Salpingitis Salpingitis Salpingitis is an infection and inflammation in the Fallopian tubes. It is often used synonymously with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), although PID lacks an accurate definition and can refer to several diseases of the female upper genital tract, such as endometritis, oophoritis, myometritis, parametritis and infection in the pelvic peritoneum. In contrast, salpingitis only refers to infection and inflammation in the fallopian tubes. There are two types of salpingitis: acute salpingitis and chronic salpingitis. The symptoms usually appear after a menstrual period. The most common are: The infection usually has its origin in the vagina and ascends to the
Pod People (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) Pod People (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) Pod People (also known as Body Snatchers) is the colloquial term for a species of plant-like aliens featured in the 1955 novel "The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney, the 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", the 1978 remake of the same name and the 1993 film "Body Snatchers". They are not to be confused with the 2007 film "Invasion of the Pod People", though they share similar themes. The Pod People are a race of nomadic, extraterrestrial parasites originating from a now dying planet. Realizing that it was only a matter of