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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. What to know about the virus
A resident of eastern Iowa who had recently traveled to West Africa died after catching what is believed to be Lassa fever, officials said Monday. The virus, which is in the same viral hemorrhagic ...
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 Jamestown Canyon virus is an orthobunyavirus and was first isolated in 1961 from Culiseta inornata mosquitoes in Jamestown, Colorado. [3] Since then it has been found in Aedes, Coquillettidia perturbans, Culex, Culiseta and Ochlerotatus species in northern states of the mainland US, in various mammals throughout mainland North America, and identified in humans throughout the United States.
The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment to develop within the child.
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).
Woman Living with Ultra-Rare Disease Talks 'Reclaiming' Her Identity After Spending Life Feeling Like 'a Diagnosis' (Exclusive) Angela Andaloro December 12, 2024 at 3:41 PM
A rare disease is technically defined (in the European Union) as a disease that is found in fewer than 5 people per every 10,000 people. Subcategories ...