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Brucellosis
Brucellosis is an infection transmitted via unpasteurised dairy, uncooked meat and contact with animals. It causes fever, pain and depression.
04 Jan 2004
Shoulder pain
Shoulder pain is common in people over 50 years. It has many causes, including arthritis, infection, cancer, tendonitis and injury.
01 Jan 2004
Anthrax (woolsorters’ disease; ragpickers’ disease)
Anthrax is infection with Bacillus anthracis, a bacteria found in soil. In humans it typically involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), or the lungs.
30 Dec 2003
Bladder cancer: Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder accounts for 90% of bladder cancers. Smoking and bladder irritation (e.g. bladder stones) increase the risk.
30 Dec 2003
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome (hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia, HHT)
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome is a genetic condition of the blood vessels that causes excessive bleeding, for example recurrent nose bleeds.
26 Dec 2003
Ebola virus disease (EVD; Ebola haemorrhagic fever)
Ebola virus is a severe, often fatal infection transmitted by blood or skin contact. It causes fever, fatigue, headache and later gastrointestinal symptoms.
22 Dec 2003
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a contagious lung infection which causes bleeding in the lungs and severe breathing difficulty. It can be fatal.
18 Dec 2003
Kidney cancer: Renal manifestations of malignant disease
Renal manifestations of malignant disease occur when cancers outside the kidneys, including leukemia and lymphoma, spread and cause kidney cancer.
13 Dec 2003
