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The disease has an overall fatality rate of just 1%, according to the World Health Organization. In severe cases, the patient may have bleeding; difficulty breathing; pain in the chest, back and ...
An Iowa resident has died after contracting a suspected case of Lassa fever, health officials said. The patient was diagnosed Tuesday after returning to the United States from West Africa earlier ...
The virus is normally carried by infected rodents and spread to humans through contact with urine or droppings ... An Iowa resident has died from rare Lassa fever. ... Roughly 5,000 deaths related ...
Injuries or trauma 141 7.6 Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 132 7.1 Respiratory system 83 4.4 Behavioral signs and symptoms 34 1.8 Infectious diseases 26 1.4 Genitourinary system 23 1.2 Circulatory system 6 0.3 Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic, and immunity disorders 2 0.1 *International Classification of Diseases, 9th Ed.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (/ ˌ f aɪ b r oʊ d ɪ ˈ s p l eɪ ʒ (i) ə ɒ ˈ s ɪ f ɪ k æ n z p r ə ˈ ɡ r ɛ s ɪ v ə /; [1] abbr. FOP), also called Münchmeyer disease or formerly myositis ossificans progressiva, is an extremely rare connective tissue disease in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue (ossification).
Related changes; Upload file; ... A rare disease is technically defined ... as a disease that is found in fewer than 5 people per every 10,000 people.
Category: Disease-related deaths in Iowa. ... Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories ...
A Missouri resident contracted a rare and fatal brain-eating amoeba while swimming in an Iowa lake, prompting the closure of the Lake of Three Fires.