Thyroiditis

A painful version of thyroid inflammation caused by viral infection. Symptoms are flu-like and include fever, muscle aches and pains, and a painful, swollen thyroid gland. Also…

A two-lobed gland located in the front of the neck below the larynx (voice box). It secretes hormones that help regulate the body's metabolism and calcium balance.

A bodily response in which white blood cells and other immune cell protect your body from disease or injury.

The mother’s condition after childbirth.