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Whooping Cough
Suggest an improvement Introduction Whooping cough is a highly contagious, acute respiratory tract infection which can be
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Measles
Suggest an improvement Introduction Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection. It is a
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Measles
Suggest an improvement Introduction Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection. It is a
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Measles
Suggest an improvement Introduction Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection. It is a
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Measles
Suggest an improvement Introduction Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection. It is a
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Measles
Suggest an improvement Introduction Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious respiratory viral infection. It is a
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Monkeypox
Suggest an improvement Introduction Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPV), which belongs to the
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Infective Endocarditis
Suggest an improvement Introduction Infective endocarditis is a condition where the inner lining of the heart (the endocardium) becomes
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Interpreting Hepatitis B Serology
Suggest an improvement Introduction Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B
Septic Arthritis
Suggest an improvement Introduction Septic arthritis is defined as the infection and inflammation of one or more joints by a pathogenic
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Dengue Fever
Suggest an improvement Introduction Dengue fever is a self-limiting flu-like illness that is caused by the dengue virus (a type of
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Tuberculosis (TB)
Suggest an improvement Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a granulomatous disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. TB
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Mumps
Suggest an improvement Introduction Mumps is an acute, generalised viral infection characterised by bilateral parotid swelling.1 Prior
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Chickenpox (VZV)
Introduction Chickenpox is a common viral infection, caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).1 Over 75% of children are infected with VZV before
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Introduction The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a species of Lentivirus, a subgroup of the retrovirus family, that preferentially infects