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Subsequently, the word was used in Frank Scully's puzzle book Bedside Manna, after which time, members of the N.P.L. campaigned to include the word in major dictionaries. [9] [10] This 45-letter word, referred to as "p45", [11] first appeared in the 1939 supplement to the Merriam-Webster New International Dictionary, Second Edition. [12]
This measure of sickness is contrasted with the mortality rate of a condition, which is the proportion of people dying during a given time interval. Morbidity rates are used in actuarial professions, such as health insurance, life insurance, and long-term care insurance, to determine the premiums charged to customers.
African sleeping sickness: A-T Ataxia-telangiectasia: AVMs Arteriovenous malformations: B. Acronyms Diseases and disorders BA Bronchial Asthma: BBS Bardet-Biedl syndrome
African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) Identification of trypanosomes in a sample by microscopic examination Fexinidazole by mouth or pentamidine by injection for T. b. gambiense. Suramin by injection is used for T. b. rhodesiense. Under research [2] HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
Where available, ICD-10 codes are listed. When codes are available both as a sign/symptom (R code) and as an underlying condition, the code for the sign is used. When there is no symptoms for a disease that a patient has, the patient is said to be asymptomatic.
The Sickness, 2000 album by Disturbed; The Sickness, 1999 book in the Animorphs series; Corey Taylor, nicknamed "The Sickness", American heavy metal musician
The term is sometimes used as a synonym for tetanus, which usually first manifests as trismus. Monkeypox: Mpox [15] Muerto Canyon disease: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome [16] Named for the area where it was initially identified. "Four Corners disease" is likewise deprecated. Norwalk virus: Norovirus [17]
Illness or sickness are usually synonyms for disease, except when used to refer specifically to the patient's personal experience of their disease. Medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders, but can also include injuries and normal health situations, such as pregnancy , that might affect a person's health ...