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- Fever, valley A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…
- Muscle biopsy A minor surgical procedure done under local anesthetic using a needle or a small incision to remove a small…
- Erythema chronicum migrans The classic initial rash of Lyme disease. In the early phase of the illness, within hours to weeks of the…
- Pain, knee Causes of knee pain include injury, degeneration, arthritis, infrequently infection and rarely bone tumors.
- Vaccination, infectious hepatitis See Immunization, hepatitis A.
- Mite-borne typhus Scrub: typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi…
- Multislice computed tomography See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Hyperpigmentation Dark spots on the skin. Hyperpigmentation is primarily a cosmetic concern that can be covered with make-up…
- Michael Stuart Brown See: Brown, Michael Stuart
- Apgar Abbreviation for the Apgar score, a practical method of evaluating the physical condition of a newborn infant…
- State cancer registry >Monitor cancer trends over time. >Determine cancer patterns in various populations. >Guide planning and…