Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia — (CBPP also known as lung plague), is a contagious bacterial disease that afflicts the lungs of cattle, buffalo, zebu, and yaks. It is caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides mycoides, and the symptoms are pneumonia and inflammation of the… … Wikipedia
Contagious Diseases Acts — The Contagious Diseases Acts were originally passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1864, with further alterations and editions made to it in 1866 and 1869. In 1862, a committee was established to inquire into venereal disease in the… … Wikipedia
Incubation period — Latency time redirects here. For latency in communications, see Lag. Incubation period is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent. The period may be as… … Wikipedia
Mental health in Singapore during the colonial period — Mental health in Singapore has its roots in the West. The first medical personnel in the field were mostly from Britain. Medical education in the early years was almost exclusively for the British, until the establishment of King Edward VII… … Wikipedia
quarantine period — noun : a period of time that must elapse before those exposed to or attacked by a contagious disease can be considered as incapable respectively of developing or transmitting the disease … Useful english dictionary
List of fictional diseases — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This article is a list of fictional diseases nonexistent, named medical conditions… … Wikipedia
Chickenpox — For other uses, see Chickenpox (disambiguation). Varicella redirects here. For other uses, see Varicella (disambiguation). Chickenpox Classification and external resources Child with varicella disease … Wikipedia
Infectious mononucleosis — This article is about mononucleosis caused by Epstein–Barr virus. For mononucleosis caused by cytomegalovirus, see Cytomegalovirus. EBV infectious mononucleosis Classification and external resources Infectious mono, peripheral smear, high power… … Wikipedia
заразный (контагиозный) период — Период, в течение которого возбудитель инфекции может прямо или опосредованно передаваться от одного человека или животного к другому человеку или животному. [Англо русский глоссарий основных терминов по вакцинологии и иммунизации. Всемирная… … Справочник технического переводчика
Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… … Wikipedia
Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
