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OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. 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.
Worldwide several hundred cases have been reported, but the exact prevalence is unknown. [6] The condition is inherited and is most common among Negev Arabs aka Negev Bedouins. [4] For Japan, the prevalence is estimated at 1/600,000–950,000. [6] Approximately 20% of people with CIPA die of hyperthermia by age 3. [4]
This is a list of U.S. states and federal district by the number of households with more than $1 million in investable assets as of 2020 (data for the year 2019). The list is compiled annually by market research firm Phoenix Marketing International.
The East Palestine derailment that happened on the night of Feb. 3, 2023, was easily the worst rail disaster since a crude oil train leveled the small Canadian town of Lac Megantic and killed 47 ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory on Aug. 16 warning people traveling to areas known to have the Oropouche virus to avoid getting bit by midges and mosquitoes.
Fingernails of a nail-biter. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking. Nail biting is very common, especially amongst ...
[9] [12] [3] The specific symptoms vary somewhat between people. [1] Symptoms usually begin between 30 and 50 years of age, and can start at any age but are usually seen around the age of 40. [12] [9] [3] [4] The disease may develop earlier in each successive generation. [1]
List of Ohio tornadoes. An F4 tornado in Van Wert on November 10, 2002. Tornadoes in the U.S. state of Ohio are relatively uncommon, with roughly 16 tornadoes touching down every year since 1804, the year with the first ever event in the state. [ 1] Many of Ohio's tornadoes are violent, and there have been four recorded F5 or EF5 Tornadoes in ...