Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia - Disease
A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those ...   » 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 - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Other Uses Of The Term
In biology, disease refers to any abnormal condition of an organism that impairs function. The term disease is often used metaphorically ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Test: Encyclopedia - Blood Test
Blood tests are laboratory tests done on blood to gain an appreciation of disease states and the function of organs. Since blood flows th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Achondroplasia: Encyclopedia - Achondroplasia
Achondroplasia is a type of genetic disorder that is a common cause of dwarfism. People with this condition have short stature, usually r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids: Encyclopedia - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids
Because the worldwide spread of AIDS has had such a tragic effect on millions of people worldwide, a number of misconceptions have arisen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia - Dog
The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora. It has been argued the dog has been domesticated for 12,000 years, but perhaps for as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oak: Encyclopedia - Oak
See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia - Prostitution
Prostitution is the sale of sexual services, such as oral sex or sexual intercourse, for money. A person selling sexual services is a pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping
Domesticated honeybees are kept in beehives. The bees use the hive space to raise brood and to store honey for the coming winter. A loca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia - Beekeeping
Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin apis, a bee) is the practice of intentional maintenance of honeybee hives by humans. A beekeeper ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brood Honeybee: Encyclopedia - Brood Honeybee
The young of honeybees are collectively called brood. In Langstroth hives each frame which is mainly brood (usually with some pollen and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication: Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication
Bees learn and communicate in order to find food sources and for other means. Bee learning and communication - Learning. Learning is ess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee
Africanized bees, also known as killer bees, are hybrids of the African honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii (or by other reports A. m. scu...   » 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 - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Social Significance Of Disease
The identification of a condition as a disease, rather than as simply a variation of human structure or function, can have significant so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Syndromes Illness And Disease
Medical usage sometimes distinguishes a disease, which has a known specific cause or causes (called its etiology), from a syndrome, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Health - Diseases And Ailments
Some diseases, ailments, and poisons are common to both humans and dogs; others are different. Dog health - Transferable diseases. Most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Star Wars Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Star Wars Diseases - H
List of Star Wars diseases - Hardan Plague. This virulent disease was known to be transported by Bogan's Brown Nafen. List of Star War...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Star Wars Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Star Wars Diseases - F
List of Star Wars diseases - Fester Lung. See Ascomycetous Pneumoconiosis. List of Star Wars diseases - Findris Flu. This common illn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Star Wars Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Star Wars Diseases - P
List of Star Wars diseases - Petal Fever. This mild disease was common on newly-settled planets. It was not fatal if treated quickly. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Star Wars Diseases: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Star Wars Diseases - A
List of Star Wars diseases - Ascomycetous Pneumoconiosis. Often encountered on humid, jungle-infested worlds such as Drongar, this was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Health - Additional Health Information
Dogs are susceptible to various diseases; similarly to humans, they can have diabetes, epilepsy, cancer, or arthritis. Other diseases are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Health - List Of Dog Diseases And Ailments
Dog health - Contagious diseases. Rabies or Hydrophobia Canine parvovirus Canine distemper Kennel cough Dog health - Parasites. Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Health - Poisons
Dog health - Dangerous foods. Some foods commonly enjoyed by humans are dangerous to dogs: Dogs love the flavor of chocolate, but choc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog Health: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog Health - Feeding Habits And Obesity
Feeding table scraps to a dog is generally not recommended, at least in excess. Dogs get ample correct nutrition from prepared dogfood. O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartilage: Encyclopedia Ii - Cartilage - Diseases / Medicine
There are several diseases which can affect the cartilage. Chondrodystrophies are a group of diseases characterized by disturbance of gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ménière’s Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Ménière’s Disease - Famous Sufferers
Alan B. Shepard, the first American astronaut, was diagnosed with Ménière’s disease in 1964, grounding him after only one brief space...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - European Foulbrood Efb
Melissococcus pluton is a bacterial brood disease that infests the guts of bee larvae. European foulbrood is less deadly than American fo...   » 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 - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Chalkbrood
Ascophaera apis is a fungal disease infests the gut of the larva. The fungus will compete with the larva for food, ultimately causing it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Acarine Tracheal Mites
Acarapis woodi is a small parasitic mite that infests the airways of the honeybee. The first known infestation of the mites occurred in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Nosema
Nosema apis is a spore-forming parasite that invades the intestinal tracts of adult bees and causes nosema disease. Nosema is also associ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Chilled Brood
Chilled brood is not actually a disease but can be a result of mistreatment of the bees by the beekeeper. It also can be caused by a pest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Wax Moths
Main article: Waxworm Galleria mellonella (greater wax moths) will not attack the bees directly, but feed on the wax used by the bees to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Dysentery
Dysentery is a condition resulting from a combination of long periods of inability to make cleansing flights (generally due to cold weath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Small Hive Beetle
Aethina tumida is a small, dark-colored beetle that lives in beehives. Originally from Africa, the first discovery of small hive beetles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Pesticide Losses
Honeybees are susceptible to many of the chemicals used for agricultural spraying of other insects and pests. Many pesticides are known t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diseases Of The Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Diseases Of The Honeybee - Varroa Mites
Main articles: Varroa destructor Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed off the bodily fluids of adult, pup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Diseases And Ailments
Dogs are susceptible to various diseases, ailments, and poisons, some of which affect humans in the same way, others of which are unique ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Biology - Evolutionary Biology
List of publications in biology - Histoire Naturelle. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon 1749-1788 Description: Until the publica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Spaying And Neutering
Dog experts advise that dogs not intended for further breeding should be spayed or neutered so that they do not have undesired puppies. U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oak: Encyclopedia Ii - Oak - Cultural Significance
The oak is a common symbol of strength and endurance, and is the national tree of the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. A nu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dystopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dystopia - Common Traits Of A Dystopian Society
A dystopian society usually exhibits at least one of the following traits from the following non-exhaustive list: An apparent Utopian so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Dog Health
Further information: Category:Dog health Dogs are susceptible to various diseases, ailments, and poisons, some of which affect humans in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sexual Behavior: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sexual Behavior - Sex Acts And Practices
There are many variations of the above activities. Many of these are included in the comprehensive list of sex positions. There are many...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sexual Behavior: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sexual Behavior - Sex Acts And Practices
There are many variations of the above activities. Many of these are included in the comprehensive list of sex positions. There are many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Spaying And Neutering
Spaying or neutering refers to the removal of the male testicles or the female ovaries and uterus, in order to remove the capability to p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - How Common Is Prostitution?
According to the paper "Prostitution and the sex discrepancy in reported number of sexual partners", the number of full-time equivalent p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - History
Prostitution is often described as "the world's oldest profession". Prostitution (at least in the modern sense) cannot have emerged befor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Types Of Prostitution
Prostitution today occurs in various different settings. In street prostitution the prostitute solicits customers while waiting at stree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Socio-economic And Legal Status Of Prostitution
There is a significant range in the socioeconomic status of prostitutes in Western countries. At the low end, a significant number of pro...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Diet Planning: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Diet Planning
Diet Planning Since diet, along with daily habits, is crucial to the health of an individual, it must be made clear at the outset that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Honeybee Predators
Honeybee - Insects. Chinese mantid Dragonfly Green Darner Asian giant hornet - Japan Bald-faced hornet Yellow jacket Common Wate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees - Common Insecticides Toxic To Bees Used On Soybeans
Many insecticides used against soybean aphids are highly toxic to bees. Orthene 75S (acephate) Address 75 WSP (acephate) Sevin (Carbaryl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Beekeeping
The honeybee is a colonial insect that is often maintained, fed, and transported by beekeepers. Honeybees collect nectar and store it as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beehive Beekeeping - Beehive Symbolism
The beehive (usually as an iconified skep) is one of the symbols of the US state of Utah. It is associated with the doctrine of the Churc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Protective Clothing
When interacting with the bees, novice beekeepers usually wear protective clothing (including gloves and a hooded suit or hat and veil). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Types Of Beekeeping Equipment
The bees are usually kept in a Langstroth hive, that is wooden boxes, or supers, filled with frames that each hold a sheet of wax or plas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping Leading Practices: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping Leading Practices - Generally Accepted
Beekeeping leading practices - All beekeepers. Treat for disease only as needed  Over-use or inappropriate use of medications to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Test - Blood Chemistry Tests
The CHEM-7 test is a battery of blood chemistry tests. The seven parts of a CHEM-7 include tests for: Four electrolytes: sodium [1] pot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Test - Large Organic Molecules
Blood test - proteins. Protein electrophoresis (general technique -- not a specific test) Western blot (general technique -- not a spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paraphilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Paraphilia - Definition
The word is used differently by different groups. As used in psychology or sexology it is simply a neutral umbrella term used to cover a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paraphilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Paraphilia - Common Paraphilias
The following paraphilias are sufficiently common in the general population to be frequently observed in clinical literature, as well as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paraphilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Paraphilia - Other Paraphilias
The paraphilias listed below are less common. acrotomophilia: sexual attraction to amputees agalmatophilia: sexual attraction to statues...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Types Of Beekeeping Equipment
The bees are usually kept in a Langstroth hive, that is wooden boxes, or supers, filled with frames that each hold a sheet of wax or plas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Origin And Distribution Of The Genus Apis
Honeybees probably originated in Tropical Africa and spread from South Africa to Northern Europe and East into India and China. The first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Honeybee Life Cycle
Like other eusocial bees, a colony generally contains one breeding female, or "queen"; a few thousand males, or "drones"; and a large pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Honeybee Life Cycle
Like other eusocial bees, a colony generally contains one breeding female, or "queen"; a few thousand males, or "drones"; and a large pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Types Of Beekeepers
There are several types of beekeepers: Hobbyists — have a different day job but find beekeeping fun as just a hobby. Sideliners — ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beehive Beekeeping - Traditional Beehives
Traditional beehives provided an enclosure for the bee colony but little more. Because there is no internal structure provided for the be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping Leading Practices: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping Leading Practices - Controversial Or Emerging Practices
Beekeeping leading practices - All beekeepers. Food Grade Mineral Oil as a miticide  Recent research by Dr. Pedro Rodriguez and o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - Types Of Beekeepers
There are several types of beekeepers: Hobbyists — They have a different day job but find beekeeping fun as just a hobby. Sideliners â...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Products Of The Honeybee
Honeybee - Pollination. Main article: Pollination management The honeybee's primary commercial value is as a pollinator of crops. Orcha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hematological Malignancy: Encyclopedia Ii - Hematological Malignancy - Definition
Hematological malignancies are the types of cancer that affect blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes. As the three are intimately connected ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Honeybee - Honeybee Communication
See also: Bee learning and communication Honey bees are an excellent animal to study with regards to behavior because they are abundant a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pesticide Toxicity To Bees - Highly Toxic Pesticides To Bees
Listed by brand name, generic name and length of residual toxicity. Note that the brand names listed here are by no means complete. Pest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping - History Of Beekeeping
Beekeeping is one of the oldest forms of food production. Some of the earliest evidence of beekeeping is from rock painting, dating to ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beehive Beekeeping - Modern Beehives
The modern beehive, designed in 1840 by father Jan Dzierżon, is made up of a series of square or rectangular boxes without tops or botto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Beekeeping: Encyclopedia Ii - Beehive Beekeeping - Modern Beehives
The modern beehive, designed in 1840 by father Jan Dzierżon, is made up of a series of square or rectangular boxes without tops or botto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee Learning And Communication - Learning
Learning is essential for efficient foraging. Bees are unlikely to make many repeat visits if a plant provides little in the way of rewar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swarming Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Swarming Honeybee - Swarm Management
During the first year of a queen's life the colony has little incentive to swarm, unless the hive is very crowded. During her second spri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swarming Honeybee: Encyclopedia Ii - Swarming Honeybee - Swarming Location
When honeybees swarm from the hive they do not fly far at first. They may gather in a tree or on a branch only a few meters from the hive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Learning And Communication: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee Learning And Communication - Communication
Bees communicate their floral findings in order to recruit other worker bees of the hive to forage in the same area. The factors that det...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Aggressiveness
Africanized bees are characterized by their aggressiveness in establishing new hives and in their vigorous defensive behavior, attacking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Geographic Spread
As of 2002, Africanized honeybees had spread from Brazil south to northern Argentina and north to South and Central America, México, Tex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - Effects Of Selective Breeding
Africanized bee - In the European Bee intentional selection. The chief difference between the European races or subspecies of bees kept...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - The Assassin Bee?
Africanized bee - The lore. In Brazil, the Afrucab bee and its hybrid are known as the Assassin Bee, for its supposed habits in taking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africanized Bee: Encyclopedia Ii - Africanized Bee - How To Avoid Bees
Africanized bee - Use caution with power mowers. Bees are sensitive to low frequency vibrations and so an engine driven lawn mower may ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Critic: Encyclopedia Ii - The Critic - Characters
The Critic - Jay Sherman. "New York's third most popular early-morning cable-TV film critic." His catchphrases include his exclamation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiac Arrhythmia: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiac Arrhythmia - Sads
SADS, or sudden arrhythmia death syndrome, is a term used to describe sudden death due to cardiac arrest brought on by an arrhythmia. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Terminology
Dog, in common usage, refers to the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris (originally classified as Canis familiaris by Linnaeus in 1758, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Diet
Presently, there is academic discussion as to whether domestic dogs are omnivores or carnivores. The classification in the Order Carnivor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Reproduction
Among professional breeders, dogs are only allowed to mate for a specific purpose. Sometimes dogs are bred to create puppies to sell, or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Attributes
Modern dog breeds show more variation in size, appearance, and behavior than any other domestic animal. Within the range of extremes, dog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Behavior
All dogs have a tremendous capacity to learn complex social behavior and to interpret varied body language and sounds, and, like many pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Ancestry And History Of Domestication
Molecular systematics indicate that the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) descends from one or more populations of wild wolves (Canis lupus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia Ii - Dog - Dog Breeds
There are numerous dog breeds, over 800 being recognized by various kennel clubs worldwide. As all dog breeds have been derived from mixe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Disease - Syndromes, Illness And Disease
Medical usage sometimes distinguishes a disease, which has a known specific cause or causes (called its etiology), from a syndrome, which...   » Read the article