Encyclopedia - Infectious Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Disease - Basics
Infectious diseases are mostly caused by tiny microorganisms, often called microbes, that are invisible to the naked eye. Microbes that c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Disease - Mortality From Infectious Diseases
The World Health Organization collects information on global deaths by International Classification of Disease (ICD) code categories. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Disease - Diagnosis And Therapy
The field of infectious diseases also occupies itself with the diagnosis and therapy of infection. Infectious disease - Diagnosis. Diag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infection: Encyclopedia - Infection
An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In infection, the infecting organism seeks to utili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids Reappraisal: Encyclopedia - Aids Reappraisal
The AIDS reappraisal movement (or AIDS dissident movement) is a loosely-connected group of activists, journalists, citizens, scientists, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) and various other names,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Killer: Encyclopedia - Big Killer
In public health, a big killer is a disease or other major cause of loss of human life. For big killers of the past, see pandemics. Big...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urethritis: Encyclopedia - Urethritis
Urethritis is an inflammation of the urethra. The symptoms are dysuria, which is pain (usually burning pain) on urination (micturition). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Salmon Anemia: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Salmon Anemia - Spread Of The Disease
In the autumn of 1984, a new disease was observed in Atlantic salmon being farmed along the southwest coast of Norway. The disease, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: Encyclopedia - Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, is recognized as the lead United States agency for protecting t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease: Encyclopedia - Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a very rare and incurable brain disease that is ultimately fatal. It is the most common of the transmi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cat Scratch Fever: Encyclopedia - Cat Scratch Fever
Cat scratch fever or Cat-scratch disease is a usually benign infectious disease, most commonly found in children 1-2 weeks following a ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases - A00-a79 - Bacterial Infections And Other Intestinal Infectious Diseases And Stds
ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A00-A09 Intestinal infectious diseases. (A00) Cholera (A01) Typho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases - B90-b99 - Sequelae And Diseases Classified Elsewhere
ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B90-B94 Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases. (B90) Sequ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases - A80-b34 - Viral Infections
ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - A80-A89 Viral infections of the central nervous system. (A80) Acu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - Icd-10 Chapters A And B: Certain Infectious And Parasitic Diseases - B35-b89 - Infections Caused By Fungi Protozoans Worms And Infestations
ICD-10 Chapters A and B: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - B35-B49 Mycoses. (B35) Dermatophytosis (B350) Tinea barbae and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 1. Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 001-139
List of ICD-9 codes - Intestinal infectious diseases 001-009. (001) Cholera (002) Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (003) Other Salmonell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infection: Encyclopedia Ii - Infection - Colonization
Wound colonization refers to nonreplicating microorganisms within the wound, while in infected wounds replicating organisms exist and tis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infection: Encyclopedia Ii - Infection - Colonization
Wound colonization refers to nonreplicating microorganisms within the wound, while in infected wounds replicating organisms exist and tis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Salmon Anemia: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Salmon Anemia - Pathology
As the name implies, it causes severe anemia of infected fish. The fish develop pale gills, and may swim close to the water surface, gulp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Control Of Communicable Diseases Manual: Encyclopedia Ii - Control Of Communicable Diseases Manual - History Of The Ccdm
In its very first edition in 1915 it was titled "Control of communicable diseases in man", and also known then as the CCDM. The first edi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epstein-barr Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Epstein-barr Virus - Role In Disease
Epstein-Barr was the first virus to be identified as an oncovirus, meaning that it is associated with the development of cancer. The diff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids Reappraisal: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids Reappraisal - Terminology
One component of the debate centers around semantic issues related to labeling supporters of various perspectives, or in referring to var...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids Reappraisal: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids Reappraisal - A Brief History Of The Dissident Movement
The dissident movement is often associated with one individual, a German American biochemist, Peter Duesberg, a professor of molecular an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mathematical Modelling In Epidemiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mathematical Modelling In Epidemiology - The Endemic Steady State
