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Melioidosis is presently a public health concern because it is most common in AIDS patients and intravenous drug users.

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Those with mild to moderate melioidosis are treated with what medications?

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What kind of diseases are the most common genetic diseases For example those in which both parents may be carriers of the disease without knowing it because they don't actually have the disease?

What kind of diseases are the most common genetic diseases? (For example, those in which both parents may be carriers of the disease without knowing it because they don't actually have the disease.)


What are the most commnicable diseases?

comminicable diseases are those which spread from infected person to healthy one. there are millions of such diseases eg common cold, chicken pox, cough etc


What are the diseases in respiratory system?

Lifestyle diseases are those that result from consequences of habits we have chosen. Some common examples are smoking, drinking, and doing drugs.


What are lifestyle diseases in the respiratory system?

Lifestyle diseases are those that result from consequences of habits we have chosen. Some common examples are smoking, drinking, and doing drugs.


Is it possible to contract leukemia from a partner that uses heroin?

No- leukemia is not a communicable disease in people. HOWEVER- there are a number of other diseases that ARE contagious that are common among intravenous drug users. Those include Hepatatis and HIV (AIDS), and well as more common STDs.


Those with pubic lice should be tested for what other diseases?

Patients with pubic lice should be examined and tested for other STDs.


Can alcohol cause glaucoma?

Drinking alcohol does not seem to be related to the development of glaucoma. It is most common in people who have a family history of glaucoma, people who are nearsighted or diabetic, people suffering from other diseases of the eye and those who smoke.


On which population is hypothyroid common?

Hypothyroid conditions are common across several segments of the population. Women in the postpartum period are generally more susceptible, along with those aged above 65 and those with a history of autoimmune diseases in the family just to name a few.


How commiuncable diseases are spread?

Communicable diseases are those that are spread by contact with other people or items that have touched their bodies. The other terms associated with this term are contagious and infectious which specify more clearly which type of contact is required for transmission.


What are three examples of infectious diseases?

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Can you know my disease in future with the DNA testing?

You can find out what diseases you may be genetically predisposed to, but not whether those diseases will actually develop, as many genetic diseases need an environmental or other trigger to "turn on" that gene to make the disease develop.