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Lassa fever
An acute viral infection found in the tropics, especially in West Africa. Epidemics of Lassa fever have occurred in countries such as Sierra Leone, Congo (formerly Zaire), Liberia and Nigeria. The disease was discovered in 1969 when two…
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- Measly tapeworm Taenia solium
- Heterozygous Possessing two different forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. A person who is…
- Pediatric end stage liver disease See: PELD
- Hem-onc Short for Hematology-oncology
- Remodeling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- Antifungal medication A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Fever, Wolhynia Fever, Wolhynia: Also known as trench fever, a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the…
- Rate, infant mortality The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant…
- Therapy, biological Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- Bursitis, elbow Inflammation of the olecranon bursa, the bursa at the tip of the elbow is called the olecranon bursitis. A…
- Chemical menopause Menopause: Menopause induced by chemotherapy or other chemicals or medications. Chemical menopause is a type…