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Read MoreHantavirus is a member of a group of viruses that infect rats, mice and voles. These viruses can cause disease in humans if secretions or excrement from infected rodents ...
Read MoreEndogenesis (from the Greek endo - inside and genesis - origin, development) is a term used in psychiatry to refer to internal, genetically determined factors underlying ...
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Read MoreAmaxophobia is an obsessive fear and fear of wheeled vehicles. The term comes from the Greek words (h)amaxa, meaning "cart", and phobia, meaning "fear". People suffering ...
Read MoreNon-gas alkalosis: what is it and how to detect it? Alkalosis is a condition of the body in which the pH of the blood rises and becomes more alkaline than normal. One typ ...
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