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Vesicular rickettsiosis
A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City, caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its mouse host by chigger or adult mite bites. There is fever, a dark spot that becomes a small ulcer at the site of the bite, swollen…
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Show more- Limb The arm or leg.
- Hepatitis C Hepatitis C: Inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is usually spread by blood…
- Dextroposition Move to the right
- Toenail A toenail is produced by living skin cells in the toe. A toenail consists of several parts including the nail…
- Foramen ovale An oval opening between the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) that is a normal feature of the fetal…
- Tetracycline Tetracycline: A family of broad-spectrum antibiotics effective against a remarkably wide variety of…
- Typhus, tropical See Typhus, scrub
- Salk Institute The Salk Institute for Biological Studies , a prominent independent non-profit institution doing basic…
- Paraplegic Pertaining to paraplegia (paralysis of the lower part of the body including the legs)
- Subway diet: The Subway diet is a weight loss plan popularized in 2004 by Jared Fogle, who claims that he lost over 245…
- Cancer, gastric Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Gene, marker A detectable genetic trait or segment of DNA that can be identified and tracked. A marker gene can serve as a…