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DISEASES IN THE
EXCRETORY SYSTEM
Disposal of liquid waste from human body is done by the excretory system. The system consisting of two kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder, and one urethra performs the work of collecting, storing and removing all the liquid waste products from the body.
Any malfunction of this system results in the waste products circulating all over the body and causing problems to the entire body.
DISEASES OF EXCRETORY SYSTEM
There are a couple of diseases that affect the excretory system that have really bad outcomes.
KIDNEY STONES
• This disease is when uric acid form crystals that bundle up in the kidneys, this prevents the kidneys to function correctly and causes the host pain. The 2 cures are to let the stones "pass" through or by surgery.
URETHRITIS
• This disease is an inflammation of the urethra caused by bacterial/viral infection. Treatment of Urethritis are anti-viral/pain medication
PYELONEPHRITIS
• This is a type of urinary tract infection that travels from the urethra to the kidneys. There are only medication that can help calm down the infection.
CYSTITIS
• The inflammation of the bladder is known as cystitis. The urge to urinate is not an automatic action and hence bladder always has some quantity of urine. The bladder is the place where bacteria can grow easily leading to inflammation of bladder.
• Causes: It may be due to reaction of some of medicines, bacterial infection, using catheter for long time in case of some diseases, undetected underlying diseases, and a result of radiation therapy
BLADDER CANCER
• When there is uncontrolled growth of cells present in bladder, it is known as bladder cancer. The end result is a tumor in the bladder.
• Causes: The cause and effect in case of cancer is not yet very clear but a number of reasons are cited for this purpose and most of them are smoking, radiation, parasitic infection, exposure to chemicals known as carcinogens.
HOW CAN YOU AVOID SOME OF THESE DISEASES???
1. Make a chart in your notebook about the diseases in the excretory system.
2. Think in your Project, how a dreamed city may help to avoid some of these diseases?
3. Include these ideas in your Project with the other ideas about the circulatory and the respiratory system.
