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6 Common Infections We Wish Never Existed
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sneezing; sneeze reflex Chlamydia Closeup of a red, circular rash with raised edges on skin, showing a ringworm infection or Tinea corporis. conjunctivitis otitis media Gingivitis gastroenteritis
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Six afflictions that many of us have come to know all too well.
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sneezing; sneeze reflex
The sneeze reflex occurs in response to an irritant in the nose.
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Chlamydia
A Pap smear specimen showing the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, the cause...
Laboratory of Dr. Lance Liotta/National Cancer Institute
ringworm
A tinea corporis ringworm lesion caused by the skin fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes.
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conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis.
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otitis media
Eardrum with acute otitis media.
B. Welleschik
Gingivitis
Gingivitis.
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gastroenteritis
Electron micrographs of gastroenteritis viruses in humans.
Graham Colm