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  2. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Early symptoms of ARS typically include nausea, vomiting, headaches, fatigue, fever, and a short period of skin reddening. [3] These symptoms may occur at radiation doses as low as 0.35 grays (35 rad). These symptoms are common to many illnesses, and may not, by themselves, indicate acute radiation sickness. [3]

  3. Shingles - Wikipedia

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    Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. [2] [6] Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark either on the left or right side of the body or face. [1]

  4. Noma (disease) - Wikipedia

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    A European scientist, Gabriel Lund, attributed noma to poverty, cramped living conditions, and malnutrition in 1765. English physician John Addington Symmonds linked the disease to previous infection with measles. The first surgical treatment for noma sequelae was performed in 1781. Surgical treatments for sequelae developed throughout the 1800s.

  5. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Treatment is typically a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) plus two nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) Under research [4] Entamoeba histolytica: Amoebiasis: Most are asymptomatic. Microscopy Those with symptoms require treatment with an amoebicidal tissue-active agent and a luminal cysticidal agent.

  6. Psoriasis - Wikipedia

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    Diagnosis is typically based on the signs and symptoms. [4] There is no known cure for psoriasis, but various treatments can help control the symptoms. [4] These treatments include steroid creams, vitamin D 3 cream, ultraviolet light, immunosuppressive drugs, such as methotrexate, and biologic therapies targeting specific immunologic pathways. [5]

  7. Café au lait spot - Wikipedia

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    The number of spots can have clinical significance for diagnosis of associated disorders such as neurofibromatosis type I. Six or more spots of at least 5 mm in diameter in pre-pubertal children and at least 15 mm in post-pubertal individuals is one of the major diagnostic criteria for NF1 .

  8. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...

  9. Dog skin disorders - Wikipedia

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    The condition of a dog's skin and coat is also an important indicator of its general health. Skin disorders of dogs vary from acute, self-limiting problems to chronic or long-lasting problems requiring life-time treatment. Skin disorders may be primary or secondary (due to scratching, itch) in nature, making diagnosis complicated.