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Marburg disease
The virus that causes Marburg hemorrhagic fever, a disease which affects both humans and non-human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family, its recognition led to the…
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- Virus A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus…
- Strabismus surgery Surgery for strabismus, a condition in which the visual axes of the eyes are not parallel and the eyes appear…
- USPHS (United States Public Health Service) The agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS)…
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. (1809-1894). Celebrated American physician and professor of medicine (anatomy and physiology) at Harvard, and…
- Addiction, computer See: Computer addiction
- Aristolochia fangchi A Chinese herb that is injurious to the kidney and is also associated with an increased risk of cancer of the…
- Ergophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of work. Sufferers of ergophobia experience undue anxiety about the workplace…
- Morton's foot See: Morton's neuroma
- Cancer, breast, familial A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of…
- Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan An anticancer drug that is a combination of the radioisotope yttrium-90 and a monoclonal antibody, a produced…