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  2. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Bone marrow syndrome, gastrointestinal syndrome, neurovascular syndrome [1] [3] Causes: Large amounts of ionizing radiation over a short period of time [1] Diagnostic method: Based on history of exposure and symptoms [4] Treatment: Supportive care (blood transfusions, antibiotics, colony stimulating factors, stem cell transplant) [3] Prognosis

  3. Ghost sickness - Wikipedia

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    North American people associated with ghost sickness include the Navajo and some Muscogee and Plains cultures. In the Muscogee (Creek) culture, it is believed that everyone is a part of an energy called Ibofanga. This energy supposedly results from the flow between mind, body, and spirit. Illness can result from this flow being disrupted.

  4. Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction - Wikipedia

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    Lipoproteins released from treatment of Treponema pallidum infections are believed to induce the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction. [3] The Herxheimer reaction has shown an increase in inflammatory cytokines during the period of exacerbation, including tumor necrosis factor alpha , interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 .

  5. Prosopometamorphopsia - Wikipedia

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    Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), [1] also known as demon face syndrome, [2] is a neurological disorder characterized by altered perceptions of faces. In the perception of a person with the disorder, facial features are distorted in a variety of ways including drooping, swelling, discoloration, and shifts of position.

  6. Navajo medicine - Wikipedia

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    This belief in hóchxǫ́, translated as "chaos" or "sickness", is the opposite of hózhǫ́ and helps to explain why people, who are intended to be in harmony, perform actions counter to their ideals, thus reinforcing the need for healing practices as means of balance and restoration. Those who practice witchcraft include shape shifters who ...

  7. Serum sickness-like reaction - Wikipedia

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    Treatment is typically symptomatic, but hospitalization may be required for severe cases. While optimal treatment strategies for serum sickness–like reactions are not clearly defined in the literature, discontinuation of the suspected agent combined with use of antihistamines, corticosteroids and NSAIDs for symptom control is an appropriate ...

  8. Mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage syndrome

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    The median time interval between the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis was 6 years, with a range of 26 days to 14 years. This suggests that the symptoms of MAGIC syndrome may manifest relatively long after the initial onset of symptoms. During the course of MAGIC syndrome, the signs and symptoms of BD may typically occur before those of RP. [4]

  9. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    A sickness which is contracted from prolonged proximity with ghosts, which causes hallucinations, fever, chills and extreme fear. Dean Winchester contracted this disease from an evil ghost he encountered and became immensely afraid of every single thing he encountered, even being afraid of a cat. The vanquishing of the ghost defeated the disease.