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Some of the organisms depend on other living organisms for their nourishment while others depend on dead materials.  Parasite and  Saprophyte are two types of organisms that have two different modes of obtaining nutrition.  Saprophytes are plants and parasites can be animals or plants.  Some of the differences between  Saprophyte and parasite are listed below to better understand this topic. Definition: Parasite: It is individuals of one species that live at the expense of individuals from another species called hosts. Saprophyte: Saprophytes are the organisms that feed on decaying dead organic matter and break it down into simple molecules that can be used by the autotrophs. Feeding:  Parasite: The parasite feeds with vital products from the host or part of its body.  Saprophyte: Saprophyte feeds with decaying dead organic matter. Absorptions of Nutrients: Parasites: Parasites absorb nutrients through haustoria. Saprophytes: Saprophytes absorb nutrie

Meningocele is a form of spina bifida in which a meningeal sac of cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through the skull while meningomyelocele is a congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.  Let us have a deep insight into the difference between meningocele and myelomeningocele in this article. What is Meningocele? Meningocele is a type of spina bifida cystica characterized by the herniation of meninges through an abnormal opening in the backbone. What is Myelomeningocele? Myelomeningocele is a type of spina bifida cystica characterized by the herniation of spinal cord contents and meninges through an abnormal defect in the backbone. Difference between Meningocele and Myelomeningocele :  Meningocele occurs very rarely at the rate of one per 5000 live births worldwide whereas myelomeningocele can affect as many as 1 out of every 800 babies.  Meningoc

Malaria and dengue are mosquito born dieses. Both dieses are quite serious because the symptoms are so similar between each of the dieses, it can be quite difficult, to make a conclusive identification without laboratory testing. Let us have a deep insight into the difference between malaria and dengue in this article.  What is Malaria? Malaria is one type of infectious dieses caused by protozoan parasite belonging to the Plasmodium family and is transmitted by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito or transfusion or by an infected needle.  What is Dengue? Dengue is one type of infectious dieses caused by a mosquito-borne viral infection results in flu-like fever and illness, and at regular intervals of time, develops into a conceivably fatal complication known as severe dengue.  Difference between Malaria and Dengue :  Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasite while Dengue is caused by a viral infection.  Malaria is transmitted by a malarial mosquito which is acti

PLMD is known as Periodic limb movement disorder and RLS is known as Restless Leg Syndrome are sleep disorders that both appear to be the same thing conditions are characterized by a sleeper not being able to keep still. However, these two sleep disorders are distinctly different. Diagnosing which condition a patient might be suffering from is important is to determine what the best course of treatment might be.  What is PLMD? PLMD is the condition in which the legs twitch every 20 to 40 seconds while a person in sleep is an involuntary action that the person is not aware of.  What is RLS? RLS is the condition in which the patient has an urge to move the legs or arms, which often happens when they are sitting or trying to get sleep. It is a nervous system disorder that is also known as Willis-Ekbom disease.  Let us have a deep insight into the difference between PLMD and RLS.  Difference between PLMD and RLS :  PLMD entails an involuntary contraction of the s

What is Doppler? Doppler ultrasonography is a medical non-invasive study of heart and blood vessels, using ultrasound with high-frequency waves. What is Duplex? Duplex ultrasonography is a medical non-invasive study, which combines traditional ultrasonography and Doppler ultrasonography.  Let us have a deep insight into the difference between Doppler and Duplex ultrasonography.  Difference between Doppler and Duplex : Doppler provides a colour picture detecting the blood flow whereas Duplex provides a colour picture detecting the flow of blood and also two-dimensional greyscale ultrasound image of the tissues.  Doppler provides information about the presence of blood flow in the studied vessels, as well as its direction, speed, and turbulence whereas Duplex provides information about the presence of blood flow in the studied vessels, as well as its direction, speed, and turbulence together with an image of the surrounding tissues.  Doppler is used to diagnos

What is Thyroid? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in a neck below the larynx and in front of the windpipe. The thyroid is an important hormone that regulating metabolism. The pituitary gland checks to see if the thyroid is making the correct amounts of hormones needed to keep your metabolism functioning correctly. If your thyroid gland produces too many or too few hormones, you could have a thyroid disease such as Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Graves disease, and Hashimoto's disease.  What is Parathyroid? The parathyroid glands are four small glands located behind the thyroid gland. These glands produce a hormone PTH that helps to control the amount of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. If these glands make too much PTH, you have hyperparathyroidism, and your body calcium level rises causing health problems like osteoporosis. If these glands make not much enough PTH, you have hypoparathyroidism, and your body has too much calcium and phosphorus that leads to V

Main difference : In simple word, h yperthyroidism is increased levels of thyroid hormones and in another case, hypothyroidism is decreased levels of thyroid hormones. Let we check out some other differences one by one below : Difference between hypothyroid and hyperthyroid :  In hyperthyroidism, heart rate is low where in case of hypothyroidism heart rate is high.  Cardiac contractility and cardiac output are low in hypothyroid where both are high in the case of hyperthyroid. Peripheral vascular resistance is high in hypothyroid where peripheral vascular resistance is low in the case on hyperthyroid. Renal blood flow is low in the case of hypothyroid where it is high in hyperthyroid.  Hyperthyroidism can lead to thyrotoxicosis and grave’s disease whereas hypothyroidism does not produce those diseases. Metabolism is faster in hyperthyroidism as compare to hypothyroidism.  Hypothyroidism is treated by supplements of thyroid hormones while hyperthyroidism is treated

Hypertrophic scar : Scar not raised or only minimally raised above skin surface as the overgrowth of scar tissue is confined to skin edges. The scar crossing normal skin creases or Langer's line is susceptible to become hypertrophic. Margins do not tender to touch and the patient may not have itching. Histologically no eosinophilic hyaline collagen fibres. Keloid : As overgrowth of fibrous tissue extends beyond the original wound into the normal tissues-scar is raised well beyond the skin surface. Predisposing factors are Negro race, Tuberculosis, pregnancy state, scars over certain parts of the body like anterior chest wall, ear lobule, and post-burn scars. Margins tender and itching is very common. Characteristically seen in histopathological slides showing eosinophilic hyaline-like collagen fibres.

