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| Allergy - An allergy is conventionally thought of as an excessive reaction between an antigen (allergen) and an a... |
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| Autoimmune Disease - This occurs when, for a variety of reasons, body identifies certain of its own cells as non-... |
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| Bornholm`s Disease - A viral infection which causes bouts of violent, stabbing chest pain, with fever, headache, ... |
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| Brucellosis - A viral infection caught from infected milk, and also from infected animals; symptoms are similar t... |
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| Cancer - Every day, as part of the continuous growth and repair process which takes place in the human body, some... |
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| Fever - Running a temperature above normal range of 36-37°C (96.8-98.6°F) is usually a sign that the body is figh... |
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| Food Poisoning - Usually a reaction to toxins produced by Salmonella or Staphylococcus bacteria - t... |
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| Influenza - Caused by many different strains of virus, and spread by droplet infection; affects respiratory tract... |
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| Malaria - Caused by single-celled parasites of the genus Plasmodium, spread from person to person by Anopheles mo... |
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| Psittacosis - Flu-like infection caught from handling large numbers of parrots and budgerigars; culprit is Ricket... |
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| Rabies (Hydrophobia) - Contracted through being bitten or scratched by an animal infected with rabies virus; once... |
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| Scabies - Intense itchy rash on trunk, with itchy red lumps on hands, wrists, genitals, or buttocks; scratching c... |
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| Tetanus (Lockjaw) - Occurs when body is invaded be Clostridium bacteria, whose toxins attack nerves in spi... |
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| Tuberculosis (TB) - Now rare in Western countries but still common in Asia, Africa, and Caribbean, and becoming s... |
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| Typhoid Fever - A highly contagious bacterial illness spread through contaminated food and water supplies, or pas... |
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| Yellow Fever - Viral infection endemic in South and Central America and parts of Africa, and spread by mosquitoes... |
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