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Tiny insects that live in clothes and bedding and travel to the skin to feed on blood.

An enlarged heart, which is a symptom of another condition, not a disease.

Twisted, swollen veins, most commonly appearing in the legs and feet.

A skin pore clogged with oil, dead skin cells and bacteria, usually on the face, neck, chest, back or shoulders.

An inner ear disease that can cause a spinning feeling, ringing in the ear and trouble hearing.

A complication of tonsillitis in which pus collects behind the tonsils.

A feeling that the heart is racing, pounding, fluttering or skipping a beat. Can be caused by stress, exercise, medicines or a health condition.

A condition in which the corner or side of a toenail grows into the flesh.

A bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue.

A parasite that can live and feed in human intestines and is spread through tapeworm eggs or larvae.

A rare disease in which protein builds up in the brain causing nerve cell death. Often presents through symptoms called corticobasal syndrome.

An abrasion is an injury that happens when something rubs or scrapes the skin or the soft layers under the skin.

A condition of too little iron in the body.

A condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells and hemoglobin.

A brief period of stroke-like symptoms that lasts only minutes and causes no permanent damage.

A decrease in red blood cells that happens when the body can't absorb enough vitamin B-12.

Low red blood cells caused by certain chronic diseases.

Complete or almost-complete loss of hearing.

A cancer that begins in the muscles.

A disease of the muscles.