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ScabiesScabies is a contagious mite infestation causing intense itch and a characteristic rash; close contacts usually need coordinated management.1 medicineView ScabiesSchistosomiasisSchistosomiasis is infection by freshwater blood flukes; exposure history, species and organ involvement guide testing and treatment.1 medicineView SchistosomiasisSchizophreniaSchizophrenia can affect perception, thinking, motivation and function; diagnosis requires persistent symptoms and exclusion of other causes.10 medicinesView SchizophreniaSeborrhoeic DermatitisSeborrhoeic dermatitis causes recurring scale and inflammation on oily skin areas; antifungal and anti-inflammatory treatments have different roles.1 medicineView Seborrhoeic DermatitisSecondary AmenorrhoeaSecondary amenorrhoea means menstrual periods stop after previously occurring; pregnancy and the underlying hormonal or structural cause must be assessed.3 medicinesView Secondary AmenorrhoeaSevere AcneSevere acne causes numerous inflammatory nodules, cysts or extensive lesions with scarring risk and often needs clinician-led treatment.4 medicinesView Severe AcneSevere AgitationSevere agitation is marked restlessness or behavioural disturbance that may signal medical illness, intoxication, withdrawal or psychiatric crisis.1 medicineView Severe AgitationSevere Bacterial InfectionsSevere bacterial infection can impair organs or circulation and needs urgent clinical assessment, cultures and timely site-appropriate treatment.1 medicineView Severe Bacterial InfectionsSevere Fungal InfectionsSevere fungal infections invade deep tissue, blood or organs and need urgent organism-specific diagnosis and specialist antifungal treatment.1 medicineView Severe Fungal InfectionsSevere Skin and Soft Tissue InfectionsSevere skin and soft-tissue infection can spread through deep tissue or cause systemic illness and may require surgery as well as antibiotics.1 medicineView Severe Skin and Soft Tissue InfectionsSickle Cell AnaemiaSickle cell anaemia is an inherited haemoglobin disorder causing chronic anaemia, vaso-occlusive pain and risk of acute organ complications.1 medicineView Sickle Cell AnaemiaSkin and Soft Tissue InfectionSkin and soft-tissue infections range from superficial disease to cellulitis, abscess and deep infection; drainage and antibiotics have different roles.2 medicinesView Skin and Soft Tissue InfectionSkin InfectionSkin infection may be bacterial, fungal, viral or parasitic; appearance, depth and systemic symptoms guide diagnosis and treatment.2 medicinesView Skin InfectionSmoking CessationSmoking cessation combines a practical quit plan, behavioural support and, when suitable, medicines that reduce nicotine withdrawal or reward.2 medicinesView Smoking CessationSpinal Cord InjurySpinal cord injury disrupts movement, sensation and autonomic function below the lesion; level and completeness shape complications and rehabilitation.1 medicineView Spinal Cord InjurySpinal Cord SpasmSpasms after spinal cord disease reflect altered reflex control; sudden worsening often signals a trigger such as infection, pain or bladder problems.1 medicineView Spinal Cord SpasmStable Coronary Artery DiseaseStable coronary artery disease is chronic plaque-related narrowing or dysfunction affecting heart blood flow; symptoms and future-event risk are managed separately.1 medicineView Stable Coronary Artery DiseaseStrokeStroke is sudden brain injury from blocked blood flow or bleeding and requires immediate emergency assessment because treatments differ by type and timing.1 medicineView StrokeStroke PreventionStroke prevention targets the person's specific cause and risk factors; antiplatelets, anticoagulants and blood-pressure medicines are not interchangeable.2 medicinesView Stroke PreventionStrongyloidiasisStrongyloidiasis is infection by a soil-transmitted roundworm that can persist through autoinfection and become dangerous during immune suppression.1 medicineView StrongyloidiasisSubarachnoid HaemorrhageSubarachnoid haemorrhage is sudden bleeding around the brain and is an emergency, often presenting with a headache that reaches maximum intensity rapidly.1 medicineView Subarachnoid HaemorrhageSupraventricular ArrhythmiasSupraventricular arrhythmias are abnormal rhythms arising above the ventricles; ECG diagnosis is needed because treatment and clot risk differ by type.2 medicinesView Supraventricular ArrhythmiasSupraventricular TachycardiaSupraventricular tachycardia describes fast rhythms arising above the ventricles, often with abrupt racing-heart episodes that require ECG classification.2 medicinesView Supraventricular TachycardiaSystemic Lupus ErythematosusSystemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease with variable skin, joint, blood, kidney, lung, heart or neurological involvement.2 medicinesView Systemic Lupus Erythematosus