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Anaphylaxis

Aneurysms

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Anthrax

Antibiotic-associated diarrhea

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Ascariasis

Autoimmune hepatitis

Bee sting

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

Bile reflux

Bird flu (avian influenza)

Blastocystis hominis

Botulism

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Burkitt lymphoma

C. difficile infection

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carcinoid tumors

Cardiogenic shock

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Chagas disease

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Cholera

Choroid plexus carcinoma

Chronic daily headaches

Chronic granulomatous disease

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Chronic sinusitis

Churg-Strauss syndrome

Cirrhosis

Colon polyps

Concussion

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Constipation in children

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Craniopharyngioma

CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak)

Cyclic vomiting syndrome

Dengue fever

Diabetes insipidus

Diabetic coma

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic neuropathy

Diffuse midline glioma (DMG)

Diverticulitis

Drug allergy

Dumping syndrome

Dysphagia

E. coli

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Ectopic pregnancy

Egg allergy

Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis

Encephalitis

Endometriosis

Enlarged liver

Eosinophilic esophagitis

Esophagitis

Exercise headaches

Food allergy

Food poisoning

Functional dyspepsia

Gallbladder cancer

Gastritis

Gastroparesis

Giardia infection (giardiasis)

Glaucoma

Glioblastoma

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H1N1 flu (swine flu)

Hangovers

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Headaches in children

Heart attack

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Heat exhaustion

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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)

Hemophilia

Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Hirschsprung's disease

Hydrocele

Hypercalcemia

Hyperglycemia in diabetes

Hyponatremia

Indigestion

Infant reflux

Intestinal ischemia

Intestinal obstruction

Intracranial hematoma

Intussusception

Jellyfish stings

Kawasaki disease

Kidney stones

Krabbe disease

Lactose intolerance

Lead poisoning

Legionnaires' disease

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Liver disease

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Low blood pressure (hypotension)

Malaria

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Meningitis

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Mesenteric lymphadenitis

Migraine

Milk allergy

Molar pregnancy

Morning sickness

Multiple myeloma

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)

Myocardial ischemia

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Orchitis

Orthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension)

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cysts

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Pancreatic cysts

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Panic attacks and panic disorder

Parvovirus infection

Peanut allergy

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Peptic ulcer

Peritonitis

Pinworm infection

Pituitary tumors

Plague

Polio

One of the most feared diseases of the 20th century, polio has been eradicated from the developed world but remains a threat in less developed nations.

Polymorphous light eruption

Porphyria

Postpartum preeclampsia

Preeclampsia

Pseudomembranous colitis

Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension)

Pyloric stenosis

Radiation sickness

Recurrent breast cancer

Reye's syndrome

Rotavirus

Ruptured eardrum (perforated eardrum)

Salmonella infection

Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that causes a rash, fever and sore throat and usually affects children and adolescents.

Scrotal masses

Shaken baby syndrome

Shellfish allergy

Small bowel obstruction

Smallpox

Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)

Spider bites

Spinal headaches

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)

