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Saw a show on tv and they mentioned something called helicobacter pylori infections. what is that?
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Ulcer bug: H. Pylori is a bacterium that can cause ulcers, chronic gastritis and other problems. If not treated, it can cause stomach cancer. Treatment involves antibiotics and other medications in a multi-drug cocktail. The doctors who discovered this bug and its role in stomach disease won the nobel prize for their work.
Answered 3/16/2017
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A stomach infection: H. Pylori is a bacterial infection of the stomach that can cause ulcers. It has also been associated with a certain type of lymphoma of the stomach.
Answered 9/28/2016
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