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  2. Infectious mononucleosis - Wikipedia

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    About 5–7% of cases of infectious mononucleosis is caused by human cytomegalovirus (CMV), another type of herpes virus. [35] This virus is found in body fluids including saliva, urine, blood, tears, [36] breast milk and genital secretions. [37] A person becomes infected with this virus by direct contact with infected body fluids ...

  3. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - Wikipedia

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    Pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis (/ ˌ nj uː m ə n oʊ ˌ ʌ l t r ə ˌ m aɪ k r ə ˈ s k ɒ p ɪ k ˌ s ɪ l ɪ k oʊ v ɒ l ˌ k eɪ n oʊ ˌ k oʊ n i ˈ oʊ s ɪ s / ⓘ [1] [2]) is a 45-letter word coined in 1935 by the then-president of the National Puzzlers' League, Everett M. Smith.

  4. History of public health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Mentally Ill in America: A History of Their Care and Treatment from Colonial Times (1937). Duffy, John. Epidemics in Colonial America (1953) online; Duffy, John. The Healers: A History of American Medicine (U of Illinois Press, 1976) online; Duffy, John. The sanitarians : a history of American public health (1992) online; Ettling, John.

  5. Epstein–Barr virus infection - Wikipedia

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    There are several forms of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection. These include asymptomatic infections, the primary infection, infectious mononucleosis, and the progression of asymptomatic or primary infections to: 1) any one of various Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative diseases such as chronic active EBV infection, EBV+ hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, Burkitt's lymphoma ...

  6. Epstein–Barr virus - Wikipedia

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    Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is the first identified oncogenic virus, or a virus that can cause cancer. EBV establishes permanent infection in humans. It causes infectious mononucleosis and is also tightly linked to many malignant diseases (cancers). Various vaccine formulations underwent testing in different animals or in humans. However, none ...

  7. Epstein–Barr virus–associated lymphoproliferative diseases

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    Epstein–Barr virus–associated lymphoproliferative diseases (also abbreviated EBV-associated lymphoproliferative diseases or EBV+ LPD) are a group of disorders in which one or more types of lymphoid cells (a type of white blood cell), i.e. B cells, T cells, NK cells, and histiocytic-dendritic cells, are infected with the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV).

  8. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Epstein–Barr virus infectious mononucleosis (Mono) Diagnostic modalities for infectious mononucleosis include: Person's age, with highest risk at 10 to 30 years. Medical history, such as close contact with other people with infectious mononucleosis; Physical examination, including palpation of any enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, or enlarged ...

  9. Brucellosis - Wikipedia

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    The first state–federal cooperative efforts towards eradication of brucellosis caused by B. abortus in the U.S. began in 1934. [citation needed] Brucellosis was originally imported to North America with non-native domestic cattle (Bos taurus), which transmitted the disease to wild bison (Bison bison) and elk (Cervus canadensis). No records ...