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Vaccination, yellow fever
A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical areas in the Americas and Africa where yellow fever occurs. Because it is a live vaccine, it should not be given to infants or…
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- Disease, polycystic kidney See Polycystic kidney disease
- Prostatitis, nonbacterial Prostatitis, nonbacterial: Inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. The prostate is a…
- Keratoconus Keratoconus: Cone-shaped cornea with the apex of the cone being forward. Also called conical cornea.
- Human herpesvirus 2 (HHV-2) A herpes virus that causes genital herpes, characterized by sores in the area of the genitalia. Genital…
- Blood The familiar red fluid in the body that contains white and red blood cells, platelets, proteins, and other…
- Infant vitamin requirements Vitamins are organic substances that are essential in minute quantities for the proper growth, maintenance…
- Meningitis, meningococcal Meningitis, meningococcal: Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord)…
- Sympathicoblastoma A surgical procedure to effect an immediate dramatic increase in the size of the pelvic outlet to permit…
- Nevus 1. Any birthmark.2. A benign pigmented spot on the skin such as a mole (a cluster of melanocytes and…
- Cupping 1. A cup-shaped depression, as in the head of the optic nerve in the eye. 2. Treatment in which a cup is…
- Herpes zoster Also called shingles, zona, and zoster. The culprit is the varicella-zoster virus. Primary infection with…