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  • 51Disease, Marburg — A severe form of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family, its recognition led to the creation of this virus family. The… …

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  • 52Disease, polycystic ovarian (PCO) — Polycystic ovarian (PCO) disease, also known by the name Stein Leventhal syndrome, is a hormonal problem that causes women to have a variety of signs and symptoms including: {{}}Irregular or no periods Acne Obesity, and Excess hair growth. All… …

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  • 53Disease, Stein-Leventhal — Known descriptively as polycystic ovarian (PCO) disease, this syndrome is basically an hormonal problem that causes women to have various symptoms including: {{}}Irregular or no periods Acne Obesity, and Excess hair growth. All women with PCO… …

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  • 54Disease, Whitmore's — An infectious illness, also called melioidosis, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and is caused by a bacteria called Pseudomonas pseudomallei found in soil, rice paddies and stagnant waters. Humans catch the disease… …

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  • 55cause — 1. noun 1) the cause of the fire Syn: source, root, origin, beginning(s), starting point, originator, author, creator, agent 2) there is no cause for alarm Syn: reason, ground …

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  • 56cause of a disease — ligos priežastis statusas T sritis biomedicinos mokslai apibrėžtis Įvykis, būklė, sąlyga, požymis ↑ar šių veiksnių derinys, dėl kurio prasideda liga. atitikmenys: angl. cause of a disease šaltinis Pagrindinės epidemiologijos sąvokos : mokomasis… …

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  • 57Disease, black lung — Lung disease that is the direct result of coal mining. The silica mineral and carbon in the dust raised by coal mining can cause this serious chronic lung disease. Emphysema occurs first, followed by scarring and nodule formation in the lung… …

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  • 58Disease, hydroxyapatite crystal — The inflammation caused by hydroxyapatite crystals has been referred to as hydroxyapatite crystal disease. Hydroxyapatite is a major component and an essential ingredient of normal bone and teeth, makes up bone mineral and the matrix of teeth,… …

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  • 59disease*/*/*/ — [dɪˈziːz] noun [C/U] an illness that affects people, animals, or plants liver/heart/lung disease[/ex] Studies have revealed that vegetarians suffer less from heart disease.[/ex] Smoking can cause fatal diseases.[/ex] diseased [dɪˈziːzd] adj …

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  • 60disease-specific survival — The percentage of subjects in a study who have survived a particular disease for a defined period of time. Usually reported as time since diagnosis or treatment. In calculating this percentage, only deaths from the disease being studied are… …

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