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This is a list of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago , Illinois , and its suburbs. [ 2 ]
The Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative (GBUI) is a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to coordinate global efforts to control Buruli ulcer, [1] an infectious disease characterized by the development of painless open wounds. [2]
Buruli ulcer has been the subject of scientific research since the description of M. ulcerans in 1948, and the demonstration that the bacteria could cause ulcers in laboratory animals. [ 11 ] [ 54 ] While several animals are susceptible to M. ulcerans ulcers, mice (particularly BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice) are most commonly used to model Buruli ...
Location of Ghana. Ghana is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. A multicultural nation, Ghana has a population of approximately 27 million, spanning a variety of ethnic, linguistic and religious groups. [1]
This is a list of Illinois companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Illinois, or were previously headquartered in Illinois. In general, this list does not include companies headquartered in one of the municipalities of the Chicago metropolitan area .
Buruli ulcer is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans. [34] It is related to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy. Mycobacterium ulcerans produces a toxin, mycolactone, that destroys tissue. [34] The prevalence of Buruli ulcer is unknown. [18] The risk of mortality is low, although secondary infections can be lethal. [35]
Pages in category "Companies based in Chicago" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 441 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
English: A map of Africa with shading representing the number of cases of Buruli ulcer in 2018, according to the World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory data repository. Shading is in four levels: 1-150 cases - Yellow 151-300 cases - Orange 301-450 cases - Light red 451+ - Dark red (applies only to Ghana's 630 cases).