My doctor has given me antibiotics for a chest infection. I had a fever and aches and pains in the days before the infection. I understand that most chest infections are caused by a virus which antibiotics have no effect against. I am against taking antibiotics for anything as the over use and over prescription of...
Arthrosis is a degenerative disease of the joint where the cartilage lining the joint erodes over time. This disease is usually caused by chronic wear and tear of the cartilage around a joint, eventually leading to the cartilage wearing away completely, often resulting in your joint having bone-to-bone contact. Arthrosis is most common in the joints of your knees, hips, hands and spine. However, it can affect any joints. The main cause of Arthrosis is mechanical stress on the articular surface of the cartilage, where the cartilaginous tissue cannot withstand this stress.
degenerative disease. a disease in which the sole pathogenesis is degeneration; that is without the intervention of other pathogeneses, e.g. inflammation, traumatic injury, neoplasia. degenerative joint disease. see degenerative joint disease.degenerative left shift. an increase in immature neutrophilic granulocytes, in excess of mature cells of the series, with a normal or increased white blood cell count. A poor prognostic sign, indicating an inability of the bone marrow to respond adequately to infection.egenerative disorders involve progressive impairment of both the structure and function of part of the body. Mentioned in: Shy-Drager Syndrome. (dÄ-jen'Är-Ä-tiv) Negative or pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts.