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… outbreak? When many people get sick from an infection it is called an ‘outbreak’. Outbreaks … people who get infected with a waterborne infection will have no symptoms at all. They … is maintained in water. This is a secondary disinfection to protect the water as …
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… the primary stage and can easily pass the infection to others. A chancre often appears in … They can still pass the infection to others. Secondary stage During secondary syphilis, a person is contagious. A …
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… and then return off and on for many years. Secondary progressive , which at first follows … increased body temperature or after a viral infection. Early symptoms Common early symptoms … phase lasts about 20 years. footnote 1 Secondary progressive , which at first follows …
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… What is syphilis? Syphilis is a bacterial infection. The infection has 4 stages: primary, secondary, early latent and late latent. How … a few weeks, but the disease will progress. Secondary stage The secondary stage usually …
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… inhibitors for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: A … inhibitors for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: A … inhibitors for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: A …
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… shape of the valve. The shape is not normal. Secondary regurgitation happens when another … or calcium buildup on the mitral valve. Secondary regurgitation may be caused by … (MR) and are having symptoms of infection such as fever with no other obvious …
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… have a medical problem, such as a bladder infection. Or stress may be causing them to wet … are not caused by any medical condition. But secondary nocturnal enuresis , which is … may be helpful for the child who has secondary enuresis or for bedwetting that is …
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… last for 24 hours or longer and go away. Secondary progressive, which at first follows a … last for 24 hours or longer and go away. Secondary progressive, which at first follows a …
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… throat. A child with an upper respiratory infection may feel uncomfortable and sound very … may mean a lower respiratory system infection. Wheezing . (This is a different … pneumonia may follow a viral illness as a secondary infection . Or it can appear as the …
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… meningococcal disease (IMD) is a bacterial infection that can cause serious and life … and meningococcemia (a severe blood infection). Meningitis is an infection of the … for example military personnel and post-secondary students living in residences Smoking …