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Poliomyelitis
An acute and sometimes devastating viral disease. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the pharynx and intestine. Small numbers of virus enter the blood and go to…
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- Plague, sylvatic Plague that is spread by ground squirrels and other wild rodents, for example, in the western portion of the…
- Deficiency, calcium See: Calcium deficiency
- Fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Clostridium A group of anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen). There are 100+ species of…
- PJS Polycystic kidney disease.
- Sequence, conserved A base sequence in a DNA molecule (or an amino acid sequence in a protein) that has remained essentially…
- Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial A common adult-onset form of corneal dystrophy with autosomal dominant inheritance. The disorder is caused by…
- Quintan fever Fever: Quintan means recurring every 5 days, the characteristic duration of trench fever. Quintan or trench…
- Public health >The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk to identify health…
- Cerebrospinal fluid CSF. A watery fluid, continuously produced and absorbed, which flows in the ventricles (cavities) within the…
- Blood-thinner A common name for an anticoagulant agent used to prevent the formation of blood clots. Blood-thinners do not…