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Murray Valley encephalitis
A viral encephalitis first recognized in the Murray Valley, in Victoria, Australia, caused by a flavivirus that infects birds is transmitted by mosquitoes. Children are the most seriously affected. Patients may have headache, fever…
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- Agammaglobulinemia Total or near-total absence of gamma globulin, a protein fraction of the blood rich in antibodies, due to…
- Feces The medical and scientific term for the 'excrement discharged from the intestines.' The word 'feces' (or its…
- Family planning, natural Also known as fertility awareness, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- Niemann-Pick disease type C Abbreviated NPC. A type of Niemann-Pick disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, resulting in…
- PARK2 Familial Parkinson disease type 2
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome A rare familial form of progressive dementia inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a mutant prion…
- NARP >MELAS -- which stands for Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke:isease with…
- Malaise A vague feeling of discomfort, one that cannot be pinned down but is often sensed as 'just not right.'…
- Intercellular junction A specialized region of connection between two cells
- Puerperium The time immediately after the delivery of a baby. (In Latin a 'puerpera' is a woman in childbirth since…
- Enzootic Endemic in animals. An enzootic disease is constantly present in an animal population, but usually only…