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… liver. If left untreated, it can progress to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. How is … Some people with chronic HCV will develop significant liver disease. This can lead to scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, liver failure, liver cancer or the …
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… some people with chronic HCV will develop significant liver disease. This can lead to scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), … testing. Early treatment can prevent very serious liver disease, liver cancer, or the need for a liver transplant. … promote good health while living with HCV, learn about the disease and consider the following: Access direct-acting …
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… body stay healthy. If your bone marrow is attacked by a disease such as multiple myeloma, it can no longer make … stem cells. A stem cell transplant may be needed to treat diseases, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma … transplant usually are younger than 70, do not have other diseases such as heart disease or diabetes, and have a …
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… that the spread of smallpox was stopped and that the disease had been wiped out. Because there is a slight risk … Smallpox virus is known to exist in labs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. and at the … and infect people for up to a day. People who get this disease must stay away from others to help prevent it from …
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… this medication before and you have risk factors for heart disease (see Precautions), you may be advised to take your … or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: heart disease (such as chest pain, heart attack, irregular … as stroke, transient ischemic attack) blood circulation disease (such as ischemic bowel disease, Raynaud's disease) …
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… Deferasirox may rarely cause serious (even fatal) kidney disease, liver disease, and stomach/intestinal bleeding (see also Side Effects section). Kidney disease may be more likely to occur in people with kidney …
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… may rarely cause serious (possibly fatal) kidney disease, liver disease, and stomach/intestinal bleeding (see also Side Effects section). Kidney disease may be more likely to occur in people with kidney …
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… chronic viral hepatitis . Other causes include autoimmune diseases , non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) , blocked bile ducts in the liver, and certain diseases. What are the symptoms? You may not have symptoms … heavy use of alcohol. Chronic viral hepatitis . Autoimmune diseases . These include autoimmune hepatitis and primary …
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… are many wild animals and birds. Most ticks don't carry diseases, and most tick bites don't cause serious health … as you find it. Removing the tick's body helps you avoid diseases that the tick may pass on during feeding. Removing … allergic reaction ( anaphylaxis ) may occur. Many of the diseases ticks carry cause flu-like symptoms, such as fever, …
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… 75% of people living with stroke also have cardiovascular disease. Refer to this section for health care professionals … with stroke who have known symptomatic cardiovascular disease have a graded exercise test with ECG monitoring as … and there are no symptoms or history of cardiovascular disease, a clinically based submaximal test may be an option …
