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  1. Tuberculosis (TB)

    Tuberculosis (TB) is spread when a person with an active infection coughs, laughs, sings or sneezes.

  2. Erythema nodosum

    Erythema nodosum appears as red tender lumps, most commonly on the shins.

  3. Travel immunisation

    If you are travelling overseas, check with your doctor well in advance to find out what immunisations you need.

  4. Respiratory physician

    A respiratory physician (respiratory and sleep medicine specialist) specialises in diagnosing, treating and preventing conditions and diseases affecting the respiratory system.

  5. Pleurisy

    Treating any infection of the upper respiratory tract quickly will reduce the risk of developing pleurisy.

  6. Eyes - optic neuritis

    Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve that causes blurred, grey and dim vision.

  7. Sarcoidosis

    Sarcoidosis is not a cancer or any other sort of malignant tumour.

  8. Amyloidosis

    A person with amyloidosis produces aggregates of insoluble protein that cannot be eliminated from the body.

  9. Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)

    Once a person with leprosy begins treatment they quickly become non-infectious.

  10. Antimicrobial resistant bacteria

    Careful prescribing of antibiotics will minimise the emergence of antimicrobial resistant strains of bacteria.

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