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Asthma
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your lungs. It causes can cause repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. The CDC has determined that 1 in 12 people have asthma.
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Common Cold
The common cold is a viral infection of your nose and throat. A common cold is usually harmless. Most people recover from a common cold in about a week or two. If symptoms don’t approve, see your doctor.
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Diabetes
Diabetes is a long-term condition that causes high blood sugar levels.
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Flu
Influenza (the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. There are two main types or strains of influenza virus; types A and B. Influenza A and B viruses are responsible for seasonal flu epidemics each year.
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Head Lice
Human head lice (Pediculus humanus captis) are parasitic insects that infest the hair on people’s heads and necks, and rarely on their eyebrows and eyelashes. Head lice feed on human blood several times a day and live close to the human scalp. Head lice are not known to spread disease.
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Heart Disease
The term “heart disease” is often used interchangeably with the term “cardiovascular disease.” Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other heart conditions, such as those that affect your heart’s muscle, valves or rhythm, also are considered forms of heart disease.
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Meningitis-Viral
Viral meningitis is the most common type of meningitis, an inflammation of the tissue that covers the brain and spinal cord.
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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
High blood pressure is a common and dangerous condition. Having high blood pressure means the pressure of the blood in your blood vessels is higher than it should be.
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Obesity-Adult
People with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher are considered obese. The term “obesity” is used to describe the health condition of anyone significantly above his or her ideal healthy weight. More than one-third (36.5%) of U.S. adults are obese. Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death
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Obesity-Youth
Age- and sex-specific growth charts are used to calculate BMI in children and teens (ages 2–20) using a child’s weight and height, then matching their BMI to the corresponding BMI-for-age percentile for their age and sex.
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Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
Pink eye or conjunctivitis is a common, mild infection of the eye. It can be caused by bacteria or viruses. Allergies and other irritants in the environment can also cause pink eye.
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Stroke
A stroke, sometimes called a brain attack, occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, causing parts of the brain to become damaged or die.
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