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  2. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children - Wikipedia

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    Exclusion of alternative causes, including bacterial and other infections, is essential for differential diagnosis. [3] Some general clinical guidance has been provided by the RCPCH, [13] the National Institutes of Health, [23] the American College of Rheumatology, [25] and the American Academy of Pediatrics. [26]

  3. No nit policy - Wikipedia

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    A dead nit attached to a hair. No nit policy is a public health policy implemented by some education authorities to prevent the transmission of head lice infestation.The "no nit" policy requires the sending home and barring of all children who have nits (egg shells) on their hair from controlled settings such as school, summer camp or day care facilities.

  4. Diagnosis of exclusion - Wikipedia

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    An example of such a diagnosis is "fever of unknown origin": to explain the cause of elevated temperature the most common causes of unexplained fever (infection, neoplasm, or collagen vascular disease) must be ruled out. Other examples include: Fibromyalgia [9] Adult-onset Still's disease [10] Behçet's disease [11] Bell's palsy [12]

  5. 2009 swine flu pandemic in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Information, advice, and guidance both general and for specific cases (schools, workplaces) is being made available and updated by the HPA (see Public information campaign section above). As of 13 June 2009 the government estimated that the UK has enough anti-viral drugs for 50% of the population but has plans to raise that figure to 80%. [120]

  6. Medical students' disease - Wikipedia

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    Medical students' disease (also known as second year syndrome or intern's syndrome) is a condition frequently reported in medical students, who perceive themselves to be experiencing the symptoms of a disease that they are studying. The condition is associated with the fear of contracting the disease in question.

  7. Eradication of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Lymphatic filariasis is an infection of the lymph system by mosquito-borne microfilarial worms which can cause elephantiasis. Studies have demonstrated that transmission of the infection can be broken when a single dose of combined oral medicines is consistently maintained annually for approximately seven years. [ 72 ]

  8. Herpetic gingivostomatitis - Wikipedia

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    Herpetic gingivostomatitis is an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). The HSV is a double-stranded DNA virus categorised into two types; HSV-1 and HSV-2.HSV-1 is predominantly responsible for oral, facial and ocular infections whereas HSV-2 is responsible for most genital and cutaneous lower herpetic lesions.

  9. PANDAS - Wikipedia

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    Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) [12] [5] is a hypothesized disorder characterized by the sudden onset of OCD symptoms or eating restrictions, concomitant with acute behavioral deterioration or severe neuropsychiatric symptoms including sleep, emotional and behavioral disturbances, regression in school performance, or ...