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7,400 new cases of Hodgkin's disease in the United States in 2001--3,500 in females and 3,900 in males. It is estimated that 700 men and 600 women in the United States will die of the disease in 2001.
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How may Huntington disease be said to be a common disorder?
Approximately 30,000 people in the United States are affected by HD, with another 150,000 at risk for developing this disorder. The frequency of HD is 4-7 cases per 100,000 persons.
How may multi-infarct dementia be said to be a common disorder?
Multi-infarct dementia is the second most common cause of dementia in older people after Alzheimer's disease, accounting for up to 20% of all progressively worsening dementias.
What is the genetic disorder?
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How may Legionnaires' disease be said to be a common affliction?
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When you get a disease you are said to be by it?
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Could be. I have Parkinsonsism and Dystonia. But my top neurologist, movement disorder specialist, said it's easier to treat Parkinsons than Parkinsonism with medication. Parkinsonism is trick.
When a disease is said to have a multi-factorial basis it means what?
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What is the rarest sickness?
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What caused the brain damage to the people in the film Awakenings?
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Who said i led a commission investagating civil disorder?
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If a disease can be passed on from one person to another it is said to be?
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What is the meaning of asymptomatic?
It actually means this. showing no symptoms at all.
