MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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a rash
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an allergic reaction
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poison oak
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poison ivy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Monsters Inside Me, a television show airing on the Animal Planet network, retells the real-life harrowing stories of people infected by deadly parasites as doctors and scientists unravel their cases to seek a cure.
Detailed explanation-2: -Out of the 216 cases documented on the show, only 12 of those ended in the victim dying, usually from a disease with an extremely low survival rate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lange, MD in an episode about Lacey, a girl who had acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) caused by enterovirus D68. AFM is a condition where the central nervous system is infected and can cause muscles to malfunction. The episode explains that Lacey had paralysis and brain inflammation after experiencing cold-like symptoms.
Detailed explanation-4: -You Left What Inside Me? Naegleria Fowleri is a dangerous amoeba found in warm fresh bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, and hot springs. In most cases this disease is fatal, often killing its host in less than a week. It is often nicknamed “the brain eating amoeba".