Search Results for: fever
Yellow fever virus
Definition noun, plural: yellow fever viruses A Flavivirus species containing positive-sense, single-stranded RNA with about... Read More
Dumdum fever
Dumdum fever --> visceral leishmaniasis a chronic disease, occurring in india, Assam, china, the area formerly known as... Read More
Salt fever
salt fever Elevated temperature in an infant, following a rectal injection of a salt solution. See: thirst... Read More
Prodromal period
There are five stages (or phases) of a disease. (Hattis, 2020). These stages are (1) Incubation period, (2) Prodromal... Read More
Tertian fever
tertian fever --> vivax malaria (Science: disease, microbiology) A type of malaria caused by the protozoan plasmodium... Read More
Homeostasis
Homeostasis is the tendency not to stray from the range of favorable or ideal internal conditions. Such conditions must be... Read More
Acute febrile illness
Definition From the Latin word febris, meaning fever, an acute febrile illness is a type of illness characterized by a... Read More
Regulation of Organic Metabolism, Growth and Energy Balance
Organic Metabolism Events of Absorptive and Post-absorptive States. The absorptive state is the period during which... Read More
Hyperpyrexia
Definition noun An extremely high fever that is greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F) Supplement Hyperpyrexia is a fever... Read More
Black sickness
Black sickness --> visceral leishmaniasis a chronic disease, occurring in india, Assam, china, the area formerly known as... Read More
Endogenous pyrogen
Definition noun, plural: endogenous pyrogens A type of pyrogen produced by activated immune cells, and incite the rise in... Read More
Streptococcus
Definition noun, plural: streptococci (1) A genus of bacteria characterized by being coccus, Gram-positive, and occurring in... Read More
Amastigote
Definition noun, plural: amastigotes (protistology) A cell (or the unicellular organism) that does not have flagella (or... Read More
Hyperthermia
Definition noun A condition in which the body temperature is higher than the normal range Supplement Hyperthermia pertains... Read More
CRISPR DIY – biohacking genes at home
Have you ever thought of changing yourself for the better -- genetically-speaking? Lately, CRISPR company has been selling a... Read More
Exogenous pyrogen
Definition noun, plural: exogenous pyrogen A type of pyrogen that is of microbial origin, such as the lipopolysaccharide in... Read More
Naked virus
Viruses are infectious entities with size ranges between 20 to 400 nanometers. The mammoth-sized virus would be about the... Read More
Bolus injection
A bolus injection is the act of administering a dose of medication or substance directly into the bloodstream by injection.... Read More
Symptomatic
Symptomatic Definition Symptomatic is a term that pertains to the observable manifestations or particular conditions... Read More
Reservoir host
Reservoir Host Definition A reservoir host is a host that harbors the pathogen and serves as a source of the infective... Read More
Inoculation
Inoculation Definition In Immunology, inoculation is defined as the process of introducing an antigenic substance or... Read More
Macular erythema
Macular erythema --> roseola (Science: paediatrics) also called baby measles. This is a nonserious but common childhood... Read More
coronavirus COVID-19
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious coronavirus disease first detected... Read More
Heatstroke
Definition noun A severe (sometimes fatal) illness caused by an overexposure to an excessive heat, which disturbs the... Read More
Capillary fragility test
Definition noun A tourniquet test that is used to determine vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency or thrombocytopenia... Read More
Arthropodology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies arthropods Supplement Arthropodology is a biological discipline that... Read More
Chickenpox
Definition noun A highly contagious air-borne disease caused by varicella zoster virus commonly affecting children and... Read More
Erythrogenic toxin
Erythrogenic toxin (Science: protein) toxin produced by strains of streptococcus pyogenes responsible for scarlet fever.... Read More
Genetic Engineering Advantages & Disadvantages
Through genetic engineering, scientists are able to move desirable genes from one plant or animal to another or... Read More
TAB vaccine
'''TAB vaccine --> typhoid-paratyphoid A and B vaccine A vaccine containing killed typhoid bacilli and the paratyphoid... Read More
Semilunar valve
The human heart structure consists of heart chambers (2 atria and 2 ventricles) that differ functionally from each other.... Read More
Active agglutination
Definition noun An agglutination reaction in which the antigen is found naturally on particle Supplement Agglutination... Read More