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Resident microorganisms (hands)

Resident microorganisms are healthy bacteria and other microscopic organisms that live on the…

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Health care acquired infections (nosocomial infections)

Health care acquired infections are infections that people have contracted at a health care…

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Antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms mutate to avoid the lethal effects of medications usually…

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Bulging fontanelles

Bulging fontanelles

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Hepatomegaly

Hepatomegaly

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Teratogenic

Teratogenic

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Hyperlipidemia

Hyperlipidemia

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Night blindness (nyctalopia)

Night blindness, or nyctalopia, is a condition in which a person’s night vision…

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Bitot’s spots

Bitot’s spots are small grey-white deposits on the conjunctiva, which is the usually…