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Strep Throat
Strep throat is the most common of bacterial infections, accounting for about 15% of all sore throats that get diagnosed in the doctors office. Its most common in children, but many adults ...
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Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is an infection of the tonsils that causes inflammation. Its most common in children aged three to seven, who have larger tonsils than adults and older children. The tonsils are made ...
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is the new term for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). You dont necessarily have to have sex to get sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - but ...
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Hepatitis A and B
Hepatitis is the medical term for inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis may be acute (lasting only for the short term, after which a person recovers) or chronic (lasting for the long term). There are many causes of hepatitis, including viruses and alcoholism.
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Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis literally means inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Viral gastroenteritis is also called stomach flu. Its extremely common, especially in children, and is highly ...
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Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis (also known as litter box disease ) is an infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii . This single-celled creature is capable of living in a wide range of birds and mammals. ...
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Legionnaire's Disease
Legionnaires disease, or legionellosis , is a lung infection caused by bacteria of the species Legionella . This organism was first discovered in 1976, when 221 delegates at an American Legion ...
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Cellulitis
Cellulitis is a serious infection that spreads under the skin, affecting soft tissues such as the skin itself and the fat underneath it. Bacteria are the most common culprits, but very occasionally ...
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Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited (genetic) disease in which excess mucus clogs the lungs, prevents food from being digested, and damages the reproductive system. It is the most common lethal, ...
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H1N1 Influenza
H1N1 influenza is a contagious respiratory disease that causes symptoms similar to those of the seasonal influenza in people. The name swine flu was initially used to describe this type of influenza because laboratory tests showed that this strain of flu virus was made up of genes that were very similar to the ones that caused influenza among pigs (swine). Just like humans, pigs can get the flu. However, we now know that the H1N1 flu virus is made up of genes from several different flu viruses t
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