Symptoms of disease

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Cardiac arrest

  • chest pain – the chest can feel like it's being pressed or squeezed by a heavy object, and pain can radiate from the chest to the jaw, neck, arms and back.
  • shortness of breath.
  • feeling weak and/or lightheaded.
  • palpations
  • vomiting
  • Blackouts
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Stroke

  • Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
  • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
  • Sudden trouble seeing or blurred vision in one or both eyes
  • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
  • Sudden severe headache with no known cause
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Anorexia nervosa

  • missing meals, avoid eating any foods you see as fattening
  • lying  what and when you've eaten, and how much you weigh
  • taking medication to reduce your hunger (appetite suppressants), such as slimming or diet pills
  • an overwhelming fear of gaining weight
  • believing you are fat when you are a healthy weight or underweight
  • feeling cold, dizzy
  • poor circulation in hands and feet
  • dry skin, hair loss from the scalp
  • menapause
  •  Low BMI
  • bloating, constipation and abdominal pain and headaches
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Herpes

  • A dull, aching pain in your pelvis
  • Painful when urinating
  • Fever & flu-like symptoms
  • Nausea or feeling sick
  • Tingling, burning or itching sensation in the area where blisters will appear
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Type 1 Diabetes

  • Increased thirst.
  • Frequent urination.
  • Bed-wetting in children who previously didn't espically at night
  • Extreme hunger.
  • Unintended weight loss.
  • Irritability and other mood changes.
  • Fatigue and weakness.
  • Blurred vision.
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Gonorrhoea

  • Painful or frequent urination.
  • Anal itching, discomfort, bleeding, or discharge.
  • Abnormal vaginal discharge.
  • Abnormal vaginal bleeding during or after sex or between periods.
  • Genital itching.
  • Irregular menstrual bleeding.
  • Lower abdominal (belly) pain.
  • Fever and general tiredness.
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Breast Cancer

  • a lump in the breast.
  • a change in the size or shape of the breast.
  • dimpling of the skin or thickening in the breast tissue.
  • a breast that's turned in (inverted)
  • a rash (like eczema) on the breast
  • discharge from the breast
  • swelling or a lump in the armpit.
  • pain or discomfort in the breast that doesn't go away
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Bowel cancer

persistent blood in the stools – that occurs for no obvious reason or is associated with a change in bowel habit

  • a persistent change in your bowel habit – which usually means going more often, with looser stools
  • persistent lower abdominal (tummy) pain, bloating or discomfort – that's always caused by eating and may be associated with loss of appetite or significant unintentional weight loss
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Bulimia nervosa

  • Eating a large amount of food over a very short time (binge eating) and then ridding your body of the extra food (purging) by making yourself vomit, taking laxatives or exercising excessively, or a combination of these.
  • fear of putting on weight
  • Being very critical about your weight and body eg.

  feeling guilty and ashamed, and behaving shape

  • mood changes – feeling very tense or anxious, for secretively
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  • feeling like you have no control over your eating
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Testicular cancer

  • Painless lump or swelling on either testicle. ...
  • Pain or discomfort, with or without swelling, in a testicle or the scrotum.
  • Change in the way a testicle feels or a feeling of heaviness in the scrotum.
  • Dull ache in the lower abdomen or groin.
  • Sudden buildup of fluid in the scrotum.
  • Breast tenderness or growth.
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schizophrenia

Delusions. These are false beliefs that are not based in reality. For example, you think that you're being harmed or harassed; certain gestures or comments are directed at you; you have exceptional ability or fame; another person is in love with you; or a major catastrophe is about to occur. Delusions occur in most people with schizophrenia.

  • Hallucinations. These usually involve seeing or hearing things that don't exist. Yet for the person with schizophrenia, they have the full force and impact of a normal experience. Hallucinations can be in any of the senses, but hearing voices is the most common hallucination.
  • Disorganized thinking (speech). Disorganized thinking is inferred from disorganized speech. Effective communication can be impaired, and answers to questions may be partially or completely unrelated. Rarely, speech may include putting together meaningless words that can't be understood, sometimes known as word salad.
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Asthma

  • Shortness of breath
  • Chest tightness or pain
  • Trouble sleeping caused by shortness of breath, coughing or wheezing
  • A whistling or wheezing sound when exhaling (wheezing is a common sign of asthma in children)
  • Coughing or wheezing attacks that are worsened by a respiratory virus, such as a cold or the flu
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Diabetes Type 2

  • Increased thirst.
  • Increased hunger (especially after eating)
  • Dry mouth.
  • Frequent urination.
  • Unexplained weight loss (even though you are eating and feel hungry)
  • Fatigue (weak, tired feeling)
  • Blurred vision.
  • Headaches.
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Coronory Disease

  • Chest pain (angina). You may feel pressure or tightness in your chest, as if someone were standing on your chest. This pain, referred to as angina, usually occurs on the middle or left side of the chest. Angina is generally triggered by physical or emotional stress.

The pain usually goes away within minutes after stopping the stressful activity. In some people, especially women, this pain may be fleeting or sharp and felt in the neck, arm or back.

  • Shortness of breath. If your heart can't pump enough blood to meet your body's needs, you may develop shortness of breath or extreme fatigue with exertion.

Heart attack. A completely blocked coronary artery may cause a heart attack. The classic signs and symptoms of a heart attack include crushing pressure in your chest and pain in your shoulder or arm, sometimes with shortness of breath and sweatin

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Leukemia

  • Fever or chills.
  • Persistent fatigue, weakness.
  • Frequent or severe infections.
  • Losing weight without trying.
  • Swollen lymph nodes, enlarged liver or spleen.
  • Easy bleeding or bruising
  •  Recurrent nosebleeds
  • Tiny red spots in your skin (petechiae)
  • Excessive sweating, especially at night
  • Bone pain or tenderness
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chlamydia

  • pain or burning while peeing.
  • pain during sex.
  • lower belly pain.
  • abnormal vaginal discharge (may be yellowish and have a strong smell)
  • bleeding between periods.
  • pus or a watery/milky discharge from the penis.
  • swollen or tender testicles.
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