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… Smallpox On this page: … smallpox are severe illness with a high fever, then a body rash. Symptoms appear about 12 days after the person is … Smallpox is easiest to spread during the first week of the rash. As scabs form, the person is less contagious. But a …
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… Lidocaine/Prilocaine Disc - Topical On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions Drug … intact skin. Do not use on open wounds/cuts/scrapes/burns/rashes (including diaper rash) or mucous membranes. Do not use this product in the …
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… Positron Emission Tomography (PET) On this page: Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … and neck, brain, lung, colon, or prostate. In its early stages, cancer may show up more clearly on a PET scan than on … when a person has dementia symptoms at a young age (usually younger than 65). footnote 1 This is called amyloid imaging. …
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… Pregnancy Smoking: Sexual and Reproductive Problems Teenage Smokers: Reasons to Quit Teenage Tobacco Use Thinking About a Change? Tobacco Use Disorder Track Your Tobacco Use Vaping Younger-Looking and Healthier Body After Quitting Smoking …
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… Symptoms of Lyme Disease On this page: Overview Overview The first symptom … of Lyme disease in most people is an expanding red skin rash (called erythema migrans or an EM rash). In about a third of people, the rash looks like a …
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… The decision you and your doctor make depends on your age, health, and activity level, and on how much pain and … affects all parts of the joint. For example, when cartilage breaks down, the bones start to rub against each other. … such as bowleg and knock-knee. It is usually done for younger, active people who have mild arthritis and who want …
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… development between 1 - 12 months. Cognitive development, ages 1 to 12 months Emotional and social development, ages 1 to 12 months Growth and development, ages 1 to 12 months Physical development, ages 1 to 12 …
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… Reducing Cancer Risk When You Are BRCA-Positive On this page: Overview Overview BRCA1 … cancer, if you were diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50, or if you have an Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. If you are concerned that you may have a BRCA gene …
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… Hepatitis A Vaccine - Injection On this page: Uses How To Use Side Effects Precautions Drug … any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat) … any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat) …
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… Pink Eye On this page: Overview Health Tools Check Your Symptoms Self-Care … A lot of tearing. Clear or slightly thick, whitish drainage. Viral pink eye symptoms usually get better on their own … Redness in the white of the eye. Grey or yellow drainage from the eye. This drainage may cause the eyelashes to …
