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A pocket of pus that collects under the skin or in deeper spaces inside the body.

Yellow tint of the skin due to high levels of a substance called bilirubin. There are many causes, including gallstones, liver disease, and liver or pancreatic cancer.

Tissue death from reduced blood supply.

When a connection forms between organs.

A parasitic disease, also called bilharzia, that spreads in contaminated water containing certain species of snails.

A small, noncancerous small lump in the skin. This type of lump is also called a cyst.

A pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them.

A small, slow-growing, noncancerous lump in the skin.

A contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus.

A disease caused by a parasite that is spread through the bite of infected sand flies.

A systemic disease, also called kala-azar, caused by a parasite that is spread through the bite of infected sand flies.

The state of being excessively thin and wasting of the body.

Cancer that begins in the bladder.

A condition that occurs from drinking too much water, upsetting electrolyte balances.

An illness also called cat scratch disease that is caused by germs that spread through an infected cat's bites or licks.

An infection of the intestines that causes bloody diarrhea.

An infection of the lymph system with a parasite called a filarial worm.

Illness caused by infection with a parasite called a filarial worm.

Diseases caused by various organisms that spread through water.

A parasitic infection of the colon with the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica.