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  1.                             Diabetes Insipidus
  2. SYMPTOMS include excessive thirst and urination, drinking and eliminating
  3. as much as 40 quarts of fluids each day.
  4. CAUSES. A deficiency of pituitary hormone (called vasopressin) needed by the
  5. kidneys for regular reabsorption of water from the urine. May be congenital
  6. or the result of tumor, injury or infection.
  7. TREATMENT. Medication will be prescribed for effective control.