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Trench fever
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Vitamin K deficiency
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Yellow fever
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Yellow fever is a severe infectious disease, caused by a virus called a "flavivirus." This flavivirus can cause outbreaks of...
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Haptoglobin test
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This test is done to help evaluate a person for hemolytic anemia.
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