Hint
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Description
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Answer
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A
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Decreased capacity of the blood to carry oxygen often caused by iron deficiency
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Anemia
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B
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One of the three types of plague
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Bubonic Plague
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C
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Tingling in the wrist often caused by repetitive mouse and keyboard actions
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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D
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Mosquito-borne tropical fever
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Dengue Fever
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E
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Contagious disease that killed about 10,000 in Africa in 2013–2015
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Ebola
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F
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Loosely-defined chronic pain syndrome
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Fibromyalgia
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G
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Disease of kings that often affects the big toe
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Gout
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H
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Inflammation of the liver that can be caused by viruses or alcoholism
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Hepatitis
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I
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An outbreak of this in 1918 killed about 3% of the world population
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Influenza
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J
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Yellowing of the skin
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Jaundice
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K
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Illness where blood vessels become inflamed; named for a Japanese doctor
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Kawasaki Disease
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L
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Also known as tetanus, it causes extreme muscle spasms
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Lockjaw
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M
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Common name for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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Mad Cow
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N
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Inability to control sleep-wake cycles
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Narcolepsy
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O
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Symptoms of this disorder could include repeatedly washing one's hands or checking if the door is locked
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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P
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This disease is nearly eradicated, now endemic in only Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Polio
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Q
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A paralysis of all four limbs
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Quadriplegia
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R
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Commonly caused by bat or dog bites
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Rabies
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S
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Reactivation of the chicken pox virus later in life
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Shingles
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T
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Infectious bacterial disease formerly known as consumption
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Tuberculosis
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U
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Break in the lining of the stomach: Peptic _____
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Ulcer
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V
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Can make it seem like things are spinning when they are not
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Vertigo
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W
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Mosquito-borne virus named for a river
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West Nile
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X
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Genetic condition of having an extra male chromosome
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XYY Syndrome
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Y
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Another mosquito-borne tropical fever
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Yellow Fever
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Z
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Mosquito-borne tropical illness that can cause children to be born with small heads
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Zika
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-blm. signing off
postscript: lets go russia