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Kids Health:teens: Encephalitis
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. Read this article from Kids Health to learn about its causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: High Platelet Count
Resource provides great information on Thrombocythemia, or high platelet count. The article is set up as a brief answer to a question about the condition, thrombocythemia. The information is short, factual and interesting.
WebMD
Web Md: Impetigo
This article from WebMD Health provides information about impetigo by discussing the basics first of all, then describing the symptoms that are involved, along with information on the treatment that has to be undergone.. Also includes...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Inflammatory Response
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A scrape is a break in the skin that may let pathogens enter the body. If bacteria enter through the scrape, they could cause an infection. These bacteria would then...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Arboviral Encephalitides
Resource describes several different kinds of encephalitis in detail.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.61 Inflammatory Response
Understand the human body's inflammatory responses.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Crohn's Disease
This resource provides information about Crohn's disease, including, symptoms and treatments.
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Cancerlinks: Possible Causes of Stomach Cancer
This write-up, with information taken from the National Cancer Institute, explores possible causes of stomach cancer.