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121Herpes simplex — Herpes redirects here. For the virus that causes herpes simplex, see Herpes simplex virus. For all types of herpes viruses, see Herpesviridae. Herpes simplex Classification and external resources Herpes labialis …
122Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
123Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
124Anthrax — For other uses, see Anthrax (disambiguation). Anthrax Classification and external resources Microphotograph of a Gram stain of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the cause of the anthrax disease …
125Influenza pandemic — Note: For information about the content, tone and sourcing of this article, please see the tags at the bottom of this page. An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large… …
126Anthrax vaccine — is a vaccine against the infectious disease, anthrax. Anthrax is caused by the spore forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis , that most commonly occurs in wild and domestic mammals. [ [http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/anthrax/fact… …
127chemistry — /kem euh stree/, n., pl. chemistries. 1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Cf. element (def. 2). 2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.: the chemistry of… …
128environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
