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Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an abnormal inflammatory condition of the lung. It is often characterized as including inflammation of the parenchyma of the lung (that is, the alveoli) and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid (consolidation and exudation).
The alveoli are microscopic air-filled sacs in the lungs...
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Alcoholism
Alcoholism has multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions. In common and historic usage, alcoholism is any condition that results in the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, despite health problems and negative social consequences....
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Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states,...
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Infant
An infant or baby is the term used to refer to the very young offspring of humans and other primates.
The term infant derives from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak." It is typically applied to children between the ages of 1 month and...
Immunosuppression
Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immuno-suppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression may occur as an...
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Toddler
A toddler is a young child who is of the age of learning to walk, between infancy and childhood. Toddling usually begins at 1 year and continues into the child's fourth year. During the toddler stage, the child also learns a great deal about social...
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Old age
Age is a risk factor for certain diseases.
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Physical trauma
Physical trauma refers to a physical injury, generally of a considerably severe degree. A trauma patient is someone who has suffered serious and life-threatening physical injury with the potential for secondary complications such as shock,...
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Smoking
Smoking is a practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco, is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs...
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Hospitalization
Hospitalization is the state of being confined to a hospital to receive medical treatment of some kind.
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Exposure to chemicals
Exposure to industrial chemicals is a risk factor for some diseases.
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Personal history of lung infections
A personal history of lung infections is a risk factor for certain diseases.
