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Silk Road disease
Behcet's disease. Called Silk Road disease because it is most common and more severe in people originating from countries along the Silk Road, the vast network of ancient trade routes connecting China with the Mediterranean Basin
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- Acute coronary syndromes A spectrum of conditions involving chest discomfort or other symptoms caused by lack of oxygen to the heart…
- Scrub typhus A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with…
- Vitamin D A steroid vitamin which promotes the intestinal absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. Under…
- Sensation In medicine and physiology, sensation refers to the registration of an incoming (afferent) nerve impulse in…
- Gastroscope A flexible, lighted instrument that is put through the mouth and down the esophagus to view the stomach…