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Charbon
Known also as anthrax, charbon is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but rather an infection of animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans (and swine) are…
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- Juvenile polyposis coli See: Juvenile polyposis
- Bee genome See: Honey bee genome
- Disease, Alexander See: Alexander disease
- Deficiency, fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Neural foramen See: Intervertebral foramen
- Biology, molecular See: Molecular biology
- Trait, sickle cell A person who possess one copy of the gene for sickle cell anemia. This person carries the gene but does not…
- MPH Master of Public Health (a master's degree in this field of medicine)
- Papilla, anal See: Anal papilla
- Tick bite A bite from a bloodsucking, parasitic insect that punctures the skin with a sharp beak. The tic burrows into…
- Encephalitis, Nipah virus Brain inflammation (encephalitis) due to the Nipah virus that infects pigs and people. Nipah is the name of…