  • SKIN LESIONS, BENIGN
  • SLEEP APNEA - episodes of cessation of breathing, during sleep, that last 10 seconds or longer. It can affect all ages, but is most common in adults over 60.
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  • SLEEP DISORDERS
  • SMOKING - Cigarette smoking is an addiction disorder and the cause of many serious health problems.
  • SNAKEBITE
  • SOCIAL PHOBIA is characterized by an excessive fear of humiliation or embarrassment in various social settings, such as public speaking, urinating in a public restroom, and speaking to a date.
  • SODIUM IMBALANCE
  • SORES, PRESSURE
  • SPINAL CORD TUMOR an abnormal growth that compresses the spinal cord or its nerve roots.
  • SPINAL STENOSIS is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the low back (lumbar) area.
  • SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING
  • SPONDYLOLYSIS is a break or fracture in the arch in the posterior segment of the vertebra.
  • SPONDYLOLISTHESIS occurs when the vertebrae's support system fails and one vertebra slips forward out of alignment and remains out of position.
  • SPOROTRICHOSIS
  • SPRAINS AND STRAINS
  • STOMACH CANCER
  • STOMATITIS
  • STRABISMUS
  • STREP THROAT - infection and inflammation of the pharynx by streptococcal bacteria.
  • STRESS DISORDER, ACUTE - the physical, mental and emotional reactions experienced as the result of changes and demands in one's life.
  • STROKE - a sudden decrease in the blood supply to part of the brain, damaging the area so it cannot function normally.
  • STYE
  • SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
  • SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
  • SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE AND HEMATOMA
  • SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION
  • SUN POISONING
  • SUNBURN
  • SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION
  • SYPHILIS is known as the "great mimic," because its symptoms resemble those of many other diseases.
  • SYRINGOMYELIA describes the condition in which a fluid-filled cavity grows within the spinal cord, usually in the neck area.
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