What is a zoonotic disease Zoonotic diseases also known as zoonoses, are caused by infections that spread between animals and people. Zoonotic means infectious diseases

Zolmitriptan Zolmitriptan is used to treat the symptoms of migraine headaches (severe throbbing headaches that sometimes are accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to sound and

What is vocal cord dysfunction Vocal cord dysfunction is also called inducible laryngeal obstruction, is an abnormal narrowing or abnormal closing of the vocal cords

What is ZIFT ZIFT is short for zygote intrafallopian transfer, and is also called tubal embryo transfer. ZIFT technique differs from gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)

Zidovudine Zidovudine is a synthetic analogue of thymidine (3’-azido-3’- deoxythymidine) also called AZT and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used in combination with other agents

Familial periodic paralysis Periodic Paralysis or Familial Periodic Paralysis is a group of rare genetic disorders that cause short-term episodes (also known as "attacks") of

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis also called TPP or Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (Thyrotoxic HypoKPP) is a very rare life-threatening complication of thyrotoxicosis (too much

Andersen Tawil syndrome Andersen-Tawil syndrome also called Andersen syndrome, long QT syndrome 7 or LQTS7, is a rare genetic disorder that causes episodes of muscle weakness

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis Hypokalemic periodic paralysis also called HypoPP, HypoKPP or Westphall disease, is a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder that causes temporary episodes of muscle

Hypokalemia Hypokalemia is a metabolic imbalance characterized by serum potassium level less than 3.6 milliequivalent/L (mEq/L) or less than 3.6 millimoles/L (mmol/L) ((Preuss HG, Clouatre DL.