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1. Sammy the slender sword swallower noticed after his performance that he had enlarged lymph nodes, a rash, fever, sore joints and swollen salivary glands. A biopsy done at the local medical clinic confirmed that he had what type of rare autoimmune disease?
2. Penny the perfectly preened gymnast was feeling rather queasy after she broke her arm and she could see fragments of bone on her gym suit. Inside the bone was a mesh of blood vessels and connective-tissue fibres which hold together fat and the cells that produce new blood cells. What color are the two types of marrow that is inside our bones?
3. Gary the galloping gourmet, was suffering from drooping eyelids, double vision, facial paralysis, dizziness, difficulty in swallowing and, during a cooking tournament last week he collapsed. Gary's luck ran out after he polished off the pimply pickles from his grandmothers home preserves for lunch. What was the most likely cause of his health problems?
4. Soozy's frantic friends just couldn't believe that the disheveled, dazed and confused figure in front of them had just relieved herself right in the middle of the park. Trying to help her was a nightmare because she was being very antisocial and she couldn't seem to remember her name. What health problem could be causing Soozy's very irrational behaviour?
5. Colin the cute cattle farmer from Australia, complained to his doctor that he feels ill all the time and is weak and tired most days. He gets very bad headaches and sometimes he has a fever and sometimes he has the chills. What disease may Colin be suffering from?
6. In winter, poor Jimmy the giant jester from the Swiss snowfields, complained about having small itchy bumps on his fingertips and toes which burnt and stung. When he put his extremities near the fire the stinging and pain increased. What is the possible cause of his discomfort?
7. Simply sizzling Skunkee and her handsome husband Chris, were on a plane to see Disneyland when all of a sudden she couldn't hear properly. Her ears were not only hurting but they felt uncomfortably stuffy. What could be causing her discomfort?
8. 60 year old Romanian raconteur Roger loves his weekly tennis match and bragging session with the boys, but unfortunately he hasn't been playing lately. He had been complaining about a tingling pain and numbness affecting the sides of his thumb and first three fingers, so he went to the local physiotherapy clinic for a diagnosis. The fleshy area at the bottom of his thumb felt weak and looked less toned than it used to. Rick was so mad because he couldn't hit the ball without feeling pain in his hand. What condition is he likely to have been suffering from?
9. Talented tapdancing teacher Tina, was feeling tired all the time, she looked pale and she had lost her appetite. She couldn't understand why she often felt cold, even though it was the middle of summer. What condition did her blood test confirm that she was suffering from?
10. During lunch, our intrepid in-law Isla, was complaining of abdominal pain and tenderness around her umbilicus. She felt nauseous and couldn't eat a thing. After taking her to the hospital she was diagnosed with what health problem?
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