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Genital herpes
Influenza
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Skin infection (staph)
Urethritis
Endocarditis
Parasitic infection (giardiasis)
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Appendicitis
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Asymptomatic bacteriuria
Cirrhosis (liver)
Group B strep
Amniotic fluid infection
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Hepatitis
Pneumonia
Hepatitis C
Shingles (herpes zoster)
Spinal meningitis
Erythema multiforme
TB (tuberculosis)
Japanese encephalitis
Hepatitis D
Meningitis
Filariasis
Reactive arthritis
Prenatal CMV infection
Fetal infections
Hepatitis B
Guillain-barre syndrome
Severe bleeding disorder
HIV/AIDS during pregnancy
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Toxoplasmosis
Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis)
Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy
Malaria
Brucellosis
Trachoma
Schistosomiasis
Yellow fever
Cholera
Diphtheria
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Chikungunya
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Neck strain
Painful red blister rash
Red ring shaped rash
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