Search results for "List of common diseases" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Gonorrhea is a common, highly contagious, sexually transmitted diseases ... Gonorrhea affects the mucous membrane of the urinary and genital tracts ...15 KB (2,205 words) - 11:56, 24 January 2023
- are found in the blood. They are the most common type of blood cell and the ... have no DNA. In comparison, the erythrocytes of nearly all other vertebrates ...16 KB (2,383 words) - 02:30, 8 December 2022
- is the medical specialty that treats diseases, injuries, or other physical ... surgery is performed, or simply the office of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian ...22 KB (3,284 words) - 23:38, 18 September 2021
- Hedgehog is the common name for any of the small spiny, mammals comprising ... There are sixteen extant species of spiny hedgehog in five genera ...20 KB (2,961 words) - 15:14, 25 January 2023
- arises in children as a complication of strep throat that has been ... One of the most obvious preventive actions is addressing the original ...14 KB (1,938 words) - 20:01, 8 December 2022
- Cockroach is the common name for any insect in the order (or suborder ... mya to about 299 mya). This makes them one of the oldest of fossilized insects ...21 KB (3,077 words) - 22:18, 7 January 2024
- The immune system is the system of specialized cells and organs that ... Allergies are very common disorders and more than 50 million people ...22 KB (3,374 words) - 00:41, 9 January 2023
- Entomology is the scientific study of insects. Insects are arthropods ... Insects have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms ...14 KB (2,060 words) - 18:58, 13 February 2024
- “The Sea Around Us”, and “The Edge of the Sea” were immense successes ... our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe around us, the ...21 KB (3,192 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2023
- essential in trace amounts for the function of certain enzymes in humans and ... This element and its compounds have a wide range of applications. ...23 KB (3,335 words) - 17:47, 25 January 2023
- Horseshoe crab is the common name for various marine chelicerate arthropods ... fish, and are preyed upon by many species of fish and birds, as well as ...18 KB (2,614 words) - 18:15, 7 February 2024
- Budgerigar is the common name for small parrots belonging to the species ... They are native to Australia where flocks of 10 to 100 birds, and even up ...20 KB (2,994 words) - 18:36, 22 November 2023
- elastic, water-resistant, natural material of commercial importance and for ... in colloquial speech, is the outermost layer of a woody stem, derived from ...16 KB (2,451 words) - 20:36, 23 May 2020
- animal science, is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock ... Because of agriculture, cities, as well as trade relations between ...15 KB (2,233 words) - 06:10, 28 July 2023
- a focus on others' needs, suppression of their own emotions, and attempts ... Codependency carries three potential levels of meaning. First, it ...25 KB (3,378 words) - 22:22, 7 January 2024
- The brain is a centralized mass of nerve tissue enclosed within the ... Along with the spinal cord, the brain forms part of the central nervous ...28 KB (4,199 words) - 22:35, 20 November 2023
- in an agricultural setting for the purposes of profit or subsistence, whether ... Raising animals (animal husbandry) is an important component of modern ...26 KB (3,786 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
- Yak is the common name for a stocky, ox-like bovine, Bos grunniens ... are important to the society and economies of local people in the high elevation ...13 KB (1,988 words) - 10:03, 22 May 2023
- and technology toward benefiting the lives of everyday people. Despite the ... known as Diamond, Missouri. The exact date of birth is unknown due to the ...18 KB (2,882 words) - 01:30, 23 November 2022
- Larch is the common name for any of the deciduous coniferous trees ... Larches are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere ...12 KB (1,828 words) - 06:55, 4 March 2023
- slightly radioactive metal and is a member of the actinide series. It can ... abundant than uranium, and is about as common as lead. Soil commonly contains ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 23:00, 30 April 2023
- fruit and vine-like plant (Citrullus lanatus of the family Cucurbitaceae) of ... This flowering plant produces a special type of fruit known by botanists ...20 KB (2,988 words) - 23:18, 3 May 2023
- Cycads (division Cycadophyta) are an ancient group of seed plants ... produce seeds that grow naked on the scales of a cone-like structure rather ...26 KB (3,809 words) - 06:52, 12 January 2024
- mountain range, forming a continuous chain of highland along the western ... feet (6,960 m) above sea level. The summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Ecuadorean ...15 KB (2,126 words) - 19:59, 26 July 2023
