TIL that an "idiopathic disease" is any disease with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparent spontaneous origin. Doctors cannot identify a specific reason, such as infection, genetics, injury, or environmental factor. Diseases are often diagnosed after ruling out other possible causes
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