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Rickettsialpox
A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its mouse host by chigger or adult mite bites. There is fever, a dark spot that becomes a small ulcer at the site of the bite, swollen…
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Show more- Ectodermal Pertaining to the ectoderm or to tissues derived from the ectoderm, one of the three primary germ cell layers…
- Conjunctivitis Inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membrane on the inner part of the eyelids and the membrane covering the…
- Clinical disease A disease with clinical signs and symptoms that are recognizable. As distinct from a subclinical illness…
- Attack, vasovagal See: Vasovagal reaction
- Smallpox bioterrorism The misuse of smallpox as an agent of bioterrorism. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. Routine vaccinations…
- Sore throat Sore throat: Pain in the throat. Sore throat may be caused by many different causes, including inflammation…
- Colpocephaly A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the…
- Retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Neocortex The newer portion of the cerebral cortex that serves as the center of higher mental functions for humans. The…
- Incontinentia pigmenti In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the…
- Asp Aspartic acid. See also: Amino acid symbols
- ARS Acute radiation syndrome