Staph infections

Stomach cancer

Strep throat

Sudden cardiac arrest

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Tapeworm infection

Testicular torsion

Thunderclap headaches

Toxic hepatitis

Toxic shock syndrome

Traumatic brain injury

Traveler's diarrhea

Vascular rings

Vasovagal syncope

Ventricular fibrillation

Wheat allergy

Whooping cough

Wilson's disease

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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  1. Acute coronary syndrome
  2. Acute kidney injury
  3. Acute liver failure
  4. Addison's disease
  5. Adrenal fatigue: What causes it?
  6. Airplane ear
  7. Alcohol intolerance
  8. Alcohol poisoning
  9. Alcohol use disorder
  10. Alcoholic hepatitis
  11. Allergies
  12. Allergy medications: Know your options
  13. Allergy-proof your home
  14. Alpha-gal syndrome
  15. Amniotic fluid embolism
  16. Anaphylaxis
  17. Anaphylaxis: First aid
  18. Aneurysm Surgery
  19. Aneurysms
  20. Angina
  21. Anthrax
  22. Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
  23. Appendicitis
  24. Ascariasis
  25. Aspirin allergy
  26. Autoimmune hepatitis
  27. Beating Ovarian Cancer
  28. Bee sting
  29. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
  30. Bile reflux
  31. Bird flu (avian influenza)
  32. Blastocystis hominis
  33. Botulism
  34. Brain aneurysm
  35. Brain tumor
  36. Brain Tumor
  37. What is a brain tumor? A Mayo Clinic expert explains
  38. Brain tumor FAQs
  39. How kidneys work
  40. Bump on the head: When is it a serious head injury?
  41. Burkitt lymphoma
  42. C. difficile infection
  43. CA 125 test: A screening test for ovarian cancer?
  44. Calcium supplements: A risk factor for heart attack?
  45. COVID-19 and vitamin D
  46. Carbon monoxide poisoning
  47. Carcinoid tumors
  48. Cardiac asthma: What causes it?
  49. Cardiogenic shock
  50. Castleman disease
  51. Celiac disease
  52. Chagas disease
  53. Chest pain
  54. Cholecystitis
  55. Cholera
  56. Choroid plexus carcinoma
  57. Chronic daily headaches
  58. Chronic granulomatous disease
  59. Chronic kidney disease
  60. Chronic kidney disease: Is a clinical trial right for me?
  61. Chronic sinusitis
  62. Churg-Strauss syndrome
  63. Cirrhosis
  64. What is cirrhosis? A Mayo Clinic expert explains
  65. Cirrhosis FAQs
  66. Colon polyps
  67. Concussion
  68. Concussion in children
  69. Concussion Recovery
  70. Concussion Telemedicine
  71. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  72. Constipation in children
  73. Coronary artery spasm: Cause for concern?
  74. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  75. COVID-19: How can I protect myself?
  76. Herd immunity and coronavirus
  77. COVID-19 and pets
  78. COVID-19 and your mental health
  79. COVID-19, cold, allergies and the flu
  80. COVID-19 drugs: Are there any that work?
  81. COVID-19 in babies and children
  82. Coronavirus infection by race
  83. COVID-19 travel advice
  84. COVID-19 vaccines for kids: What you need to know
  85. COVID-19 vaccines
  86. COVID-19 variant
  87. COVID-19 vs. flu: Similarities and differences
  88. COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms?
  89. Craniopharyngioma
  90. CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak)
  91. Cyclic vomiting syndrome
  92. Debunking coronavirus myths
  93. Dengue fever
  94. Diabetes insipidus
  95. Diabetic coma
  96. Diabetic Gastroparesis
  97. Diabetic ketoacidosis
  98. Diabetic neuropathy
  99. Diabetic neuropathy and dietary supplements
  100. Types of diabetic neuropathy
  101. Different COVID-19 vaccines
  102. Diffuse midline glioma (DMG)
  103. Digestion: How long does it take?
  104. Diverticulitis
  105. Drinking after hepatitis C cure: Is it safe?
  106. Drug allergy
  107. Dumping syndrome
  108. Dysphagia
  109. E. coli
  110. Ear infection (middle ear)
  111. Eating right for chronic kidney disease
  112. Ectopic pregnancy
  113. Egg allergy
  114. Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis
  115. Encephalitis
  116. Endometriosis
