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Asthma
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A diesease of the respiratory system sometimes caused by allergies, with symptoms including coughing, sudden difficulty in breathing, and a tight feeling in the chest; not contagious
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Cancer
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A tumor or growth caused when cells multiply uncontrollably destroying healthy tissue
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Cardiovascular disease
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A disease that involves the heart and blood vessels (veins and arteries)
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Communicable Disease
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Illness that can be passed from one person to another and has recognizable signs
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Diabetes
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Chronic disease that causes thirst, an excessive amount of uring, weight loss, and extra sugar in the blood and urine; caused by not enough insulin in the body
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Emphysema
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A chronic disease of the lungs in which the air sacs are dilated or enlarged and lack flexibility, resulting in breathing trouble and sometimes infection
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Hepatitis
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Inflammation of the liver, causing fever, jaundice, abdominal pain, and weakness
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Mononucleosis
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Illness characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of white blood cells with single nuclei (mono-nuclei) in the bloodstream; causes extreme tiredness; known as mono
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Non-communicable disease
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Illness which cannot be passed from one human to another
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Tuberculosis
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An infectious disease that causes small rounded swellings to form on mucous membrane and affects the lungs; associated with crowded and unclean living conditions; known as TB
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