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  Syphilis

  Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has many alternate names, including "lues", "syph", "the ... > more
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  Local anesthetic

  A local anesthetic is a drug that reversibly inhibits the propagation of signals along nerves. When it is used on specific nerve pathways, effects such as analgesia (loss of pain sensation) and ... > more
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  Bronchitis

  Bronchitis is an obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs. Bronchitis can be acute (short-term), or chronic (long-lasting). Chronic bronchitis is ... > more
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  Peptic ulcer

  A peptic ulcer is an ulcer of one of those areas of the gastrointestinal tract that are usually acidic. A more general term, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), is also in use. Most ulcers are associated ... > more
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  Trichomoniasis

  Trichomoniasis, sometimes referred to as "trich" or the ping pong disease, is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects 2 to 3 million Americans yearly. It is caused by a single-celled ... > more
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  Herbalism

  Herbalism, also known as phytotherapy, is folk and traditional medicinal practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. The use of herbs to treat disease is almost universal among ... > more
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  Prion

  A prion (short for proteinaceous infectious particle) is a unique type of infectious agent, as it is made only of protein. It is now commonly accepted that prions are responsible for a number of ... > more
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  Blood alcohol content

  Blood alcohol content (or blood alcohol concentration), often abbreviated BAC, is the concentration of alcohol in blood, measured, by volume, as a percentage. For example, a BAC rating of 0.20 means ... > more
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  Turner syndrome

  Turner syndrome is a human genetic abnormality, caused by a nondisjunction in the sex chromosomes that occurs in females (1 out of every 2,500 births). Instead of the normal XX sex chromosomes, only ... > more
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  Ebola

  Ebola hemorrhagic fever (alternatively Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever, EHF, or just Ebola) is a very rare, but severe, mostly fatal infectious disease occurring in humans and other primates, caused by the ... > more

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