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  1. Inflammatory bowel disease is a condition in which the innner lining of the GI tract becomes inflamed, leading to ulcers and ... site of this inflammation. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have symptoms that include diarrhea, abdominal pain, infections, ...
  2. Lyme disease is an acute inflammatory disease characterized by skin changes, joint inflammation and symptoms similar to the flu that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi . Lyme disease ...
  3. Legionnaire disease was first described in 1976 after an outbreak of fatal pneumonia at a Legionnaires convention. The newly described organism which caused the disease was named Legionella pneumophila, shown in this picture. ( ...
  4. ... burgdorferi is a spirochete bacteria that causes Lyme disease. It is similar in shape to the spirochetes that cause other diseases, such as relapsing fever and syphilis. (Image courtesy ...
  5. Different areas of the world have different diseases and different prevalence rates of diseases. Travelers going to foreign countries may encounter diseases to which they have no natural immunity and should ...
  6. Tertiary Lyme disease is a late, persistent inflammatory disease characterized by skin changes, neurological and musculoskeletal symptoms caused by the bacterium ...
  7. Erythema migrans is the initial lesion of Lyme disease, and often appears at the site of the ... 17 cm). (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
  8. ... of the small intestine (ileum), caused by Crohn disease. Crohn disease typically affects the small intestine, whereas ulcerative colitis ...
  9. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi . It is known as a spirochete because of its ... a spirochete. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
  10. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is an organic brain syndrome caused by a protein-like particle called a prion. Loss of brain function resembles Alzheimer's disease, but is very rapid in progression. Complete dementia ...
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