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Urban typhus of Malaya
Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus. It is caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (R. mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas…
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- Rhinitis Chronic Inflammation of the nose that goes on for weeks to months which is different from 'a cold', and may be caused…
- Peter Mansfield See: Mansfield, Peter
- Cohort In a clinical study, a well-defined group of subjects or patients who have had a common experience or…
- D & C Dilatation and curettage, a minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough (dilatation) to permit the…
- Ascending pathway A nerve pathway that goes upward from the spinal cord toward the brain carrying sensory information from the…
- Biotherapy Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- Regulatory T cell A T cell (T lymphocyte) that regulates the activity of another T cell, usually by suppressing its activity…
- Triphalangeal Having three phalanges in a digit normally composed of only two
- Migraine without aura See: Common migraine
- Bone morphogenetic protein A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized…
- Immunization, DPT See: DPT immunization