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  2. Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    By 1980, studies confirmed that other viruses related to Hantaan virus caused long-known diseases throughout Eurasia. These diseases had a variety of names, so in 1982, the World Health Organization agreed to name the disease "hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)".

  3. Kidney ischemia - Wikipedia

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    Kidney ischemia [1] is a disease with a high morbidity and mortality rate. [2] Blood vessels shrink and undergo apoptosis which results in poor blood flow in the kidneys. More complications happen when failure of the kidney functions result in toxicity in various parts of the body which may cause septic shock, hypovolemia, and a need for surgery. [3]

  4. Kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    One cause of nephropathy is the long term usage of pain medications known as analgesics. The pain medicines which can cause kidney problems include aspirin, acetaminophen, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen. This form of nephropathy is "chronic analgesic nephritis", a chronic inflammatory change ...

  5. Marburg virus disease - Wikipedia

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    Marburg virus disease (MVD) is the official name listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10 (ICD-10) for the human disease caused by any of the two marburgviruses; Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV). In the scientific literature, Marburg hemorrhagic fever ...

  6. Nephritis - Wikipedia

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    Nephritis can often be caused by infections and toxins, but it is most commonly caused by autoimmune disorders that affect the major organs like kidneys. [5]Pyelonephritis is inflammation that results from a urinary tract infection that reaches the renal pelvis of the kidney.

  7. Pyelonephritis - Wikipedia

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    Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney, typically due to a bacterial infection. [3] Symptoms most often include fever and flank tenderness. [2] Other symptoms may include nausea, burning with urination, and frequent urination. [2] Complications may include pus around the kidney, sepsis, or kidney failure. [3]

  8. Loin pain hematuria syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Infection. In some cases, loin pain-haematuria syndrome occurs after a bladder infection with involvement of the kidney. Even when the infection has been treated and bugs can no longer be found in the urine, pain may persist for 6 months, or even longer in some cases. "Classic loin pain-haematuria syndrome".

  9. Kidney failure - Wikipedia

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    Shortness of breath due to extra fluid on the lungs (may also be caused by anemia) Polycystic kidney disease, which causes large, fluid-filled cysts on the kidneys and sometimes the liver, can cause: Pain in the back or side; Healthy kidneys produce the hormone erythropoietin that stimulates the bone marrow to make oxygen-carrying red blood ...