Sentences with phrase «affecting other internal organs»

Dental disease can be painful, as well as affecting other internal organs, such as kidneys and heart valves.

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Rheumatoid arthritis affects around 400,000 people in the UK and is caused by the body's immune system turning on itself, leading to inflammation pain and swelling in the joints and other internal organs.

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited disorder characterized by recurrent infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, reduced fertility in males and situs inversus, a transposition of internal organs resulting in a mirror image of the normal placement of the heart and lungs and sometimes other organs, in about 50 % of affected individuals (Kartagener syndrome).

Heartworms are an internal parasite that can affect the heart, lungs and other organs of both dogs and cats.