Both glaucoma and cataracts are the same physical disorder which causes loss of vision or problems with vision. Cataracts are gradual and painless and are manifested by a loss of transparency on the other hand glaucoma are either quick and painful or slow and subtle. Now we can check it out the difference between both of this same disorder related to the eye vision.  Notes: Glaucoma and cataracts are more prevalent in people who suffer from diabetes. Glaucoma :  Glaucoma is a condition that leads to a slow vision loss in the eyes. It can occur in one or both eyes, though it does not spread from one eye to the other. Cataracts : Cataracts, on the other hand, are a condition when the lenses of the eyes tend to become cloudy and vision becomes blurry. Difference between glaucoma and cataracts : Unlikely to because of blindness in cataracts, not so with glaucoma. It can cause irreversible blindness and must be treated.  A cataract occurs primarily due to old age,

Sugar and starch both are carbohydrates. Sugars from simple carbohydrate molecules  while starches form more complex carbohydrates linked together by different bonds. There are many differences between both are the same looking terms. Let us have a deep insight into the difference between both of them.  Difference between sugar and starch : Sugar is simple carbohydrate while complex carbohydrate in starch. Sugar forms a direct source of energy while Starch forms storage source of energy. Sugar is sweet in taste while Starch is not sweet in taste. Sugar has either no bond or a single glycosidic bond whereas Starch has many glycosidic bonds. Sugar monosaccharides cannot be further digested where as Starch can be further digested into simple sugars. Sugar made of either a single sugar molecule or two simple sugar molecules linked together by a glycosidic bond while Starch made of long chains of simple sugars like glucose. Sugar is very qu

Herpes is common affecting adolescent that caused by a virus known as Herpes Simplex Virus while folliculitis is an inflammation of the hair-producing follicles on the skin. Both are looked like the same disorder but its not the same little bit of difference between them. Now we can check it out the difference between them. Difference between Herpes and Folliculitis : The appearance of herpes is small blisters that contain the yellowish fluid that occur individually or by clusters whereas in Folliculitis Pimple-like pustules or papules in various sizes near a hair follicle. The pustules contain pus and cause loss of hair shafts. Location of herpes is oral and genital the area whereas Folliculitis o ccurs anywhere on the skin. Blisters don’t usually leave scars in herpes while in Folliculitis pustules or papules that leave scars. Herpes blisters are painful while Folliculitis papules are itchy rather than painful. Herpes contain clear or y

Vitamins and minerals both are very important for maintaining a healthy body. Both are necessary for a healthy body some consider they both are same. But they purely differ from each other. We can check it out the difference between them below.  Difference between vitamins and minerals : Vitamins are organic compound where minerals are inorganic. Vitamins come from plants and animals while minerals come from soil and water. Vitamins can be differentiated as water-soluble and fat-soluble while minerals  can be divided into macrominerals and trace minerals. Minerals are much simpler than the vitamins in their chemical form. Vitamins can be called as chemical compounds and minerals can be said to be chemical elements. Vitamins can releasing energy from the food, developing red blood cells, blood clotting and is needed for the maintaining healthy skin, eye, and hair on the other hand minerals can help in tooth formation, blood coagulation, muscle and bone contraction and also i

There are two forms of vitamin D one is vitamin D 2 and other is D 3 . Now we can see some difference between them. Difference between Vitamin D2 and D3 :  Vitamin D2 named ergocalciferol is commonly found in foods while vitamin D3 named cholecalciferol is commonly made by the body naturally when the skin is exposed to the sun. Vitamin D3 is more natural and easier for the body to absorb than D2. Most experts currently believe that the best form of vitamin D supplement to take is vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 is more readily metabolized into a bioactive form of D that is easily converted to its hormone form in the kidneys. Vitamin D2 is broken down by the body into different substances and it can be very harmful to the body while vitamin D3 is broken down by the body into a substance called calcitriol, which actually has very important cancer-fighting properties. The D2 form of the vitamin has a shorter shelf life compared to the D3 form. You can get vitamin D from fortifie

Homeopathic : Discovered by Dr.Hahnemann. Homoeopathy is defined by Samuel Hahnemann,  The basic idea is that any disease is solely and fully characterized by observable symptoms.   Based on the Law of Similars and easily comprehensible principles. Individualisation is given great importance. Since they believe in individualisation there are no specific drugs. They practice mono pharmacy. They use a minimum of potentized doses. It treats the individual as a whole. Homoeopathy is based on natures law of cure. The action of the drugs used in homoeopathy are known as they have been previously proved on a healthy human being. They believe the disease is due to miasms. homoeopathy strictly prohibits the use of external application. They annihilate and remove the disease totally. Homoeopathy believes the body's natural response by attacking the root cause of the disease the symptoms of healing. The individuality o