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Glanzmann?s disease is a rare disorder of blood platelets, which results in bruising and nosebleeds. Glanzmann?s thrombasthenia is a lifelong condition for which is incurable. Patients should take precautions to avoid bleeding.

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ACF (asymmetric crying facies) with cardiac defects

ACF is rare disorder characterized by presence of heart defects and abnormalities of lower lip muscle. It is also known as Cayler syndrome.

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Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is a meaningful and purposeful occupation to make the people with limitations or impairments to participate in everyday life. It is a profession concerned with promotion of health and well being of individuals through occupation.

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Elder Abuse

Elder abuse indicates the types of harm to old aged individuals. It is also known as elder mistreatment, senior abuse. Elder abuse is the infliction of physical, emotional or psychological harm on an older adult.

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CPR

CPR is an emergency medical procedure for patient with cardiac arrest. It involves physical interventions to create artificial circulation through chest compressions and also involves the rescuer exhaling in to the patient to inflate the lungs and pass oxygen in to the blood which is called artificial respiration.

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VACTERL Syndrome

A syndrome in embryos and fetuses characterized by abnormalities of vertebrae, anus, cardiovascular, trachea, esophagus, renal system and limb buds associated with the administration of sex hormones during early pregnancy

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Risk factors for HIV/AIDS

hiv/253657?iL=true" >AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Anyone of any age, race, sex or sexual orientation can be infected with HIV. Sex and drugs/alcohol interact in many ways to increase a person's risk of getting or giving HIV

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Prevention of HIV/AIDS and safer sex

There's no vaccine to prevent HIV/AIDS infection and no cure for AIDS. But it's possible to protect yourself and others from infection. That?s mainly to educate yourself about HIV and avoiding any behavior that allows HIV-infected fluids like blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk into your body.

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Currently there is no cure or vaccine for HIV/AIDS. The best known method of prevention is avoiding exposure to the virus. a course of antiretroviral treatment administered immediately after exposure (post-exposure prophylaxis) is believed to reduce the risk of HIV infection.

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CRESTSyndrome

Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses which occur when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses which occur when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system.

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