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San Joaquin Valley disease
A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of people infected with this fungus develop symptoms. Most often they have an influenza-like illness with fever, cough, headaches, rash…
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- Pinnate 1. Like the pinna, the part of the ear that projects ('wings out') from the head. 2. Like a feather or leaf…
- Polysomnography Continuous recording of specific physiologic variables during sleep. Polysomnography typically records brain…
- Uridine monophosphate (UMP) A molecular ion derived from uridylic acid. It has a uracil as its base
- Toxaphene A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide currently banned for all uses in the US. Breathing, eating, or drinking…
- IL-2 Interleukin-2
- B-type natriuretic peptide A 32-amino-acid polypeptide secreted by the ventricles of the heart in response to excessive stretching of…
- Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis: A type of arthritis that causes chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac…
- Red cell distribution width A measurement of the variability of red blood cell size. Higher numbers indicate greater variation in size…
- Health outcomes research The measurement of the value of a particular course of therapy. Health outcomes research is based on the…