TASK DEFINITION: In this task you are given a medical question pair hand-generated. Your task is to classify a given post into two categories 1) 'Similar' if the given two questions have a same connotation 2) 'Dissimilar' if the given two questions have a different connotation or meaning.
PROBLEM: Sentence1: I am having a dull pain at my esophagus. Been burping a lot too. Feel slightly better if I take omeporazale. What should I do? 
 Sentence2: I have been prescribed Omeprazole for pain in the esophagus and burping and it helps me. I want to know if chronic acid reflux can turn into cancer.

SOLUTION: Dissimilar

PROBLEM: Sentence1: I had back surgery 3 years ago and left with numbness in right leg and hip area. Could this treatment help me? L3-5 fusion with hardware 
 Sentence2: Can one have pain and numbness after a back surgery?

SOLUTION: Dissimilar

PROBLEM: Sentence1: The 2nd person closest to me had a cold sore and passed it to  the person next to me who hit it and passed it to me (glass pipe) am i at risk? 
 Sentence2: I have a cold sore and wanted to know if having oral sex with my partner or kissing my partner would spread it?

SOLUTION:
Dissimilar