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Fever, dandy
An acute mosquito- borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, prostration, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and rash. The presence (the 'dengue triad') of…
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Show more- Hox gene One of a subgroup of homeobox genes that are found in clusters on the genes of vertebrates. These are…
- Acquired immunity Immunity acquired by infection or vaccination (active immunity) or by the transfer of antibody or lymphocytes…
- OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an agency of the US government under the Department of…
- Tumor necrosis factor A member of a superfamily of proteins, each with 157 amino acids, which induce necrosis (death) of tumor…
- Enterovirus A virus that enters the body through the gastrointestinal tract and thrives there, often moving on to attack…
- Proteome The complete set of proteins expressed and modified following their expression by the genome. The term…
- USFDA The United States Food and Drug Administration (best known as the FDA) is an agency within the U.S. Public…
- Absence seizure A seizure that takes the form of a staring spell. The person suddenly seems to be 'absent.' An absence…
- Molluscacide An agent capable of killing snails and other mollusks or of controlling their growth
- Rodbell See: Rodbell, Martin
- Gene pool The sum total of genes, with all their variations, possessed by a particular species at a particular time
- Diverticulum, Meckel's An outpouching of the small bowel. About 1 in every 50 people has a Meckel's diverticulum. It is usually…