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Tuberculosis Two cross-sectional illustrations compare a normal human artery with a healthy, open lumen to an artery narrowed by atherosclerotic plaque buildup, showing damaged endothelium, foam cells, fibrous cap, and lipid deposits. Stroke: occupational therapy Illustration of human lungs with detailed insets comparing normal alveoli to alveoli damaged by emphysema, highlighting the loss of air sac structure in the diseased state. Influenza virus particles Lung cancer Digital illustration of a neuron network in blue with scattered yellow-orange amyloid plaques, representing Alzheimer disease pathology. Type 1 diabetes mellitus Oral rehydration therapy Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis
A doctor examining chest X-rays of patients infected with tuberculosis, which remains...
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Atherosclerosis
Cross-sectional diagrams of human blood vessels, showing a normal, healthy artery...
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Stroke: occupational therapy
A person affected by stroke counting money with the assistance of an occupational...
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Damaged airways in the lungs
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) results from the inhalation of noxious...
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Influenza virus particles
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of H1N1 influenza virus particles. Influenza...
NIAID
Lung cancer
Color-enhanced X-ray showing a tumor (yellow) of the right lung.
Athenais/Phototake
Alzheimer disease; amyloid plaque
A neuron network affected by amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer disease.
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus
A boy with type 1 diabetes checking his blood glucose levels with the help of his...
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Oral rehydration therapy
Typically used in the treatment of diarrheal diseases such as cholera, oral rehydration...
James Heilman, MD
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A scanning electron micrograph of gram-positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
Ray Butler, MS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)