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Dumdum fever
Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs) due to infection by an agent called Leishmania donovani. Leishmania donovani is transmitted by sandfly bites in parts of Asia…
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Show more- Hendra virus A virus, formerly called equine morbillivirus, that can cause illness in horses and humans. First identified…
- Cell fusion The melding of two or more cells into one cell called a heterokaryon. A heterokaryon may reproduce itself for…
- Dysplasia, faciogenital See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Ascariasis Infection with Ascaris lubricoides, the intestinal roundworm, the most common worm infection in humans…
- Ileal pouch A surgically created chamber made up of a portion of the lower part of the ileum, the last (lowest) part of…
- Contraceptive, minipill A form of oral contraceptive taken daily, like combined oral contraceptives (the 'pill'), but containing only…
- Yeast diaper rash Rash: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called Candida. These…
- GOLD-0 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Chorda tympani A branch of the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) that serves the taste buds in the front of the…
- Disease, alveolar hydatid See Nail-patella syndrome.
- Caspase-3 See: Caspase 3
- Ankylosing Undergoing ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint)