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Sick child with red rash spots from measles

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Measles

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by a virus, for which there is an effective vaccine.

People queue at an airport

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Doctors scramble to identify mysterious illness emerging in China

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child being vaccinated

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Delivering tuberculosis vaccine directly to veins may boost protection

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Computer artwork of HIV particles in the bloodstream

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HIV and AIDS

DNA origami

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Tiny machines made of DNA origami may make antibiotics work better

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A male Lyme disease tick

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Lyme disease

Dog walking may put some people at risk of catching Lyme disease

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Lyme disease in England and Wales is most common in older, white women

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John Snow

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John Snow

Computer illustration of human nerve cells in the brain of a patient with Parkinson's disease

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Parkinson's disease

High blood pressure

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High blood pressure

High blood pressure is considered to be a reading above 140/. At this level there is an increased risk of heart conditions, stroke, kidney disease and vascular dementia

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Flu

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Cancer

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What is CRISPR?

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Gene therapy