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GiardiasisThe infection is found worldwide, especially in children and particularly where sanitatino is poor, rates>50% have been noted in day-care centres. Infection rates are also high among travelers, male homosexuals, and patients with gastrectomies, decreased |
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GonorrheaThe causative organism, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, can be identified in discharges. The disease usually spreads in sexual contact. Women are frequently asymptomatic carriers of the organisms for weeks or months and often are identified when sexual contacts ar |
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Hookworm DiseaseAbout 25% of the world's population is infected with hookworms. Infection is most common in warm, moist areas with poor sanitation. Eggs are discharged in the stool, hatch in the soil after incubating 1 to 2 days, and release a free- living larva that mol |
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ImpetigoImpetigo is a primary superficial bacterial skin infection, initially vesicular or bullous, later crusted. Impetigo may only involve the openings of hair follic |
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InfluenzaInfluenza A virus is the most frequent single cause of clinical influenze. Spread is by person-to-person contant; airborne droplet spray infects people and contaminates articles with viruses that can transmit infection. Influenza produces a widespread spo |
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LaryngitisLaryngitis is inflammation of the larnyx. Hoarseness is a common symptom that may be due to inflammation of the vocal cords, abnormal movements of the vocal cords, or a benign or malignant tumor of the vocal cords. All of these interfere with normal mobil |
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Legionnaire's DiseaseInvestigation of an outbreak of acute febrile respiratory illness among members of the American Legion in Philadelphia in 1976 led to discovery of a bacterium now called Legionella pneumophila |
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Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)M.laprae is an obligate, intracellular parasite causing disease worldwide in 12 million people. Tranmission of M.laprae is uncertain. About 50% of patients have history of intimate contact with an infected person, commonly a household member. The milder, |
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