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Ten Serious Medical Problems With Cutesy Names

10. Dropsy

This sounds like the name of one of Peter Rabbit's sisters. There is simply no reaction to hearing that someone has 'dropsy' without picturing them painted in watercolor and frolicking with Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail. Actually, it's a accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, which doesn't sound bad until you look at your hand or foot and think of it as looking like a bunch of ziplock bags filled to bursting with pudding. People with dropsey mark easily, which means that if someone were to press their finger into one of the swollen areas (for god knows what reason), the indentation would take a long time go away. Basically, you're a human bag of wet cement.

9. Maple Syrup Urine Disease

When the body can't process certain amino acids, it can't receive proper nutrition. This is a genetic disorder that starts in childhood and can result in developmental delay, seizures, coma, and death if not treated. And what does the kid who manages to fight through all of that get? To spend the rest of his or her life having to explain to people that they survived "Maple Syrup Urine Disease," because one of the symptoms is sweet-smelling urine.

8. Coxsackie Virus

This is a virus that lives in the digestive tract and results in blisters on the mouth, tongue, and esophagus. It's a real thing. But naming it Coxsackie Virus is like naming a planet 'Uranus.' Someone should have said something before it was made official.

7. Paris Syndrome

Paris is supposed to be the epicenter of culture, fashion, beauty, romance, and the good life. At least that's how the tourism board sells it, and they sell it well. The problem is, they set tourists up for the ideal Paris, and get a bad reaction when people find the actual Paris - which is beautiful, but is still a modern city, full of traffic, noise, inconveniences, and rude people. Paris syndrome includes extreme disorientation, shock, feelings of persecution, and sometimes hallucinations. The syndrome is supposed to be more likely to hit people whose culture is very different from that of Parisians - Japanese people are the most likely victims. Several people a year have to be shipped home with a doctor on board to treat them. Others just have a really miserable vacation.

6. Cat Scratch Fever

To be fair, this one only became cutesy because of the song, but it's still unfortunate. Cat saliva sometimes has bartonella bacteria in it. This swells the lymph nodes, and sometimes opens up tunnels from the lymph nodes back to the skin to drain fluid. Catchy tune, though.

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The bags can be purchased for $35 on the FEED website. Each bag sold will raise $10 for the FEED Foundation’s FEED Japan Fund. The bag is 100% cotton, while the red symbol on the back reflects the Japanese flag, the FEED Japan logo is displayed on the front. The support this bag will achieve is critical to the eventual renewal of devastated Japan. In addition, t-shirts can also be purchased for $35.

You can purchase cupcakes at either Little Cupcake Bakery location, as well as both bags and t-shirts. Japan needs our support, so purchase a delicious treat and use your new tote for all those summer necessities.

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