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121Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention — Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Signed 17 June 1999 Location Geneva Effective 19 November 2000 Condition 2 ratifications Parties 174[1] Depositary Director Ge …
122BCG disease outbreak in Finland in the 2000's — BCG disease is an adverse effect of the Bacillus Calmette Guérin vaccine. The vaccine contains living mycobacterium tuberculosis bovis, and in BCG disease, the bacterium causes a diseases in persons vaccinated. Between 2000 and 2006, several… …
123serotherapy — Treatment of an infectious disease by injection of an antitoxin or serum containing specific antibody. SYN: serum therapy. * * * se·ro·ther·a·py .sir ō ther ə pē, .ser n …
124Levee breach — A levee failure during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 …
125Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund — A fund that insures mortgages made by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on single family homes. Mortgagors pay into the fund with a one time premium of 1.5% of the loan amount, paid at closing, and annual mortgage insurance premiums of… …
126scurvy — n. a disease that is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Unlike most animals, humans cannot synthesize ascorbic acid and must obtain it from fresh fruit and vegetables. The first sign of scurvy is swollen bleeding gums, and a… …
127serotherapy — n. the use of serum containing known antibodies (see antiserum) to treat a patient with an infection or to confer temporary passive immunity upon a person at special risk. The use of antisera prepared in animals carries its own risks (for example …
128Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 — Infobox ILO convention code= C182 name= Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 adopt= June 17, 1999 force= November 19, 2000 classify= Elimination of Child Labour Children and Young Persons subject= Elimination of Child Labour and… …
