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  2. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Antigen detection, polymerase chain reaction assay, virus isolation, and serology: Most infections are mild and require no therapy or only symptomatic treatment. Under research [1] Trypanosoma brucei: African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) Identification of trypanosomes in a sample by microscopic examination

  3. Infection - Wikipedia

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    There are some viruses that can maintain a persistent infection by infecting different cells of the body. Some viruses once acquired never leave the body. A typical example is the herpes virus, which tends to hide in nerves and become reactivated when specific circumstances arise. [25]

  4. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    The disease is labeled as a bacteria, virus, or tumor in-game, but exhibits traits related to parasites. During in-game sequences where the player operates on patients, GUILT infections are normally shown as a pseudo-sentient core that attacks the patient from within, using lacerations, tumors, and other ailments.

  5. Common cold - Wikipedia

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    This is due to the rapid mutation and wide variation of viruses that cause the common cold. [17] The primary methods of prevention are hand washing; not touching the eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands; and staying away from sick people. [3] People are considered contagious as long as the symptoms are still present. [18]

  6. Influenza - Wikipedia

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    The pathophysiology of influenza is significantly influenced by which receptors influenza viruses bind to during entry into cells. Mammalian influenza viruses preferentially bind to sialic acids connected to the rest of the oligosaccharide by an α-2,6 link, most commonly found in various respiratory cells, [1] [19] [3] such as respiratory and ...

  7. Viral disease - Wikipedia

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    A viral disease (or viral infection) occurs when an organism's body is invaded by pathogenic viruses, and infectious virus particles (virions) attach to and enter susceptible cells. [ 1 ] Examples are the common cold , gastroenteritis , corona , flu , pneumonia .

  8. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.

  9. Sepsis - Wikipedia

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    Sepsis is caused by many organisms including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. [10] Common locations for the primary infection include the lungs, brain, urinary tract, skin, and abdominal organs. [2] Risk factors include being very young or old, a weakened immune system from conditions such as cancer or diabetes, major trauma, and burns. [1]

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