Pain is a complex unpleasant sensory perception (feeling) triggered by your nervous system, that so happens to differ dramatically among individuals. There is no way to tell how much pain you are in and no test can measure its intensity.
Pain can be felt as sharp or dull, may come and go, or may be constant. [...]
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Gastritis is essentially a painful inflammation of your stomach lining. This inflammation may be caused by:
a bacterial infection
drinking too much alcohol
prolonged use aspirin or ibuprofen
In some cases gastritis develops after:
burns
major surgery
traumatic injury
severe infections
Also, certain diseases can cause gastritis, such as:
chronic bile reflux
pernicious anemia
autoimmune disorders
The most common symptoms of gastritis are abdominal upset and [...]
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Rabies is a preventable fatal infectious viral disease that is transmitted through a bite from a rabid animal, with the percentage of recent cases being the bite of a bat. Others on the list to avoid are:
fox
skunk
coyote
raccoon
groundhogs
woodchucks
A bat that is active during the day, in an unusual spot, not able to fly or is easily [...]
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Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by a bacteria that forms spores. A spore is a cell that lies dormant, and comes to life under the right conditions.
Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic animals, such as:
cattle
goats
sheep
camels
antelopes
other herbivores
It can also infect humans when exposed to an infected animal, tissue of an infected [...]
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Your thyroid is a gland in your neck, just below and surrounding your “Adam’s apple.” Its function is to make and release hormones. These hormones play an essential role in setting your metabolism.
If you have a thyroid disease, which millions, mostly women, do, then your body’s energy usage either speeds up or slows down. If [...]
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Epilepsy, or seizure disorder, is a chronic neurological condition marked by recurrent various types of seizures. Epilepsy can occur as a result of many different brain affecting conditions, such as:
stroke
head trauma
childbirth complications
certain genetic disorders
infections ~ meningitis, encephalitis or brain abscess
Oftentimes, no real cause is found.
A seizure results from abnormal electrical activity in your [...]
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If your thyroid gland’s production of its hormones are below the amount necessary to maintain your normal bodily functions, then you may be suffering from hypothyroidism. This condition, also known as having an underactive thyroid, plays a gigantic role in setting the rate of your metabolism.
In the case of hypothyroidism, your body does not [...]
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Hyperthyroidism, also known as overactive thyroid, is a condition wherein there is too much thyroid hormone running around in your body. If your body is drenched in excessive thyroid hormones, then the pace of your metabolism is sped up.
A sped up metabolism might be top billing on an overweight individual’s wish list. However [...]
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Thyroiditis is used in broad reference to any thyroid gland inflammation, and the causes for this inflammation do vary quite a bit. Thyroid conditions creating symptoms arise from either too much or too little of thyroid gland producing hormones cruising around your body.
Basically, the three types of symptom producing conditions result from:
thyrotoxicosis
hypothyroidism
hyperthyroidism
Any consequential symptoms [...]
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Narcolepsy is an incurable chronic sleep disorder marked by daytime sleepiness and involuntary periods of sleep. These sleepy causes are a narcoleptic’s brain’s incapacity to control sleep/wake circuits regularly. The root cause of narcolepsy is unknown. As such, there is no cure.
Throughout a narcoleptic’s day, they are struck by numerous fleeting sleep urges. [...]
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