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  2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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    OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit.biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.

  3. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    Bazi plague is a deadly, rapidly spreading disease with no known cure. Its symptoms include pustules that appear all over the body, and a yellowing of the whites of the eyes. Black trump virus Wild Cards by George R. R. Martin: The black trump virus is a variant of xenovirus takis-B.

  4. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    List of autoimmune diseases. Dermatosis in Crohn's disease. Demyelination in MS. PAS stain of lupus nephritis. Autoimmune urticaria. Proptosis in Graves' disease. This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the ...

  5. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Epstein–Barr virus infectious mononucleosis (Mono) Fever – usually lasting 14 days; often mild. Sore throat – usually severe for 3–5 days, before resolving in the next 7–10 days. Swollen glands – mobile; usually located around the back of the neck (posterior cervical lymph nodes) and sometimes throughout the body.

  6. List of medical symptoms - Wikipedia

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    List of medical symptoms Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient. [1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals.

  7. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (September 2017) Leading cause of death (2016) (world) The following is a list of the causes of human deaths worldwide for different years arranged by their associated mortality rates. In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths. In 2005, according to the World Health ...

  8. Lists of diseases - Wikipedia

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    List of fictional diseases, diseases found only in works of fiction. Airborne disease, a disease that spreads through the air. Contagious disease, a subset of infectious diseases. Cryptogenic disease, a disease whose cause is currently unknown. Disseminated disease, a disease that is spread throughout the body.

  9. Pozelimab - Wikipedia

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    Medical uses. Pozelimab is indicated for the treatment of people with CD55-deficient protein-losing enteropathy, also known as CHAPLE disease.. CHAPLE—which stands for complement hyperactivation, angiopathic thrombosis, and protein-losing enteropathy—is an inherited immune disease that causes the complement system (the part of your immune system that defends the body against injury and ...