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Foodborne disease
A disease caused by consuming contaminated food or drink. Myriad microbes and toxic substances can contaminate foods. There are more then 250 known foodborne diseases. The majority are infectious and are caused by bacteria, viruses, and…
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- Syndrome, Danlos Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint…
- Bones of the leg, ankle and foot Are 62 lower extremity bones. They consist of 10 hip and leg, 14 ankle and 38 foot bones. > >The 10 hip and…
- Alkaloid A member of a large group of chemicals that are made by plants and have nitrogen in them. Many alkaloids…
- Human herpesvirus 2 (HHV-2) A herpes virus that causes genital herpes, characterized by sores in the area of the genitalia. Genital…
- Vaccine, Sabin The oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by the Polish-born American microbiologist Albert B. Sabin (1906-93)
- Achromycin See: Tetracycline
- Autopsy =4 cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Autopsy Main…
- Blood group An inherited feature on the surface of the red blood cells. A series of related blood types constitute a…
- Concordance 1. The presence of any given condition such as HIV in both members of a couple.2. In genetics, the presence…
- Antigenic shift A sudden shift in the antigenicity of a virus resulting from the recombination of the genomes of two viral…
- Patient-controlled analgesia See: PCA