An infectious disease is said to be endemic when it can be sustained in a population without the need for external inputs. This means tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmission Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmission Medicine - Routes Of Transmission
Transmission medicine - Droplet contact. Also known as the respiratory route, it is a typical mode of transmission among many infectiou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mathematical Modelling In Epidemiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mathematical Modelling In Epidemiology - The Mathematics Of Mass Vaccination
If the proportion of the population that is immune exceeds the herd immunity level for the disease, then the disease can no longer persis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 7. Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459
List of ICD-9 codes - acute rheumatic fever 390-392. (390) Rheumatic fever without mention of heart involvement (391) Rheumatic fever ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 9. Diseases Of The Digestive System 520-579
List of ICD-9 codes - diseases of oral cavity salivary glands and jaws 520-529. (520) Disorders of tooth development and eruption (521...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 13. Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue 710-739
List of ICD-9 codes - arthropathies and related disorders 710-719. (710) Diffuse diseases of connective tissue (710.0) Systemic lupus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 4. Diseases Of The Blood And Blood-forming Organs 280-289
List of ICD-9 codes - diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 280-289. (280) Iron deficiency anemias (280.0) Iron deficiency a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 6. Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389
List of ICD-9 codes - inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system 320-326. (320) Bacterial meningitis (320.0) Meningitis, hem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 11. Complications Of Pregnancy Childbirth And The Puerperium 630-676
List of ICD-9 codes - ectopic and molar pregnancy 630-633. (630) Hydatidiform mole (631) Other abnormal product of conception (632) Ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 12. Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue 680-709
List of ICD-9 codes - infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue 680-686. (680) Carbuncle and furuncle (680.0) Boil, face (680.1) Boi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 14. Congenital Anomalies 740-759
List of ICD-9 codes - congenital anomalies 740-759. (740) Anencephalus and similar anomalies (740.0) Anencephalus (741) Spina bifid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 15. Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 760-779
List of ICD-9 codes - maternal causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality 760-763. (760) Fetus or newborn affected by material condit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 16. Symptoms Signs And Ill-defined Conditions 780-799
List of ICD-9 codes - symptoms 780-789. (780) General symptoms (780.0) Alteration of consciousness (780.01) Coma, nondiabetic, nonhe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 17. Injury And Poisoning 800-999
List of ICD-9 codes - fracture of skull 800-804. (800) Fracture of vault of skull (801) Fracture of base of skull (802) Fracture of fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 3. Endocrine Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases And Immunity Disorders 240-279
List of ICD-9 codes - disorders of thyroid gland 240-246. (240) Simple and unspecified goiter (240.9) Goiter, unspec. (241) Nontoxi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 5. Mental Disorders 290-319
List of ICD-9 codes - psychoses 290-299. List of ICD-9 codes - organic psychotic conditions 290-294. (290) Senile and presenile orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Icd-9 Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Icd-9 Codes - 10. Diseases Of The Genitourinary System 580-629
List of ICD-9 codes - nephritis nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 580-589. (580) Acute glomerulonephritis (580.9) Glomerulonephritis, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Chad: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Chad - Religions
The separation of religion from social structure in Chad represents a false dichotomy, for they are perceived as two sides of the same co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Morbidity And Disease
Demographic history of the United States - Malaria. Demographic history of the United States - Tuberculosis. Demographic history of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Disease Associations
Some diseases show a considerable overlap with CFS, and it may be hard to distinguish between them. People with fibromyalgia have muscle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracunculiasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracunculiasis - Life Cycle
Adult female Dracunculus worms emerge from the skin of infected persons annually. Persons with worms protruding through the skin may ente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracunculiasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracunculiasis - Symptoms
Infected persons do not usually have symptoms until about 1 year after they become infected. A few days to hours before the worm emerges,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracunculiasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracunculiasis - Treatment
Once the worm emerges from the wound, it can only be pulled out a few centimeters each day and wrapped around a small stick. Sometimes th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracunculiasis: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracunculiasis - Affected Countries
According to the Carter Center, the incidence of GWD has dropped from an estimated 3.5 million cases worldwide in 1986 to only 16,026 rep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Course
