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Skin

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Acne   caused by overactive sebaceous glands  
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Impetigo   highly contagious infection caused by staph- or strep- bacteria  
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Tinea   fungus that causes ringworm, jock itch and athlete's foot  
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Warts   growths of the skin caused by papillomaviruses  
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Boils   infection of the hair follicles caused by staph-bacteria  
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Urticaria   Hives- raised lesions on the skin that leak fluids from the skin's blood vessels  
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Decubitus Ulcers   pressure sores, also called bedsores  
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Scleroderma   autoimmune disease where the skin hardens  
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Eczema   Inflammatory response to an allergry, bumps, blisters, red skin  
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Psoriasis   chronic inflammatory disorder, scaly skin due to excessive rate of the epidermis.  
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Malignant Hyperthermia   inherited condition where the body's temperature is always higher than normal.  
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Heat exhaustion   when the body loses large amounts of fluids usually in hot weather, weakness, dizziness, muscle cramps  
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Heat Stroke   body temperature increases to 105 deg.  
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Hypothermia   body temperature falls below 95 deg.  
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Frost Bite   formation of ice crystals in tissue  
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Necrosis   Tissue death  
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Gangrene   decay of dead tissue  
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