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Fasciola hepatica
A parasite called the liver fluke which causes Fascioliasis or 'liver rot' in ruminants and many other mammals, including people. Eating contaminated vegetation such as watercress is a common mode of infection. Fasciola hepatica is…
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Show more- Community-acquired infection An infection acquired in the community. In contrast to a nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection
- M protein An antibody or part of an antibody found in unusually large amounts in the blood or urine of patients with…
- Typhus, mite-borne See Typhus, scrub
- Cryostat A chamber that can maintain very low temperatures. Medical laboratories use a cryostat to preserve frozen…
- IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) A group of chronic intestinal diseases characterized by inflammation of the bowel -- the large or small…
- Medicare Part B The Medicare program that covers physician and outpatient services. Medicare is the United States…
- C-IBS Constipation-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Agnosia The inability to recognize and identify objects or persons despite having knowledge of the characteristics of…
- Angina Angina: Chest pain due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle. The chest pain of angina is…
- Iniencephaly A rare neural tube defect that combines extreme retroflexion (backward bending) of the head with severe…
- Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) A relatively small (peptide) molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after…
- Blister, blood A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…