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Insect Bites (Spiders, Ticks & Fleas)

 

Insect bites leave venom in the skin and cause a usually mild but itchy skin reaction. Scratching may infect the wound and leave lasting scars. Infection becomes obvious if the bite swells and reddens on the se...
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Chickenpox

 

Initial signs of chickenpox are a slight fever and flu-like symptoms of aching muscles and headaches. Within days, a rash of small red spots appears on the face, later moving to include the trunk of the body. O...
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Lupus

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Lupus is an autoimmune disease of the rheumatic family. Because it gives the face a wolf-like resemblance, it is called lupus, meaning wolf. Lupus appears in either of two forms. Systemic...
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