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  2. Systemic disease - Wikipedia

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    A systemic disease is one that affects a number of organs and tissues, or affects the body as a whole. [1] It differs from a localized disease , which is a disease affecting only part of the body (e.g., a mouth ulcer ).

  3. Preventable causes of death - Wikipedia

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    "one of the 10 leading causes of death and disability in the world" Smoking tobacco: 435,000 [11] 18.1%: Obesity: 111,900 [14] 4.6%: There was considerable debate about the differences in the numbers of obesity-related diseases. [15] The value here reflects the death rate for obesity that has been found to be the most accurate of the debated ...

  4. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases .

  5. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [7] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs , but it can also affect other parts of the body. [ 1 ]

  6. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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    A study conducted in nursing homes to prevent diseases concluded that the use of evaporative humidifiers to maintain the indoor humidity within the range 40–60% can reduce respiratory risk. Certain diseases thrive in different humidities, so the use of the humidifiers can help kill the particles of diseases. [39] [38]

  7. Fungal infection - Wikipedia

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    Some subcutaneous fungal infections can invade into deeper structures, resulting in systemic disease. [3] Candida albicans can live in people without producing symptoms, and is able to cause both mild candidiasis in healthy people and severe invasive candidiasis in those who cannot fight infection themselves. [3] [7]

  8. Disease - Wikipedia

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    Also called silent disease, silent stage, or asymptomatic disease. This is a stage in some diseases before the symptoms are first noted. [23] Terminal phase If a person will die soon from a disease, regardless of whether that disease typically causes death, then the stage between the earlier disease process and active dying is the terminal phase.

  9. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    Research could help distinguish the proportions directly caused by COVID-19 from those caused by indirect consequences of the pandemic. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] Mental health issues and related issues such as economic conditions [ 62 ] and/or various uses of nervous system drugs can contribute to causes such as suicide [ 63 ] [ 64 ] or risky behavior ...