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what pick's disease?

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Nuerodegeerative des: Pick's disease is a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive destruction of nerve cells in the brain. Symptoms include loss of speech (aphasia) and dementia. While some of the symptoms can initially be alleviated, the disease progresses and patients often die within two to ten years.

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what is hlh disease?

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Rare genetic disease: HLH is a rare genetic disease that can be fatal due to severe inflammation. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemophagocytic_lymphohistiocytosis

Question 3

what is slims disease?

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HIV: Slims disease is the old term for HIV ( human immunodeficiency) wasting syndrome or aids.

Question 4

what is severs disease?

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Sever's disease : Or calcaneal apophysitis is the most common cause of heel pain in the growing athlete and is due to overuse and repetitive microtrauma of growth plates of the calcaneus bone in the heel. It occurs in children ages 7 to 15, with the majority of patients presenting between 10 and 14 years of age.

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what is buchet disease?

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Behcet's disease?: Behçet's disease is an inflammation of arteries (vasculitis) that often presents with mucous membrane ulcers and eye problems. As a systemic disease, it can also involve organs such as the gastrointestinal tract, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and neurological systems.

Question 6

what is bichet disease?

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Bechet's disease: Is an autoimmune process associated with ulceration throughout the gastrointestinal tract.

Question 7

what is maralia disease?

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Malaria: Malaria is a disease of the blood spread by mosquito bites.  It can be deadly and is one of the major areas of research by numerous agencies world wide.

Question 8

what is bowen's disease?

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Skin cancer: It is considered to be a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has not invaded through the dermal basement membrane. It is a much better diagnosis than regular sq. Cell carcinoma (which tends to be invasive)
several treatments are used and your dermatologist can guide you as to further treatment options. Do not delay, good luck!

Question 9

what is perthys disease?

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Perthes disease: Legg–calvé–perthes syndrome is a form of osteochondritis of the hip joint, where growth/loss of bone mass leads to some degree of collapse of the hip joint and to deformity of the ball of the femur and sometimes the surface of the hip socket.  It occurs most often in children/teens and can lead to chronic arthritis in adults. Treatment includes bracing, traction, physical therapy, and surgery.

Question 10

what is bitchet disease?

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Behcet: Behcet's disease is an autoimmune disorder that results of recurrent oral and genital ulcers with eye inflammation, and often with a host of other inflammatory diseases in other organ systems.

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