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A 45-year old asked:

How dangerous is yersinia pestis when you go hiking on vacations?

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A 22-year old female asked:

I went hiking in the woods and I got a rash the following day. Just when I think they've healed more have popped up, why?

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A 34-year old asked:

How do i get rid of major heel pain from hiking to far yesterday?

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A 73-year old asked:

After a day of biking or hiking I have two distinctive bulges in my groin but no discomfort from them. After resting they go away? What next?

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A member asked:

My knee makes a loud crunching noise when hiking uphill; minor achyness above the knee after a long hike. Pretty hard fall 3-4 years ago. What's up?

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A 49-year old asked:

Why do i get light headed and nauseous when i'm hiking?

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A 40-year old asked:

Is hiking for two hours with 16 pounds in my backpack ok?

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A male asked:

Can I go hiking if I have slipped capital femoral epiphysis surgery?

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A 42-year old asked:

I like hiking in caves. My parents are upset about bats and stuff. What can I do?

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A 45-year old asked:

What dose posin oak rash look like? How long after hiking, will it start if you caught it?

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A 20-year old asked:

A month ago I sprained my ankle by twisting it out hiking, neither the pain or swelling has gone down. how long should it take to heal a sprain?

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A 20-year old female asked:

I am Asian, 20 y/o, 5ft, 85 lbs. My BMI is 16.6. Is it OK considered that I have small body frame? My hair and skin are healthy. I go hiking twice/wk.

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A 34-year old asked:

If you have bee sting allergy should you avoid hiking?

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A 40-year old asked:

Is a more flat hiking shoes is the best for high arch?

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A 44-year old asked:

Why has my toe nail started to bruise after walking and hiking?

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A 69-year old female asked:

Is hiking in elevation bad for an individual that has a 4.9 aortic aneurysm?

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A 48-year old female asked:

I got blisters under my big toes after hiking Now the nails are turning black and are loose What should I do?

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A 69-year old female asked:

Husband has a 4.9 aortic aneurysm and has been hiking @ high elevations. Will this increase the size of the aneurysm and should he not hike?

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A 35-year old male asked:

Hiking uphill I get pain in my left inner thigh. Downhill is fine. After the hike, lifting my left leg up, I feel sharp pain in my inner thigh. Help!

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A 47-year old asked:

I shattered my hip socket, will hiking quicken my need for a hip replacement?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can you get carple tunnel in your feet, such as from too much hiking or running?

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A 37-year old asked:

Does more rapid breathing when hiking at higher altitudes cause you to feel faint?

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A 21-year old asked:

When can I playgolf, ride a bike, or go hikingafter spine surgery?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Felt heart palpitations(extrabeats)while hiking heartbeat was already beating fast never felt this.could it be that I'm worried about my pinched nerve?

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A member asked:

I was hiking in Camp Wauwepex in Wading River and got ichy. Do you think that I'm allergic to the poison ivy or the nats. ?

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A 65-year old male asked:

My wife and I have started hiking. Recently, after a 10 miler, she noticed the 2 smallest toes on her right foot become, on & off, numb. Possibilities?

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A 39-year old female asked:

I went hiking in the woods 2 1/2 weeks ago. I had also sanded something at work that contained graphite dust 3 days ago. That night I broke out in a rash that sesembles poison ivy and is spreading. My question is, can poison ivy lie dormant for 2 1/2 we

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A 28-year old male asked:

Mild swelling top of left foot & fluid-filled feeling in calf (but no swelling) for past 2 days. No redness, no pain. Sit almost all day. Lotta weird health problems lately. Went hiking last weekend.

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A 41-year old asked:

Is there foot and ankle surgery for fallen arches? I've had fallen arches my entire life. I enjoy hiking, but notice that my ankles really swell from the constant pounding even with good arch supports. Would foot and ankle surgery be a possible option to

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A 30-year old male asked:

A ten year old Boy Scout returned from a hiking trip 8 days ago and is now feeling weak with a low grade fever He has a circular rash on his right leg?

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