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The Inability to regulate blood sugar and insulin
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Diabetes
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Disease of kings, caused by high uric acid, which can result in big toe pain, defective metabolism, and arthritis
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Gout
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The most common form of dementia
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Alzheimer's
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Chronic joint pain and inflammation
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Arthritis
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Less severe version of autism
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Asperger's
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Mood disorder, defined by periods of high energy. Alternating with depression
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Bipolar Disorder
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Learning disability which impairs reading ability
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Dyslexia
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Neurological Disorder which causes seizures
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Epilepsy
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Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction
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Encephalitis
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Inflammation of the gums
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Gingivitis
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Immunodeficiency caused by HIV
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AIDS
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Blood or bone marrow cancer that causes an increase in white blood cells, in which an increased number of immature or abnormal leukocytes are formed
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Leukemia
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Yellowed skin or eyes, potentially caused by liver disease
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Jaundice
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Tropical, mosquito-borne, parasitic disease that affects an estimated 20 million people per year
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Malaria
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Having a BMI ( Body Mass Index) above 30
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Obesity
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Curvature of the spine
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Scoliosis
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Bacterial, tick-borne disease causing "bulls eye" rash, fever, and other symptoms
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Lyme Disease
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Viral Disease declared eradicated by the WHO in 1979, causing blisters, scarring, and often death
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Smallpox
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Severe headache associated with nausea and sensitivity to light
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Migraine
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Infection of the outer eye and inner eyelid
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Pink Eye
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Decreased capacity of the blood to carry oxygen, often caused by iron deficiency
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Anemia
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One of the 3 types of plague, killed up to 60% of Europe's population in the 14th century
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Bubonic Plague
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Tingling in the wrist often caused by repetitive mouse and keyboard actions
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Mosquito-borne tropical fever with a characteristic rash. Also known as "Breakbone Fever"
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Dengue Fever
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A viral Hemorrhagic disease that affects humans and primates. Spread through bodily fluids that killed about 10,000 in Africa in 2013-15
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Ebola
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Loosely-defined chronic pain syndrome
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Fibromyalgia
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viral infection of the liver caused by a wide variety of diseases ranging from viruses to alcoholism
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Hepatitis
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AKA "Spanish Flu, an outbreak of this in 1918 killed 3% of the world's population
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Influenza
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Illness in which blood vessels become inflamed. Named after a Japanese doctor
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Kawasaki Syndrome
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Bacterial disease that causes extreme muscle spasms. AKA "lockjaw"
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Tetanus
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Common Name for Bovine Spongiform Encepholpathy
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Mad Cow Disease
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The inability to control sleep-wake cycles
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Narcolepsy
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Causes the need to repeatedly wash ones hands or check if the door is locked
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OCD
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A nearly eradicated viral disease with just 200 new cases in 2020. Causes paralysis
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Poliomyelitis
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Paralysis of all 4 limbs
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Quadriplegia
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Reactivation of the Chicken Pox Virus (Varicella) later in life
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Shingles
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Formerly known as "Consumption" because of how the bacterial virus consumes the body over time
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Tuberculosis
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A break in the lining of the stomach, esophagus, or small intestine causing an open sore. Ex: Peptic ____
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Ulcer
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Condition that makes it seem like things are spinning when they aren't
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Vertigo
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Spread by mosquitoes, named after an African River
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West Nile
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A genetic condition of having an extra male chromosome
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XYY
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Another mosquito borne tropical fever spread by Aedes mosquitoes. Causes jaundice
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Yellow Fever
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Mosquito-borne tropical illness that can cause birth defects, mainly children being born with smaller heads
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Zika Virus
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A skin condition occurring mainly in teenagers. Caused by hair follicles plugged with oil and dead skin cells
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Acne
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A harmless skin blemish that's present when, or develops soon after a baby is borne
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Birthmark
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The uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells anywhere in the body
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Cancer
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An outdated term that was used to describe early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
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Dementia
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A term used to describe an overall feeling of tiredness or lack of energy
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Fatigue
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A condition that occurs when damaged body tissue dies
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Gangrene
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A genetic disorder impairing the body's ability to produce blood clots
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Hemophelia
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Another word for patella
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Kneecap
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An ancient disfiguring disease that stigmatized and patients were outcasts
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Leprosy
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Blood-producing substances in bones
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Marrow
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An area of irritated or swollen skin
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Rash
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Disease caused by vitamin C deficiency
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Scurvy
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Another word for Coccyx
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Tailbone
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A controversial shot given to stimulate antibodies and provide immunity
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Vaccine
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Bodily organ where offspring are conceived and gestate before birth
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Womb
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