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A Michigan college student was diagnosed with three incurable diseases after catching a common 'kissing virus.' Last year, at age 19, Devyn Carr was diagnosed with mononucleosis, a viral illness ...

“Because my white blood cell count was so low, it wasn’t able to fight off this common cold virus. My doctors later told me, if you would have waited another 48 hours, you would have been in a ...

While usually not a cause for concern, cold sweats can be a symptom of a life-threatening medical problem. While excessive or night sweating is not a common feature of a serious ... or other ...