- Passenger pigeon is the common name for an extinct migratory bird ... century, the species went from being one of the most abundant birds in ...18 KB (2,794 words) - 18:56, 23 March 2023
- 200 books and articles in various fields of science. He was well versed ... Razi's portrait adorns the great hall of the Faculty of Medicine in ...24 KB (3,833 words) - 01:39, 8 December 2022
- produces a three-dimensional image or map of functional processes in the ... is FDG ([18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose), an analog of glucose, the concentrations ...26 KB (3,835 words) - 05:46, 30 November 2022
- Onion is the common name for the herbaceous, cold season plant Allium ... Closely related plants of the same genus include chives (Allium schoenoprasum ...16 KB (2,477 words) - 10:33, 11 March 2023
- In nature, it occurs mainly in the form of a black-brown oxide (MnO2) ... The greatest demand for manganese is for the production of iron and ...14 KB (1,946 words) - 11:03, 9 March 2023
- South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in ... South America has a land area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890 ...34 KB (4,744 words) - 15:36, 4 February 2023
- Medicine is the science and practice of establishing the diagnosis ... Medicine is the science and practice of the diagnosis, prognosis, ...53 KB (7,336 words) - 04:05, 9 November 2022
- Big Sur is a 100-mile stretch of ruggedly beautiful seacoast along ... Big Sur's boundaries are loosely defined; many definitions of ...23 KB (3,598 words) - 03:49, 1 October 2023
- In the cosmology of Hinduism, the term Yuga (meaning: "age" ... associated with a progressive deterioration of dharma (or "righteousness ...16 KB (2,576 words) - 21:36, 4 June 2023
- New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of ... New Caledonia's capital, Nouméa, is the seat of the Secretariat ...22 KB (3,230 words) - 04:37, 11 March 2023
- , officially titled "The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro ... Numerous unethical actions -- including lack of informed consent, ...41 KB (6,364 words) - 00:19, 27 December 2021
- Fasting refers to the act of willingly abstaining from the consumption ... Fasting for religious and spiritual reasons has been a part of human ...36 KB (5,745 words) - 00:43, 25 March 2024
- Native American belief systems. At the core of the movement was the visionary ... the Ghost Dance is built on the foundation of the traditional circle dance ...15 KB (2,439 words) - 18:46, 8 December 2022
- jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 ... opinions, and his deference to the decisions of elected legislatures, he is ...24 KB (3,494 words) - 00:24, 18 November 2022
- Raccoon (sometimes racoon) is the common name for any of the New World ... The "common raccoon," P. lotor, also known simply as "the ...75 KB (11,261 words) - 20:56, 26 October 2023
- Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence ... One of the founders of Rhode Island was Roger Williams. In 1636, Williams ...30 KB (4,360 words) - 20:52, 16 April 2023
- white luster that can take a high degree of polish. Along with copper and ... electronic products. The nitrate and halides of silver are valuable in photography ...20 KB (2,849 words) - 22:08, 29 January 2023
- ) is a range of traditional medical practices originating in China ... TCM theory asserts that processes of the human body are interrelated ...53 KB (7,935 words) - 04:54, 1 May 2023
- is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible ... Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from ...46 KB (6,635 words) - 22:34, 28 January 2024
- Nazi human experimentation, in the context of this article, refers ... such atrocities as amputation and removal of body parts without anesthesia ...58 KB (8,390 words) - 00:12, 25 October 2021
- contagious viral disease caused by any of three serotypes of poliovirus ... Although polio has caused paralysis and death for much of human history ...72 KB (10,129 words) - 16:53, 27 December 2023
- Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the Caribbean ... social, and economic problems. As a result of mismanagement, very few natural ...32 KB (4,700 words) - 19:05, 27 April 2024
- Unit 731, short for Manshu Detachment 731, was a unit of the Imperial ... The heinous acts of torture committed by Unit 731 mirrored the inhumane ...57 KB (8,103 words) - 19:47, 9 February 2022
- Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is ... rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore petroleum reserves ...26 KB (3,689 words) - 19:14, 13 February 2024
- Copper (symbol Cu, atomic number 29) is one of the oldest known metals ... used in hospitals to prevent the transfer of germs, and copper (II) sulfate ...21 KB (3,086 words) - 17:35, 21 May 2020
- park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam, India has World Heritage ... Kaziranga hosts a vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland and ...31 KB (4,349 words) - 22:14, 15 September 2023
