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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.
Sites of mtDNA mutations in certain human diseases
The Venus flytrap, a species of carnivorous plant.
Human eye
Review of Stages of Personality, Morality, and Faith Development
Human Development
Neanderthal and Modern Human