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Cotton rat
A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the US. The cotton rate is found in the southeastern US and Central and South America. Its head and body measure about 5 to 7 inches…
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- Mycobacterium leprae The bacillus responsible for leprosy (Hansen disease). Mycobacterium leprae is an obligate parasite that has…
- Western blot A technique in molecular biology, used to separate and identify proteins. Called a Western blot merely…
- Transcription factor A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off -- whether genes are transcribed or not…
- Mortality rate, fetal The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. In the…
- Metabolic Relating to metabolism, the whole range of biochemical processes that occur within us (or any living…
- Fever therapy Fever therapy: Using abnormal elevations in body temperature as a tool to treat disease. This was done in the…
- Frailty syndrome A condition, seen particularly in older patients, characterized by low functional reserve, easy tiring…
- Syndactyly A condition in which two or more of the fingers or toes are joined together. This joining can involve the…
- Ulocarcinoma Cancer of the gums. It is often associated with the use of smokeless (chewing) tobacco. Diagnosis is by…
- God bless you Interjection used especially when someone has sneezed. In this situation, 'God bless you' is more or less…
- Kuru A slowly progressive fatal disease of the brain due to an infectious agent transmitted among people in Papua…