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Fever, splenic
Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but rather an infection of animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans (and swine)…
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- Spinocerebellar ataxia Ataxia with malfunction of the cerebellum
- Medication, antiviral An drug that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Hepatitis D Liver inflammation due to the hepatitis D virus (HDV), which only causes disease in patients who already have…
- Anal papillae The plural of anal papilla. See: Anal papilla
- Psychiatry The medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness…
- Fornix uteri The fornix of the uterus refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper…
- Horizontal A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or…
- Varco, Richard L. Innovative American surgeon (1912-2004) who helped perform the first successful open heart operation. On…
- Syndrome, Edwards This is trisomy 18 syndrome. There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this…