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  1. Streptococcal Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    Strep is short for Streptococcus, a type of bacteria. There are several types. Two of them cause most of the strep infections in people: group A and group ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/streptococcalinfections.html - Health Topics
  2. Knee Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your knee joint is made up of bone, cartilage, ligaments and fluid. Muscles and tendons help the knee joint move. When any of these structures is hurt or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/kneeinjuriesanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Arthritis (National Library of Medicine)  
    If you feel pain and stiffness in your body or have trouble moving around, you might have arthritis. Most kinds of arthritis cause pain and swelling in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/arthritis.html - Health Topics
  4. Heart Valve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... affect your heart and blood vessels. These include: Rheumatic fever. An untreated strep throat can become rheumatic fever, which can harm the heart valves. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/heartvalvediseases.html - Health Topics
  5. Lupus (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is lupus? Lupus is an autoimmune disease. This means that your immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues by mistake. This can damage many parts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lupus.html - Health Topics
  6. Rheumatoid Arthritis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a form of arthritis that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in your joints. It can affect any joint but is common ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/rheumatoidarthritis.html - Health Topics
  7. Autoimmune Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are autoimmune diseases? Your immune system protects you from disease and infection by attacking germs that get into your body, such as viruses and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/autoimmunediseases.html - Health Topics
  8. Health Problems in Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Every pregnancy has some risk of problems, but there are certain conditions and health issues that can raise that risk, such as: A health condition you had ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/healthproblemsinpregnancy.html - Health Topics
  9. Hepatitis C (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is hepatitis C? Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is swelling that happens when tissues of the body are injured or infected. Inflammation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hepatitisc.html - Health Topics
  10. HIV and Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    Having HIV/AIDS weakens your body's immune system. It destroys the white blood cells that fight infection. This puts you at risk for opportunistic infections ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hivandinfections.html - Health Topics
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