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101Disease, Minamata — A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay, Japan. Minamata disease resulted from their eating fish contaminated with mercury industrial waste. The disease is characterized by… …
102Disease, startle — A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction). This disorder was not recognized until 1962 when it was described by Drs. Kok and Bruyn as a disease with the onset at birth of… …
103Disease in ornamental fish — Ornamental fish kept in aquariums are susceptible to numerous diseases. The study of fish diseases has remained a rudimentary branch of veterinary medicine.[citation needed] Due to their generally small size and the low cost of replacing diseased …
104Disease (G.G.F.H. album) — Infobox Album Name = Disease Type = Album Artist = G.G.F.H. Released = 1993 Recorded = Genre = Industrial Length = mm:ss Label = Dreamtime Producer = Reviews = Last album = Eclipse (1991) This album = Disease (1993) Next album = Halloween… …
105Disease (disambiguation) — A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly. Disease may also refer to: Disease (album), a 1993 album by G.G.F.H. Disease (song), a 2002 song by Matchbox Twenty This disambiguation page lists… …
106Disease, Alzheimer — A progressive degenerative disease of the brain that leads to dementia. On a cellular level, Alzheimer disease is characterized by unusual helical protein filaments in nerve cells (neurons) of the brain. These odd twisted filaments are called… …
107Disease, Bornholm — Bornholm disease is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and intense abdominal and chest pains with headache. The chest pain is typically worsened by breathing or coughing. The illness usually lasts… …
108Disease, Castleman — A disorder of lymphoid tissue (lymphadenopathy) with massive overgrowth (hyperplasia) of lymph nodes ( swollen glands ), most commonly affecting the nodes between the lungs (in the mediastinum). There are two quite different forms of Castleman… …
109Disease, Fahr — This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in certain of areas of the brain (including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex). Symptoms may include… …
110Disease, foot-and-mouth — A highly infectious virus that can infect people but affects them most by infecting livestock cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. The virus is in the same family of viruses as those causing the common cold. The virus is spread by many routes by… …
