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1. Infectious diseases
(Infectious diseases)
... your lungs or nervous system. Parasites. Malaria is caused by a tiny parasite that is transmitted by a mosquito bite. Other parasites may be transmitted to humans from animal feces. Direct contact  ...
2. Gangrene
(Gangrene)
... alone can also compress arteries, leading to reduced blood flow and increasing your risk of infection and poor wound healing. Immunosuppression. If you have an infection with the human immunodeficiency ...
3. Rabies
(Rabies)
...  Beavers Coyotes Foxes Monkeys Raccoons Skunks Woodchucks There has never been a documented case of human-to-human rabies transmission. In rare cases, the virus has been transmitted to ...
4. Tularemia
(Tularemia)
... mainly affects mammals, especially rodents, rabbits and hares, although it can also infect birds, reptiles and fish. Tularemia spreads to humans through several routes, including insect bites and direct ...
5. What is Holistic Dentistry?
(Dental Shanghai)
... and correction of bite problems and the treatment of gum disease as a biological problem. The Practice of Holistic Dentistry Holistic Dentistry is based on the premise that the human body is a single ...
6. Dental Disorders of Underbite, Overbite, Crossbite
(Dental Shanghai)
... upper teeth over the lower teeth. In normal humans the overbite is about 3-5mm between the teeth. Overlaps greater than 5mm are classified as an abnormal overbite. The overbites make up about 70 percent ...
7. Common warts
(Common warts)
... spreading or a cosmetic concern. Warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). There are more than 100 types of HPV, and different types of the virus cause different types of warts. Most types ...
8. Plague
(Plague)
... to humans when they are bitten by fleas that have previously fed on infected rodents. The most common form of plague results in swollen and tender lymph nodes — called buboes — in the groin, armpits ...
9. Yellow fever
(Yellow fever)
... If you develop mild symptoms, call your doctor. Yellow fever is caused by a virus that is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. These mosquitoes thrive in and near human habitations where they breed ...
10. Anabolic Steroids
(Substance Abuse)
... tissue Legal or Illegal Many steroids have legitimate medical uses in humans and animals. They are available by prescription only. Signs of Steroid Use Severe acne Wild mood swings and angry, ...
11. When Your Baby Gets Teeth
(Breastfeeding)
... in almost any liquid other than water for long periods, and occurs most commonly among babies who are put to bed with a bottle of formula or juice. Research shows that human milk by itself does not promote ...
12. Breastfeeding Benefits Your Baby's Immune System
(Breastfeeding)
Human milk provides virtually all the protein, sugar, and fat your baby needs to be healthy, and it also contains many substances that benefit your baby’s immune system, including antibodies, immune factors, ...
13. Spider bites: First aid
(First Aid Manual)
Only a few spiders are dangerous to humans. Two that are present in the contiguous United States, and more common in the Southern states, are the black widow spider and the brown recluse spider. Both prefer ...
14. Puncture wounds: First aid
(First Aid Manual)
... a nail — can be dangerous because of the risk of infection. Wounds resulting from human or animal bites may be especially prone to infection. If the bite was deep enough to draw blood and bleeding persists, ...
15. Human bites: First aid
(First Aid Manual)
Human bites can be as dangerous as or even more dangerous than animal bites because of the types of bacteria and viruses contained in the human mouth. If someone cuts his or her knuckles on another person's ...
16. Ebola virus and Marburg virus
(Ebola virus and Marburg virus)
... virus are native to Africa, where sporadic outbreaks have occurred for decades. Ebola virus and Marburg virus live in animal hosts, and humans can contract the viruses from infected animals. After the ...
17. Anthrax
(Anthrax)
Anthrax is a serious illness caused by a spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus anthracis. Although anthrax affects mainly livestock and wild game, humans can become infected through direct or indirect contact ...
18. Malaria
(Malaria )
... no malaria vaccine approved for human use. Reducing exposure to mosquitoes  In countries where malaria is common, prevention also involves keeping mosquitoes away from humans. Strategies include: ...
19. Chagas disease
(Chagas disease)
... fever, fatigue, body aches, rash and nausea. The cause of Chagas disease is the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans from a bite from an insect known as the triatomine bug. These ...
20. HIV/AIDS
(HIV/AIDS)
AIDS is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms ...
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