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using medications.
Illness The
terms illness and
sickness are both
generally used as
synonyms for disease; however, the term
illness is
occasionally used...
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Foodborne illness (also
known as
foodborne disease and food poisoning) is any
illness resulting from the
contamination of food by
pathogenic bacteria...
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Terminal illness or end-stage
disease is a
disease that
cannot be
cured or
adequately treated and is
expected to
result in the
death of the patient. This...
- A
mental disorder, also
referred to as a
mental illness, a
mental health condition, or a
psychiatric disability, is a
behavioral or
mental pattern that...
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psychogenic illness (MPI), also
called m****
sociogenic illness, m****
psychogenic disorder,
epidemic hysteria or m**** hysteria,
involves the
spread of
illness symptoms...
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catastrophic illness is a
severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery.
Examples include cancer,
heart attack or stroke.
These illnesses usually...
- Influenza-like
illness (ILI), also
known as flu-like
syndrome or flu-like symptoms, is a
medical diagnosis of
possible influenza or
other illness causing a...
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Severity of
illness (SOI) is
defined as the
extent of
organ system derangement or
physiologic decompensation for a patient. It
gives a
medical classification...
- Heat
illness is a
spectrum of
disorders due to
increased body temperature. It can be
caused by
either environmental conditions or by exertion. It includes...
- Post****ic
illness syndrome (POIS) is a
syndrome in
which human males have
chronic physical and
cognitive symptoms following ejaculation. The symptoms...