  117. What is endometriosis? A Mayo Clinic expert explains
  118. Endometriosis FAQs
  119. Enlarged liver
  120. Eosinophilic esophagitis
  121. Esophagitis
  122. Exercise headaches
  123. Fainting during urination (micturition syncope): What causes it?
  124. Fight coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission at home
  125. Flu masks
  126. Flu Shot Prevents Heart Attack
  127. Flu vaccine: Safe for people with egg allergy?
  128. Food allergy
  129. Food allergy or intolerance?
  130. Food poisoning
  131. Functional dyspepsia
  132. Gallbladder cancer
  133. Gallbladder polyps: Can they be cancerous?
  134. Gastritis
  135. Gastroparesis
  136. Giardia infection (giardiasis)
  137. Glaucoma
  138. Glioblastoma
  139. Glioma
  140. Guide to different tick species and the diseases they carry
  141. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection
  142. H1N1 flu (swine flu)
  143. Hangovers
  144. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
  145. Headache and Migraine
  146. Headaches and hormones
  147. Headaches in children
  148. Headaches: Treatment depends on your diagnosis and symptoms
  149. Heart attack
  150. Heart attack prevention: Should I avoid secondhand smoke?
  151. Heart attack symptoms
  152. Heart Attack Timing
  153. Heart failure
  154. Heart failure and sex: Is it safe?
  155. Heat exhaustion
  156. Heatstroke
  157. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
  158. Hemophilia
  159. Henoch-Schonlein purpura
  160. Hepatitis A
  161. Hepatitis B
  162. Hepatitis C
  163. Hepatitis C: How common is sexual transmission?
  164. Hepatitis C: What happens in end-stage liver disease?
  165. Hidden Heart Attack
  166. Hirschsprung's disease
  167. Holiday Heart
  168. How do COVID-19 antibody tests differ from diagnostic tests?
  169. How well do face masks protect against COVID-19?
  170. Hydrocele
  171. Hypercalcemia
  172. Hyperglycemia in diabetes
  173. Hyponatremia
  174. Indigestion
  175. Infant reflux
  176. Intestinal ischemia
  177. Intestinal obstruction
  178. Intracranial hematoma
  179. Intussusception
  180. Is hydroxychloroquine a treatment for COVID-19?
  181. Jellyfish stings
  182. Kawasaki disease
  183. What is kidney disease? An expert explains
  184. Kidney disease FAQs
  185. Kidney stones
  186. Krabbe disease
  187. Lactose intolerance
  188. Lead poisoning
  189. Legionnaires' disease
  190. Listeria infection
  191. Liver cancer
  192. Liver Cancer
  193. What is liver cancer? An expert explains
  194. Liver cancer FAQs
  195. Liver cysts: A cause of stomach pain?
  196. Liver disease
  197. Liver Diseases
  198. Liver hemangioma
  199. Living with Brain Tumors
  200. Long-term effects of COVID-19
  201. Long Term Brain Cancer Survivor
  202. Low blood pressure (hypotension)
  203. Low blood sodium in older adults: A concern?
  204. Low-phosphorus diet: Helpful for kidney disease?
  205. Malaria
  206. Managing Headaches
  207. Managing Meningitis
  208. Mantle cell lymphoma
  209. Marathon and the Heat
  210. Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoiding summer E. coli infection
  211. Mayo Clinic Minute: What you need to know about polyps in your colon
  212. Mayo Clinic Minute: You're washing your hands all wrong
  213. Mayo Clinic Minute: How dirty are common surfaces?
  214. Mayo Clinic Minute: Meningitis 101 for college students
  215. Mayo Clinic Minute: Prevent migraines with magnetic stimulation
  216. Mayo Clinic Minute: Weathering migraines
  217. Mayo Clinic Minute: What is an aneurysm?
  218. MCAD deficiency
  219. Measles Virus as a Cancer Fighter
  220. Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS)
  221. Meningitis
  222. Menstrual cramps
  223. Mesenteric lymphadenitis
  224. Migraine
  225. What is a migraine? A Mayo Clinic expert explains
  226. Migraine medicines and antidepressants
  227. Migraine FAQs
  228. Migraine treatment: Can antidepressants help?
  229. Migraines and gastrointestinal problems: Is there a link?
  230. Migraines and Vertigo
  231. Migraines: Are they triggered by weather changes?
