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Disease, guinea worm
See: Guinea worm disease
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- Factitious disorder by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Depression, dysthymia A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from…
- Goldring, Sidney Polish-born American neurosurgeon who pioneered the surgical treatment of epilepsy. Beginning in the 1970s…
- Endemic Present in a community at all times but in relatively low frequency. Something that is endemic is typically…
- Immunization, DTaP Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP…
- Placebo response A positive medical response to taking a placebo, a sham medication as if it were an active medication. Up to…
- Tophaceous gout A chronic form of gout. Nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft tissue…
- MCI Mild cognitive impairment
- Casals-Ariet, Jordi (1911-2004) Spanish-born American physician and viral epidemiologist who discovered Lassa virus in 1969. Dr…
- Saddle sore 1. Sore from riding on a saddle such as on a horse or bike. 2. A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting…
- Counter, Geiger See: Geiger counter