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Lyme disease
(Encyclopedia)Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis, a nonfatal bacterial infection that causes symptoms ranging from fever and headache to a painful swelling of the joints. The first American case of Lyme's characteris...Cushing's disease
(Encyclopedia)Cushing's disease: see Cushing, Harvey Williams. ...fifth disease
(Encyclopedia)fifth disease: see parvovirus.Ménière's disease
(Encyclopedia)Ménière's disease mən-yĕrzˈ [key], disorder of the inner ear characterized by recurrent vertigo combined with hearing loss and tinnitus (a ringing sensation). It was first described by the French...Bright's disease
(Encyclopedia)Bright's disease: see nephritis. ...Brill's disease
(Encyclopedia)Brill's disease: see typhus.bonecrusher disease
(Encyclopedia)bonecrusher disease: see dengue fever. ...celiac disease
(Encyclopedia)celiac disease: see sprue.occupational disease
(Encyclopedia)occupational disease, illness incurred because of the conditions or environment of employment. Unlike with accidents, some time usually elapses between exposure to the cause and development of symptom...autoimmune disease
(Encyclopedia)autoimmune disease, any of a number of abnormal conditions caused when the body produces antibodies to its own substances. In rheumatoid arthritis, a group of antibody molecules called collectively RF...Browse by Subject
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