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  Typhoid fever

  Typhoid fever (a.k.a. Enteric fever) is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. Very common worldwide, it is transmitted by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feces from an ... > more
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  Oral contraceptive

  Oral contraceptives are chemicals taken by mouth to inhibit normal fertility. All act on the hormonal system. Female oral contraceptives, colloquially known as the Pill, are the most common form of ... > more
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  Tonsillitis

  Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils in the mouth and will often, but not necessarily, cause a sore throat and fever. Symptoms may include pain in the tonsil area and inability to swallow ... > more
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  Yeast

  Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. Most ... > more
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  Tularemia

  Tularemia (also known as "rabbit fever") is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The disease is endemic in North America, and parts of Europe and Asia. The primary ... > more
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  Upper respiratory tract infection

  Upper respiratory infections, commonly referred to the acronym URI, is the illness caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx, or bronchi. ... > 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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  West Nile virus

  West Nile virus is a virus of the family Flaviviridae, found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, ... > more
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  Skin grafting

  Skin grafting is a type of organ transplant involving the transplantation of skin. The transplanted tissue is called a skin ... > more
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  Gastroenteritis

  Gastroenteritis involves diarrhea or vomitting, with noninflammatory infection of the upper small bowel, or inflammatory infection of the colon, both part of the gastrointestinal tract. Usually this ... > more

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