A large scavenger white blood cell that ingests and processes foreign invaders and cellular debris Specialized macrophages protect the skin, lungs (alveolar macrophages), brain (microglia), liver (Kup...
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from infection by an unusual transmissible agent called a prion. The nature of the transmissible agent i...
Gastrointestinal and central nervous system manifestations of chronic mercury poisoning, including stomatitis, diarrhea, ataxia, tremor, hyperreflexia, sensorineural impairment, and emotional instabil...
Von Hippel-Lindau disease; Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome is an inherited disorder characterized by the formation of tumors and fluid-filled sacs (cysts) in many different parts of the body. Tumors may be...
Therapy that follows successful initial treatment of an illness; generally maintenance therapy continues for a lo ng period of time (possibly for life) to prevent disease recurrence Contrast with indu...
A group of genes that controls the expression of cell surface protein markers (also known as human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, markers) that allow immune cells to recognize the body's own cells (that i...
A species of lepra or elephantiasis Malanders or Mallenders, is a disease of the horse, which consists of a scurfy eruption on the inside of the hock, or a little below it, as well as at the bend of t...
A parasitic disease spread by mosquitos that causes chills and fever; potentially fatal complications in the liver, kidneys, blood, and brain are possible
Is a term applied to a group of conditions, more or less chronic, the result of an antecedent attack of severe malarial fever, or a succession of such attacks, or of prolonged exposure to malarial inf...
A fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and sweating in distinct paroxysms, At intervals of definite and often uniform duration, in which these symptoms are ...
Chilblain; A kibe or Pernio Chilblains are painful inflammatory swellings, of a deep purple or leaden colour, to which the fingers, toes, heels, and other extreme parts of the body are subject, on bei...
Cerebro-Spinal fever or epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis, popularly called spotted fever, is an infectious disease occurring sporadically or in epidemics, and due to the diplococcus intracellularis....
A still more serious form is that termed malignant, toxic or purpuric smallpox, in which there is intense streptococcus septicaemia, and the patient is from the onset overwhelmed with the poison and q...
Lack of the minimum amount of nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, etc) necessary for good health Malnutrition may result from poor diet, lack of appetite, or inadequate abs...
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