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Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis.A person becomes infected by drinking water contaminated with Guinea-worm larvae that reside inside copepods (a type of small crustacean).
Bumblefoot in a guinea pig Bumblefoot ( ulcerative pododermatitis ) is a common bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction that occurs on the feet of birds , rodents , and rabbits. [ 1 ] It is caused by bacteria, namely species of Staphylococcus , Pseudomonas , and Escherichia , with S. aureus being the most common cause of the infection. [ 1 ]
Symptoms unique to guinea pigs include crouching with half-closed eyes and roughening of the hair. Treatment for milk sickness is typically symptom amelioration, as well as administration of laxatives, sodium lactate, glucose, or hypotonic Ringer's solution .
Granuloma and necrosis in the liver of a guinea pig infected with Brucella suis Brucellosis in humans is usually associated with consumption of unpasteurized milk and soft cheeses made from the milk of infected animals—often goats—infected with B. melitensis , and with occupational exposure of laboratory workers, veterinarians, and ...
B) Hemadsorption, secondary adult porcine thyroid cells, guinea pig erythrocytes, 22 hours after thyroid cells were infected and then subcultured (May-Grünwald-Giemsa; ×100). Several investigators have used IF microscopy to follow the development of PPV in cell culture. [31] [40] [60] [61] [62] In general, the sequence of events is as follows ...
It occurs in some developing regions, particularly in New Guinea, where it is known as pig-bel. [2] [3] The disease was also documented in Germany following World War II, where it was called Darmbrand (literally "bowel fire," or bowel necrosis). [4] The toxin is normally inactivated by certain proteolytic enzymes and by normal cooking, but when ...
Marijuana remains illegal in Wisconsin after 10 years of debate, but products that pack the same punch as marijuana are being openly sold, thanks to a loophole in federal law.
The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ ˈ k eɪ v i / KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia, family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the animal, but "guinea pig" is more commonly used in scientific and laboratory contexts. [ 1 ]