Sciatica is pain caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve. The irritated nerve causes pain that runs down your leg from your lower back or hip. The sciatic nerve is formed by a group of nerves that run from the lower spine down the leg to the foot. Anything that irritates the nerve can cause sciatica.
List of Air Borne Diseases Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images. A disease is classified as airborne when respiratory droplets from one person can easily contaminate the next person. Viruses, bacteria and fungus may be to blame for causing such diseases. Airborne transmission happens when the bacteria or virus travel on respiratory droplets or dust.
Other Diseases and Agent Orange. The Department of Veteranâs Affairs acknowledges that there are a number of various Agent Orange-related conditions aside from lung cancer. Some of these diseases include the following: (A disease must be at least 10% disabling to the veteran to receive compensation by law.) 1  respiratory cancers, including lung cancer. 2  acute and sub acute peripheral neuropathy. 3  chloracne. chronic lymphocytic leukemia.  diabetes mellitus (type 1  II) Hodgkinâs disease.  multiple myeloma.