  232. Alleviating migraine pain
  233. Milk allergy
  234. Molar pregnancy
  235. Morning sickness
  236. MRI: Is gadolinium safe for people with kidney problems?
  237. Multiple myeloma
  238. Infographic: Multiple Myeloma
  239. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
  240. Myocardial ischemia
  241. Nasal Cleaning
  242. New Hep C Treatment
  243. New Test for Preeclampsia
  244. New Way to Fix Aneurysms
  245. Nighttime headaches: Relief
  246. Nighttime panic attacks: What causes them?
  247. Norovirus infection
  248. NSAIDs: Do they increase my risk of heart attack and stroke?
  249. He's the bravest kid I've ever seen
  250. Occipital nerve stimulation: Effective migraine treatment?
  251. Ocular migraine: When to seek help
  252. Orchitis
  253. Orthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension)
  254. Ovarian cancer
  255. Ovarian cancer: Still possible after hysterectomy?
  256. Ovarian cysts
  257. Ovarian cysts and infertility: A connection?
  258. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
  259. Pacemaker and ICDs
  260. Pain Management
  261. Pancreatic cysts
  262. Pancreatitis
  263. Panic attacks and panic disorder
  264. Pap test: Can it detect ovarian cancer?
  265. Parvovirus infection
  266. Peanut allergy
  267. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  268. Peptic ulcer
  269. Peritonitis
  270. Pinworm infection
  271. Pituitary tumors
  272. Plague
  273. Polio
  274. Polymorphous light eruption
  275. Porphyria
  276. Postpartum preeclampsia
  277. Preeclampsia
  278. Pregnancy and COVID-19
  279. Preventing Kidney Stones
  280. Pseudomembranous colitis
  281. Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension)
  282. Punk Guitarist Survives Brain Tumor
  283. Pyloric stenosis
  284. Radiation sickness
  285. Recurrent breast cancer
  286. Recurring strep throat: When is tonsillectomy useful?
  287. Renal diet for vegetarians
  288. Reye's syndrome
  289. Rhabdomyolysis
  290. Rotavirus
  291. Ruptured eardrum (perforated eardrum)
  292. Safe outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic
  293. Safety tips for attending school during COVID-19
  294. Salmonella infection
  295. Salt craving: A symptom of Addison's disease?
  296. SCAD 2 Social Media as a Lifesaving Link
  297. Scarlet fever
  298. Scrotal masses
  299. Self-care for the flu
  300. Sex and COVID-19
  301. Shaken baby syndrome
  302. Shellfish allergy
  303. Silent heart attack
  304. Small bowel obstruction
  305. Smallpox
  306. Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
  307. Spider bites
  308. Spinal headaches
  309. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
  310. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
  311. Staph infections
  312. Stomach cancer
  313. What is stomach cancer? A Mayo Clinic expert explains
  314. Stomach cancer FAQs
  315. Strep throat
  316. Strep throat in young children: A common diagnosis?
  317. Sudden cardiac arrest
  318. Sudden death in young people: Heart problems often blamed
  319. Sulfa allergy
  320. Swallowing gum: Is it harmful?
  321. Symptom Checker
  322. Tapeworm infection
  323. Testicular torsion
  324. Thunderclap headaches
  325. Toxic hepatitis
  326. Toxic shock syndrome
  327. Transplants
  328. Traumatic brain injury
  329. Traumatic Brain Injury
  330. Traveler's diarrhea
  331. Treating COVID-19 at home
  332. Unusual symptoms of coronavirus
  333. Vascular rings
  334. Vasovagal syncope
  335. Ventricular fibrillation
  336. Vertigo
  337. Heart failure action plan
  338. What's the difference between H1N1 flu and influenza A?
  339. Wheat allergy
  340. Whooping cough
  341. Whooping cough
  342. Why isn't there a hepatitis C vaccine?
  343. Wilson's disease
  344. Fecal transplant treatment of C. difficile at Mayo Clinic
  345. Mayo Clinic study reporting increased incidence of C. difficile infection
  346. Effectively managing chronic kidney disease
  347. Mayo Clinic Research Finds Risk of Glaucoma Blindness Drops by Half
  348. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome