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Pain is a localized sensation of discomfort distress or agony resulting from the stimulation of pain. |
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ARTHRITIS |
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Arthritis is an inflammation of one or more joints in the body.
The involved joints may be warm, swollen, tender and painful, especially
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ASTHMA |
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Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by inflamed, swollen and narrowed airways, making breathing difficult. although no cure has been found for asthma, it can be controlled. |
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BRONCHITIS |
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Bronchitis is an inflammation or swelling of the bronchi-air passages
that extend from the windpipe to the lungs. The swelling may be
caused by viruses, bacteria, smoking, chemical pollutants and dust.
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DIABETES |
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Diabetes is a serious chronic metabolic disease characterized by an increase in blood sugar levels associated with long term damage and failure or organ functions, especially the eyes, the kidneys, the nerves, the heart and blood vessels. |
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DIARRHEA |
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Diarrhea is the passage of loose and watery stools (more than 3 bowel movements per day) often associated with gassiness, bloating, and abdominal pain. It may also be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and fever. |
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HYPERTENSION |
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Hypertension kills! Hypertension (HIGH blood pressure), if uncontrolled, causes damage to various organs in the body resulting to other diseases. |
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INFLUENZA |
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Flu, or influenza, is a highly contagious acute respiratory illness caused by the Influenza virus. |
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PNEUMONIA |
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Pneumonia is a serious infection that affects the air sacs in the lungs, resulting to significant reduction in oxygenation. Because of this, the oxygen will have difficulty reaching the blood. If there is too little oxygen in the blood, body cells cannot work properly. |
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TUBERCULOSIS |
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Tuberculosis
or TB is an infectious disease caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis. The bacteria can enter the body, usually the lungs,
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Osteoporosis literally means “porus bones”. It is a disease characterized by low bone density or mass (reduced amount of bone tissue) and fragile bones (weakened bone structure) leading to increased susceptibility to fractures, particulary of the hip, spine, and wrist. |
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Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a chronic, recurrent disorder that is characterized by lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract which appears as reddish and inflamed, or as small depressions or excavations in the upper gastro-intestinal tract. |
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ALCOHOL
DEPENDENCE
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Mental
disorder recognizable through the following symptoms: |
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DEPRESSIVE
DISORDER
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Mental disorders characterized by either depressed mood or markedly diminished interest or pleasure in most activities of the day. |
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SCHIZOPHRENIA
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Mental disorder characterized by profound disruptioin in thinking and feeling, that affects behavior, as shown as abnormality in language, thought, perception and sense of self. This includes psychotic experience like hallucinations, illusions, dellusions, and disordered thinking |
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ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE
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Is a form of dementia that is characterized by the progressive degenerative brain syndrome that affects memory, thinking, behavior and emotion. |
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EPILEPSY
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It is a brain disorder characterized by repeated seizures(“fits”) which may take many forms, ranging from the shotest lapse of attention to severe and frequent convulsions. |
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MENTAL
RETARDATION
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A condition of incomplete or halted development of the mind, which is characterized by the impairment of skills as manifested during the developmental period that contributes to the overall level of intellegence(WHO) |
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