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Hailey-Hailey disease, sometimes called ?familial benign chronic pemphigus? is a rare hereditary blistering skin disease. A history of multiple relapses and remissions is characteristic.

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Rescue Breathing

Breathing can be stopped in persons with sudden illness, allergy, and serious accident. It is performed on a person who is not breathing, but still has a pulse. Rescue breathing is done for the unconscious person

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Rabies

Rabies is a disease caused by dog bite. It is caused by a virus called rabies virus. It is a zoonotic disease. It is extremely fatal if not treated.

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Peutz Jeghers Syndrome

It is also known as hereditary intestinal polyposis syndrome. It is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease. It is characterized by presence of benign hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and presence of hyperpigmented macules on lips and oral mucosa.

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Brown Sequard Syndrome

Partial spinal sensory syndrome or Brown-sequard syndrome is an incomplete lesion of the spinal cord leading to ipsilateral upper motor neuron paralysis and loss of proprioception with contra lateral loss of pain and temperature sensation.

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Parrot Fever

It is also known as psittacosis, chlamydiosis or ornithosis. It a zoonotic infection caused by bacteria called Chlamydophila psittaci. It is contracted from parrots, sparrows, pigeons, ducks, hens and other species of bird.

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Opportunistic Infections of HIV

HIV/AIDS doesn't kill anybody directly. Instead, it weakens the body's ability to fight disease. It?s the opportunistic infections are more dangerous than HIV infection. Many of these infections are very serious, and they need to be treated. Some can be prevented.

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Ochronosis

It is also known as alkaptonuric ochronosis. It is autosomal recessive metabolic disorder which causes excess production of homogentisic acid resulting in excess of pigmentation, calcification and inflammation of the cartilage and related tissue throughout the body. It is one of inborn errors of metabolism.

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OAV Spectrum

It refers to the association of three rare disorders. These disorders are congenital occurring at birth. They involve malformations of eyes, ears, and spine. It is also known as Golden-Gorlin syndrome, OAVS

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Jansen Disease

Jansen disease is a skeletal abnormality in which the epiphyses are normal, but the metaphyseal tissues are replaced by masses of cartilage, producing interference with endochondral bone formation, expansion and thinning of the metaphyseal cortices. It is also known as Jansen metaphyseal dystotosis. Murk Jansen Type Metaphyseal chondordysplasia, JMC

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