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 ``full-heal -r --keep_corpse --unit 23273``
     Fully heal unit 23273. If this unit was dead, it will be resurrected without
     removing the corpse - creepy!
+
+Notes
+-----
+
+If you have to repeatedly use `full-heal`` on a dwarf only to have that dwarf's
+syndrome return seconds later, then it's likely because said dwarf still has a
+syndrome-causing residue on their body. To deal with this, either use
+``clean units`` to decontaminate the dwarf or let a hospital worker wash the
+residue off the dwarf and THEN do a `full-heal`. Syndromes like Beast Sickness
+and Demon Sickness can by VERY NASTY, causing maladies like tissue necrosis.