Chronic fatigue syndrome - Onset. Some cases of CFS start gradually, but the majority start suddenly, often triggered by a 'flu-like vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Diagnosis
At this time, there is no accepted conclusive test or series of tests of chronic fatigue syndrome. CFS is therefore largely an exclusiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Epidemiology
Due to problems with the definition of CFS, estimates of its prevalence vary widely. Studies in the United States have found between 75 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Proposed Etiologies And Corresponding Treatments
The cause of CFS is unknown, although a large number of causes have been proposed, and several proposed causes have very vocal and partis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Social Issues
Chronic fatigue syndrome carries a considerable stigma, and has frequently been viewed as malingering, hypochondriacal behavior, "wanting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Symptoms
According to the 1994 Fukuda definition there are eight main categories of symptoms in CFS: Fatigue: People with CFS experience profound...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Diagnosis
At this time, there is no accepted conclusive test or series of tests of chronic fatigue syndrome. CFS is therefore largely an exclusiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Killer: Encyclopedia Ii - Big Killer - United States Deaths
Ten Leading Causes of Death in the United States in the year 2001: Heart disease: 700,142 Cancer: 553,768 Stroke: 163,538 Chronic lower ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Killer: Encyclopedia Ii - Big Killer - World Health Organization Deaths
2002 Big killer - By disease conditions. Ischaemic heart disease 7,208,000 13% Cerebrovascular disease 5,509,000 10% Lower respiratory...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Medicine - Recent Studies
Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years' observation on male British doctors Authors: R. Doll, R. Peto, J. Boreham, I. Sutherland Pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Ethnic And Racial Structure
Demographic history of the United States - European Americans. Demographic history of the United States - African Americans. Demogra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Population Policies
Demographic history of the United States - Natalism. Demographic history of the United States - Abortion. Demographic history of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Demographic Models In Historiography
Demographic history of the United States - Turner's Frontier Thesis. ... See also:Demographic history of the United States, Demograph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Demographic Data
Demographic history of the United States - Vital registration. Demographic history of the United States - Census. Demographic histor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Population Growth Patterns
Demographic history of the United States - Projections. ... See also:Demographic history of the United States, Demographic history of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Marriage And Fertility
Demographic history of the United States - Baby Boom. ... See also:Demographic history of the United States, Demographic history of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Mortality
Demographic history of the United States - Demographic Transition. Demographic history of the United States - Infant Mortality. ......   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Age Distribution
Demographic history of the United States - Old Age. Demographic history of the United States - Welfare Ratios. Demographic history o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Medicine - Biostatistics
Biostatistics : A Bayesian Introduction Authors: George G. Woodworth Publication data: Wiley-Interscience (August 20, 2004) ISBN 047...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Generations
Demographic history of the United States - Baby Boom. ... See also:Demographic history of the United States, Demographic history of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Medicine - Endocrinology
Pancreatic extracts in the treatment of diabetes mellitus Author: Banting FG, Best CH, Collip JB, Campbell WR, Fletcher AA Publication ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Medicine - Pediatrics
... See also:List of publications in medicine, List of publications in medicine - Foundations, List of publications in medicine - Rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Urban - Rural Distributions
Demographic history of the United States - Internal Migration. ... See also:Demographic history of the United States, Demographic his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographic History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographic History Of The United States - Immigration
Demographic history of the United States - Restriction. ... See also:Demographic history of the United States, Demographic history of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tropical Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Tropical Disease - Diseases
The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) of the World Health Organization focuses on neglected infectio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feline Infectious Peritonitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Feline Infectious Peritonitis - Transmission And Infection
FECV is very common, especially in places where large groups of cats are kept together (animal shelters, catteries, etc). Cats become inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Mononucleosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Mononucleosis - Laboratory Tests
The laboratory hallmark of the disease is the presence of so-called atypical lymphocytes (a type of mononuclear cell) on the peripheral b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kawasaki Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Kawasaki Disease - Treatment
