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Several specific names have been given to video-game related health problems, for example PlayStation thumb, Nintendinitis and acute Wiiitis; however, the literature does not seem to support these as truly separate disease entities. [11] Video game consoles linked to medical problems include the PlayStation and the Nintendo Wii, although it is ...
A disease that affects humans and extinct animals. Animals that are affected grow tired quickly. It is caused by trash and is cured by saguaro cactus, boxelder, and monkey puzzle trees. M2448 virus, freak virus Crackdown 2: The M2448 virus was created by Catalina Thorne, the leader of Cell, during her time as a medical student working for the ...
Nintendo thumb, also known as gamer's thumb [1] and similar names, is a form of repetitive strain injury (RSI) caused by excessive playing of video games with the traditional Nintendo controller. [2] This injury mainly occurs due to repeated thumb movements while playing video games. [ 3 ]
The video game Dead Island, as well as Dead Island: Riptide, cite kuru as the disease that has swept the fictional islands of Banoi and Palanai. [48] In the film We Are What We Are, the medical examiner is able to identify the family as cannibals after he realises that the family is suffering from kuru. [49]
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Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...
Long-term internet video/mobile game playing affects brain regions responsible for reward, impulse control and sensory-motor coordination. [55] Structural analyses shown modifications in the volume of the ventral striatum, possibly as result of changes in rewards, and video game addicts had faulty inhibitory control and reward mechanisms. [55]
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