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  2. Anosmia - Wikipedia

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    Reduction of inflammation through the use of oral glucocorticoids such as prednisone, followed by long term topical glucocorticoid nasal spray, would easily and safely treat the anosmia. A prednisone regimen is adjusted based on the degree of the thickness of mucosa, the discharge of oedema and the presence or absence of nasal polyps. [ 10 ]

  3. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    1912 illustration. In English-speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is "(God) bless you", or less commonly in the United States and Canada, "Gesundheit", the German word for health (and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries).

  4. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    An unnamed disease that causes the affected individual to change color/pattern when names of patterns are used. Cured and/or prevented by being yourself, or not hiding a part of yourself. (The girl in the story loves lima beans, but won't admit it for fear of being "weird".) Super-smallpox: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

  5. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] [8] Quizlet's blog, written mostly by Andrew in the earlier days of the company, claims it had reached 50,000 registered users in 252 days online. [9] In the following two years, Quizlet reached its 1,000,000th registered user. [10] Until 2011, Quizlet shared staff and financial resources with the Collectors Weekly website. [11]

  6. Human nose - Wikipedia

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    Because of the special nature of the blood supply to the human nose and surrounding area, it is possible for retrograde infections from the nasal area to spread to the brain. For this reason, the area from the corners of the mouth to the bridge of the nose, including the nose and maxilla, is known as the danger triangle of the face. [13]

  7. Sneeze - Wikipedia

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    This connection, coupled with the significant amount of breath expelled from the body during a sneeze, had likely led people to believe that sneezing could easily be fatal. [ citation needed ] Such a theory could explain the reasoning behind the traditional English phrase, "God bless you", in response to a sneeze , the origins of which are not ...

  8. Snatiation - Wikipedia

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    Snatiation is a term coined to refer to the medical condition originally termed "stomach sneeze reflex", which is characterized by uncontrollable bursts of sneezing brought on by fullness of the stomach, typically immediately after a large meal. The type of food consumed does not appear to affect its occurrence.

  9. Hannah Arendt - Wikipedia

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    The conscious renunciation of the demand to be heard, the despair at not being able to be heard, and finally the need to speak even without an answer–these are the real reasons for the darkness, asperity, and tension of the style in which poetry indicates its own possibilities and its will to form [q]