Health A to Z

Most health pages tell you what a condition is. Very few tell you what it is like to sit beside somebody who has one. This library does both. Search by name, or by the name you know it under.

Important: This page is general information, not medical advice, and it is not a diagnosis. If you are worried about your health or someone else's, speak to a GP, pharmacist, or call 111. In an emergency, call 999.

7 conditions filed under W.

W

Warts and verrucas

Also called Verrucae, Plantar warts, HPV skin infection

Harmless, caused by a virus, and they go away on their own. Treatment is optional and mostly for comfort.

Wet AMD

Also called Neovascular AMD, Wet macular degeneration

The treatable form of macular degeneration, and the one where a fortnight's delay costs sight permanently.

Whiplash

Also called Neck sprain, Whiplash-associated disorder

A neck sprain from sudden movement. Most settle within weeks, and the strongest predictor of a bad outcome is being told to rest.

Whooping cough

Also called Pertussis, The hundred day cough

A bacterial infection that is a nuisance in adults and lethal in babies. The vaccine in pregnancy is what protects them.

Williams syndrome

A genetic condition with a distinctive profile: highly sociable, verbally strong, and with real vulnerability behind it.

Womb cancer

Also called Endometrial cancer, Uterine cancer

Bleeding after the menopause is womb cancer until proven otherwise. Because it bleeds early, most cases are found early and are curable.

Wound care

Also called Chronic wounds, Leg ulcers

Around 3.8 million people treated for a wound each year in the UK. Most chronic wounds fail to heal for a findable reason.