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  2. Trachoma - Wikipedia

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    Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. [2] The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. [2] This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and eventual blindness. [2]

  3. Chlamydia trachomatis - Wikipedia

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    Both are common causes of multiple other conditions including pelvic inflammatory disease and urethritis. [5] C. trachomatis is the single most important infectious agent associated with blindness (trachoma), and it also affects the eyes in the form of inclusion conjunctivitis and is responsible for about 19% of adult cases of conjunctivitis. [6]

  4. Chlamydia - Wikipedia

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    Trachoma is a chronic conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. [20] It was once the leading cause of blindness worldwide, but its role diminished from 15% of blindness cases by trachoma in 1995 to 3.6% in 2002. [21] [22] The infection can be spread from eye to eye by fingers, shared towels or cloths, coughing and sneezing and eye-seeking ...

  5. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Medications are usually not needed as hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral disease that typically resolves on its own. Under research [15] [16] Sin Nombre virus: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) No Heartland virus: Heartland virus disease No Helicobacter pylori: Helicobacter pylori infection No Escherichia coliO157:H7, O111 and O104:H4

  6. 8 Autoimmune Diseases That Cause Hair Loss - AOL

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    Many autoimmune diseases can cause hair loss, including alopecia areata, lupus, thyroid diseases, and even psoriasis. Each disease affects your hair differently. Sometimes, your hair loss might ...

  7. Arlt's line - Wikipedia

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    Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma, an infection of the eye caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. [2] The line runs horizontally, parallel to eyelid, and is found at the junction of the anterior one third and posterior two thirds of the conjunctiva. [1] The line is named after the Austrian ophthalmologist Carl Ferdinand von Arlt.

  8. Food poisoning is extremely common. But that doesn't ... - AOL

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    Food poisoning, also known as foodborne illness, is a common sickness caused by swallowing food or liquids that contain harmful bacteria, viruses or parasites, and sometimes even chemicals.

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