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Polio

Learn more about this contagious viral illness that affects the nervous system. Severe disease can lead to paralysis, trouble breathing and sometimes death.
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Polycystic kidney disease

Learn how treatments and lifestyle changes might help reduce kidney damage from this disease.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic ovaries, hormone imbalance and irregular periods are telltale signs and symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome. Find out about treatments.
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Polycythemia vera

This slow-growing blood cancer mainly affects people over 60. Treatments and lifestyle changes may reduce complications and ease symptoms.
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Polyhydramnios

Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment for this condition, in which too much amniotic fluid builds up during pregnancy.
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Polymorphous light eruption

Learn more about the symptoms and treatments for this sun-induced skin rash that usually appears in spring or summer, and also after using tanning beds.
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Polymyalgia rheumatica

Older adults who get sudden muscle pain and stiffness, mainly in the shoulders, might have this condition.
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Polymyositis

The muscle weakness from this condition can make it hard to climb stairs or reach up. Breathing and swallowing also can be affected.
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Popliteal artery aneurysm

Learn more about this lower extremity aneurysm that occurs in the wall of an artery located behind the knee.
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Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

Calf pain cramping your style during a workout? Know the symptoms of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome.
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Porphyria

This group of disorders results from a buildup of natural chemicals in the body that affect the nervous system and skin. Learn how to avoid symptom triggers.
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Post-polio syndrome

This syndrome causes a number of potentially serious symptoms that appear decades after the polio virus.
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