Children with Kawasaki disease are hospitalized and care is normally shared between pediatric cardiology and infectious disease specialis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids Reappraisal: Encyclopedia Ii - Aids Reappraisal - Arguments By Dissidents
Although dissidents disagree on many aspects concerning HIV and AIDS, there are some claims that a majority of dissidents support, and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foodborne Illness: Encyclopedia Ii - Foodborne Illness - Incubation Period
The delay between consumption of a contaminated food and appearance of the first symptoms of illness is called the incubation period. Thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foodborne Illness: Encyclopedia Ii - Foodborne Illness - Pathogenic Agents
An early theory on the causes of food poisoning involved ptomaines, alkaloids found in decaying animal and vegetable matter. While some p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foodborne Illness: Encyclopedia Ii - Foodborne Illness - Statistics
There are every year about 76 million foodborne illnesses in the United States (26,000 cases for 100,000 inhabitants), 2 million in the U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foodborne Illness: Encyclopedia Ii - Foodborne Illness - Outbreaks
The vast majority of reported cases of foodborne illness occur as individual or sporadic cases. In most cases these originate, and occur,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foodborne Illness: Encyclopedia Ii - Foodborne Illness - Political Issues
Foodborne illness - United Kingdom. Since the 1970s, key changes in UK food safety law have taken place following serious outbreaks of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Transmission Of Disease
Some diseases, such as influenza, are contagious or infectious, and can be transmitted by any of a variety of mechanisms, including dropl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infectious Mononucleosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Infectious Mononucleosis - Symptoms And Physical Signs
A person can be infected with the virus for weeks or months before any symptoms begin to appear. Symptoms usually begin to appear 4-7 wee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prion: Encyclopedia Ii - Prion - Prp And The Prion Hypothesis
The theory that TSEs are caused by an infectious agent made solely of protein has been around since the 1960s [2], [3]. This theory was d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - American Foulbrood Afb
Paenibacillus larvae (formerly classified as Bacillus larvae) is a spore-forming bacterium. This disease only affects the bee larvae but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - American Foulbrood Afb
Paenibacillus larvae (formerly classified as Bacillus larvae) is a spore-forming bacterium. This disease only affects the bee larvae but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parvovirus B19: Encyclopedia Ii - Parvovirus B19 - Role In Disease
Parvovirus B19 - Fifth disease. After being infected, patients usually develop the illness after an incubation period of four to fourte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmission Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmission Medicine - Transmission Symptoms And Survival
In order to survive, microorganisms that require human hosts must have a way to be transmitted from one host to another. Infectious agent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transmission Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Transmission Medicine - The Importance Of Routes Of Transmission
The route of transmission is important to epidemiologists because patterns of contact vary between different populations and different gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - Triggering Immune Sensitization
In the generic sense, the process of triggering immune response, in an effort to protect against infectious disease, works by 'priming' t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rare Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Rare Disease - Prevalence
As a guide, low prevalence is taken as prevalence of less than 5 per 10,000 in the community [1]. The NIH's Office of Rare Diseases state...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addison's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Addison's Disease - Diagnosis
In suspected cases of Addison's disease, one needs to demonstrate that adrenal hormone levels are low after appropriate stimulation with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Public Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Public Health - Public Health Today
As the rate of infectious diseases in the developed world decreased through the 20th century, public health began to put more focus on ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baylisascaris: Encyclopedia Ii - Baylisascaris - Bioterrorist Potential
According to the Centers for Disease Control, several factors make Baylisascaris procyonis a feasible bioterrorist agent: The organism i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease - Causes
TSEs (also known as prion diseases) are caused by a unique type of infectious agent called prions, an abnormally-structured form of a pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease - Causes
TSEs (also known as prion diseases) are caused by a unique type of infectious agent called prions, an abnormally structured form of a pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - Triggering Immune Sensitization
In the generic sense, the process of triggering immune response, in an effort to protect against infectious disease, works by 'priming' t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Infectious: Oceanography Dictionary - Infectious
  Definition and meaning of infectious:   infectious - capable of spreading disease (Source: US National Oceanic and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Infectious Agent: Oceanography Dictionary - Infectious Agent
  Definition and meaning of infectious agent:   infectious agent - an organism capable of spreading disease (Source: ...   » Read the article