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  2. Antibiotic misuse - Wikipedia

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    Antibiotics can cause severe reactions and add significantly to the cost of care. [21] In the United States, antibiotics and anti-infectives are the leading cause of adverse effect from drugs. In a study of 32 States in 2011, antibiotics and anti-infectives accounted for nearly 24 percent of ADEs that were present on admission, and 28 percent ...

  3. Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction - Wikipedia

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    The reaction is also seen in the other diseases caused by spirochetes: Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and leptospirosis. [4] There have been case reports of the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction accompanying treatment of other infections, including Q fever, bartonellosis, brucellosis, trichinellosis, and African trypanosomiasis. [3]

  4. Prescription drug overuse - Wikipedia

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    Antibiotics are prescribed to treat bacterial infections, such as urinary tract infections and E. Coli. Some common antibiotics include penicillins, amoxicillin, and tetracycline. Antibiotics do not work on viruses as viruses do not have the structure that antibiotics act on. [28] Antibiotic resistance shown in the right Petri dish.

  5. Dangerous side effect of popular antibiotic - AOL

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    These Popular Antibiotics Can Cause Permanent Nerve Damage It was from my ankle all the way down to the bottom of my feet turned ice cold. But they were burning on the inside," Nancy Garlow said.

  6. Pathogenic bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that can cause disease. [1] This article focuses on the bacteria that are pathogenic to humans. Most species of bacteria are harmless and many are beneficial but others can cause infectious diseases. The number of these pathogenic species in humans is estimated to be fewer than a hundred. [2]

  7. Drug-induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia - Wikipedia

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    Many different types of antibiotics can cause DIIHA and discontinuing the offending medication is the first line of treatment. DIIHA has is estimated to affect one to two people per million worldwide. [1] In some cases, a drug can cause the immune system to mistakenly think the body's own red blood cells are dangerous, foreign substances.

  8. Side effects of penicillin - Wikipedia

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    Side effects may only last for a short time and then go away. Side effects can be relieved in some cases with non pharmacological treatment. [4] Some side effects require treatment to correct potentially serious and sometimes fatal reactions to penicillin. Penicillin has not been found to cause birth defects. [5]

  9. Too much sugar may be common cause behind many chronic ... - AOL

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    Eating too much added sugar causes traffic jams inside cells that can eventually lead to chronic diseases like diabetes. Too much sugar may be common cause behind many chronic diseases, new study ...