Tongue which has a primary function as the sense of taste, it is also able to provide clues as to whether a person suffering from a particular disease. Types of diseases that can spy on the tongue even quite diverse, ranging from allergies, fever, headache, to syphilis.
A healthy tongue has a pink color, clean, and covered with papillae that contain the sense of taste or taste.
Tongue inflamed, red, black, or white, can indicate health problems such as thrush. While that looks swollen tongue is usually caused by an allergic reaction.
Meanwhile, tongue somewhat blackish and uneven color indicates the use of antibiotics, or uncontrolled fungal growth in HIV patients.
The existence of long lines on the surface of the tongue is generally a sign of a sexually transmitted disease, syphilis. If you have ulcers or sores on the tongue, beware of Crohns disease or gastrointestinal disease.
Lack of specific nutrients can also make the tongue changing conditions. Tongue that looks more "fleshy and soft" are your symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, iron or folic acid.
Small sores on the tongue, a bump, or unexplained bleeding, it could be a symptom of cancer.
Given the many signs of health problems that could be seen from the tongue, Indian researchers developed a diagnostic test kits through digital analysis of the patient's tongue.
The research team combines the symptoms of the disease with a digital analysis of the tongue to facilitate physicians detect disease. Digital image of the tongue that would indicate the presence of uneven color, texture, swelling, and other factors related to the disease.
Through this combination, can determine whether a patient suffering from the flu, bronchitis, throat infections, sinusitis, allergies, asthma, pulmonary edema, and food poisoning. In such a system could be detected at least 14 diseases. The tongue test is still being refined.
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