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Drug Allergies

Some people have a reaction the first time they take a drug, and others might take the drug several times before a reaction happens. They’ll want t...

ADHD: How to Help Your Child Succeed At School

If you think a plan would help your child, contact the school district and find out what's involved. Your child is likely to focus better at school...

Zika Virus: what You Should Know

Call your doctor if you develop symptoms and you live in or have visited an area where Zika is spreading, the CDC says -- especially if you are pre...

Yellow Fever

For some people, yellow fever has no initial symptoms, while for others, the first symptoms appear from three to six days after exposure to the vir...

What is Tularemia?

The way you become infected with the disease influences the type of symptoms you’ll have and how severe they may be. But just because you’re expose...

Thalassemia

Thalassemia is an inherited blood condition. If you inherit two or more copies of abnormal genes from your parents, you may get mild to severe thal...

Rubella

Rubella is caused by a virus. Rubella spreads when someone who is infected coughs or sneezes tiny germ- filled droplets into the air and onto surfa...

What is Rabies?

Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system. If you’ve been exposed to rabies in the past few months, they’ll likely run a number of ...

What is Nocardiosis?

The most common signs of primary cutaneous nocardiosis are skin abscesses on your hands, chest, or rear end. And primary cutaneous nocardiosis look...

What is Lymphedema?

Lymphedema is swelling that’s caused by a collection of too much lymph fluid. The most common symptom of lymphedema is swelling in one or both arms...

What is Leptospirosis?

Leptospirosis is a rare bacterial infection we get from animals. If you’re around soil or water where an infected animal has peed, the germ can inv...

What is Clubfoot?

Your doctor will begin to correct your baby’s clubfoot shortly after they’re born. A baby’s tendons bend and stretch very easily, so doctors are ab...