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  2. Liver spot - Wikipedia

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    From the age of 40, the skin is less able to regenerate from sun exposure, and liver spots are very common in this age group, particularly in those who spend time in the sun. [7] In the overwhelming majority of cases, liver spots pose no threat and require no treatment, though they occasionally have been known to obscure the detection of skin ...

  3. Cherry angioma - Wikipedia

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    Cherry angioma, also called cherry hemangioma [1] or Campbell de Morgan Spot, [2] is a small bright red dome-shaped bump on the skin. [3] It ranges between 0.5 – 6 mm in diameter and usually several are present, typically on the chest and arms, and increasing in number with age. [3] [4] If scratched, they may bleed. [5]

  4. List of parasites of humans - Wikipedia

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    Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...

  5. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    It is based on the adverse and ultimately lethal effects of nanotechnology on an unmodified human body. Named the gray death because of the gray patches of discolored scar tissue that cover its victims' skins, if and when the disease is cured. Symptoms include the aforementioned discoloration of the skin, coughing, physical pain and death.

  6. List of deadly fungus species - Wikipedia

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    deadly parasol amanitins: liver Asia, Europe, and North America Trichoderma cornu-damae: poison fire coral satratoxin-H (a ribosome inactivating small molecule) [5] bone marrow, brain and skin Japan, South Korea, Papua New Guinea, Australia: Ganoderma: Paxillus involutus (Batsch ex Fr.) Fr. brown roll-rim unknown, possibly glycoprotein antigen

  7. Human skin - Wikipedia

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    The human skin is the outer covering of the body and is the largest organ of the integumentary system. The skin has up to seven layers of ectodermal tissue guarding muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. Human skin is similar to most of the other mammals' skin, and it is very similar to pig skin.

  8. The Herculoids - Wikipedia

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    The Herculoids pets understood human speech and often displayed various emotions. [4] The Herculoids team battled against an endless stream of villains: invading robots, mad scientists, and mutants, including "the Faceless People, Destroyer Ants, Raider Apes, Mutoids, Arnoids, Zorbots, the Mekkano mechanical men and the Ogs, a strange form of ...

  9. Port-wine stain - Wikipedia

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    The area of skin affected grows in proportion to general growth. Port-wine stains occur most often on the face but can appear anywhere on the body, particularly on the neck, upper trunk, arms and legs. [2] [4] Early stains are usually flat and pink in appearance. As the child matures, the color may deepen to a dark red or purplish color. [2]