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Master and Commander | 1 | 19 |
Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the...
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Master and Commander | 1 | 19 |
Yellow fever is a disease caused by infection with the yellow fever virus. The virus is a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family.
The virus is transmitted by the bite of mosquitos (the yellow fever mosquito,...
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Edema (American English) or oedema (British English; both words from the Greek οἴδημα), formerly known as dropsy or hydropsy, is an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin or in one or more cavities of the body. Generally, the amount of...
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Constipation, costiveness, or irregularity is a condition of the digestive system in which a person (or animal) experiences hard feces that are difficult to expel. This usually happens because the colon absorbs too much water from the food. If the...
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The Fortune of War |
Gangrene is a complication of necrosis or cell death characterized by the decay of body tissues, which become black (and/or green) and malodorous. It is caused by infection or ischemia, such as from thrombosis. It is usually the result of critically...
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Master and Commander | 1 | 19 |
Sciatica (or sciatic neuritis) is a set of symptoms including pain that may be caused by general compression and/or irritation of one of five nerve roots that give rise to the sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve...
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| x Rheumatism | Master and Commander | 1 | 19 |
Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the joints and connective tissue. The study of, and therapeutic interventions in, such disorders is called rheumatology.
The term "rheumatism" is still used in...
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A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the bones in the skull caused by a head injury. Isolated skull fractures are not very serious injuries, but the presence of a skull fracture may indicate that significant enough impact occurred to cause...
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The Fortune of War |
Seasickness is a form of motion sickness characterized by a feeling of nausea and, in extreme cases, vertigo, experienced after spending time on a craft on water. It is typically brought on by the rocking motion of the craft. Some people are...
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The Fortune of War | 2 |
Mumps and epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of the human species, caused by the mumps virus. Prior to the development of vaccination and the introduction of a vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide, and is still a significant...
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| x Orchitis | The Fortune of War | 1 |
Orchitis or Orchiditis is an often very painful condition of the testes involving inflammation, swelling and frequent infection.
Symptoms of orchitis are similar to those of testicular torsion. These can include:
This condition must be diagnosed by...
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| x Tuberculosis |
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The Fortune of War | 2 |
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air,...
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Clarissa Oakes |
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The route of transmission of syphilis is almost always through sexual contact, although there are examples of congenital syphilis...
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