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Murine typhus
An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis). The…
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- PDR Physicians' Desk Reference (please see entry to Physicians' Desk Reference). PDR less frequently stands for…
- Andro Short for androstenedione, a normal precursor to testosterone and other androgens. Taking andro can raise…
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Low blood platelet count as a result of the medication heparin. Heparin is used to treat and prevent abnormal…
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage Hemorrhage: A very common cause of a painless bloody eye usually first noticed by somebody else or by the…
- Oscitation The act of yawning, the involuntary opening of the mouth with respiration, breathing first inward, then…
- Infantile genetic agranulocytosis Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Mitochondria Normal structures responsible for energy production in cells. Mitochondria are located in the cytoplasm…
- EGF Epidermal growth factor. A polypeptide (small protein) that is a powerful mitogen. (It stimulates cells to…
- Rickettsiosis, vesicular See Rickettsialpox
- Occupational therapist A licensed health professional who is trained to evaluate patients with joint conditions, such as arthritis…
- Polyp colon family history See: Colon cancer family history