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| | CDC - Chronic Wasting Disease and Potential Transmission to Humans |
 | | Epizootiology of chronic wasting disease in free-ranging cervids in Colorado and Wyoming. | | | Classification of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease based on molecular and phenotypic analysis of 300 subjects. | | | Involvement of the tonsils and peripheral nerves early in the course of experimental and natural prion infection suggests the possible involvement of the lymphoreticular and peripheral nervous systems in the pathogenesis and transmission of the disease (2,12,30,31). |
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| | chronic granulomatous disease -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | moderately common chronic disease of middle age; characterized by disorganized and alternating bone-destructive and bone-constructive processes; leads to deformity, bone fracture, and higher risk for bone cancer; long bones, vertebrae, pelvis, and skull most commonly affected; higher incidence among men; no generally accepted treatment; named for Sir James Paget, who... | | | Their relevance in medicine lies in the practice of blood transfusion and in the effects of incompatibility between mother and child and the pathogenesis of hemolytic disease of the newborn. | | | Heartworm disease is caused by the parasitic filarial worm Dirofiliaria immitis, the adults of which colonize the right ventricle of the heart and the pulmonary artery. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9082459
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| | Mad deer, mad elk problem spreading |
| | Last year, after a short review of existing literature, we concluded that there "seemed to be" a sufficient species barrier between sheep and reindeer, such that contraction of chronic wasting disease by the latter was unlikely. | | | Neuropathology of chronic wasting disease of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). | | | Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a progressive neurological disorder of captive mule deer, black-tailed deer, hybrids of mule deer and white-tailed deer and Rocky Mountain elk, is characterized neuropathologically by widespread spongiform change of the neuropil, intracytoplasmic vacuolation in neuronal perikarya and astrocytic hypertrophy and hyperplasia. |
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http://www.mad-cow.org/99feb_cwd_special.html
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| | Chronic Granulomatous Disease Research Advances on Several Fronts, January 1996 |
| | Less than 20 years ago, a child born with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) had a slim chance of surviving to adulthood. | | | The registry also will also benefit CGD patients and their physicians by providing the first good estimates of the number of people with CGD and new information about the natural history of the disease and its treatment. | | | There are now four known inherited forms of the disease, and the central defect has been identified as the inability of white blood cells called phagocytes to make hydrogen peroxide, which kills certain microbes. |
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| | JS Online: 88% plan to hunt this fall, survey says |
| | About one-fifth of those who plan to hunt said they intend to change the way their deer are processed, and slightly more than half of those said the change was due to chronic wasting disease. | | | More than half said they were concerned about chronic wasting disease, with nearly one in five identifying themselves as "very concerned." | | | Chronic wasting is part of a family of diseases that includes mad cow in cattle, scrapie in sheep, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob in humans. |
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| | COPD (Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis) |
| | Effect of long-term oxygen therapy on survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with moderate hypoxaemia. | | | Strom K. Survival of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving long-term domiciliary oxygen therapy. | | | Physiologic benefits of exercise training in rehabilitation of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
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| | eMedicine - Chronic Granulomatous Disease : Article by Naynesh R Kamani, MD |
| | Although researchers now know that CGD is characterized by a dysfunction of phagocyte oxidative metabolism secondary to a genetic defect in 1 of the 4 components of the phagocyte oxidase enzyme, the name chronic granulomatous disease has been retained and remains the designated name for this disorder. | | | Chronic or recurrent infections in childhood can lead to failure to thrive with impairment of physical growth, although most adults with CGD appear to have attained their expected growth potential. | | | Similar granulomatous infiltrations of the skin and lungs have been described. |
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| | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention |
| | Chronic bronchitis, one of the two major disease of the lung grouped under COPD, is diagnosed when a patient has excessive airway mucus secretion leading to a persistent, productive cough. | | | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also called chronic obstructive lung disease, is a term that is used for two closely related diseases of the respiratory system: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. | | | Then a chronic cough develops with clear, colorless sputum. |
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| | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE - UMMC |
| | Chronic obstructive lung disease is responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in the US each year, making it the fourth leading cause of death. | | | The hallmark symptoms of either chronic obstructive lung disease is progressive shortness of breath, frequently accompanied by a phlegm-producing cough, with episodes of wheezing. | | | Isolated bullae (air pockets in diseased area of the lungs), which may be more appropriately and effectively treated by bullectomy. |
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| | CGD Research Trust - Chronic Granulomatous Disorder |
| | Chronic Granulomatous Disorder is a rare, genetic condition which affects 1:250,000. | | | Please use our guestbook page to make contact, not only with us, but also with other members worldwide who may be experiencing concerns and issues which are similar to your own. | | | The CGD Research Trust is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) |
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| | Chronic Wasting Disease - CWD - Wisconsin Whitetail Deer & Deer Hunting Information |
| | Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium at the University of Wisconsin | | | Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer and Elk: a critique of current models and their application. | | | To date the disease is confined to the State of Wisconsin but because of its unknown rate of infectivity, unknown cause, and unknown means of transmission, "experts" are cautioning against direct contact with Wisconsin DNR officials. |
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| | NATIONAL EMPHYSEMA TREATMENT TRIAL |
| | They could not participate if they were smoking or had smoked tobacco within 4 months, had unstable angina or cardiac arrhythmia, had a heart attack within 6 months, had certain, selected thoracic or cardiac surgeries or had another disease that was likely to interfere with participation in the trial or to reduce survival. | | | Chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive bronchitis, or a combination of these conditions with emphysema also are forms of COPD. | | | Current medical treatments include smoking cessation for those who still smoke, exercise rehabilitation, oxygen therapy for those with low blood oxygen levels, supportive and preventive measures such as flu shots, pneumonia vaccine, medications such as bronchodilators to help open airways, prompt treatment of respiratory infections, and lung transplantation. |
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http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/nett/lvrsweb.htm
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| | Chronic obstructive lung disease |
| | Saskatchewan Lung Association A description of chronic bronchitis with paths to other lung diseases. | | | Chronic Lung Disease Forum CLD Patients, as well as their families and friends are invited to share their questions, experiences, discoveries and support. | | | chronic lung disease chronic obstructive chronic obstructive pulmonary chronic disease about lung cancer small cell lung small cell lung cancer obstructive obstructive pulmonary obstructive pulmonary disorder chronic chronic illness chronic fatigue |
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http://www.serebella.com/encyclopedia/article-Chronic_obstructive_lung_disease.html
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases involving limited airflow and varying degrees of air sac enlargement, airway inflammation, and lung tissue destruction. | | | During a flare of disease, chest inspection reveals contraction of the muscles between the ribs during inhalation (intercostal retraction) and the use of accessory breathing muscles. | | | Chronic, low-flow oxygen, non-invasive ventilation, or intubation may be needed in some cases. |
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| | Granulomatous Disease |
| | Itraconazole to prevent fungal infections in chronic granulomatous disease. | | | Chronic granulomatous disease(CGD) is a rare inherited immunodeficiency disorder characterized by recurrent, often life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections, as well as granulomas in multiple organs. | | | In chronic granulomatous disease, there is a defect in the NADPH oxidase apparatus rendering neutrophils defective in their ability to kill certain types of bacteria and fungi. |
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http://cats.med.uvm.edu/cats_teachingmod/radiology/radiology_html/teaching/radio_adult/granulomatous%20_disease/granulo.htm
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases involving limited airflow and varying degrees of air sac enlargement, airway inflammation, and lung tissue destruction. | | | COPD; Chronic obstructive airway disease; Chronic obstructive lung disease | | | During a flare of disease, chest inspection reveals contraction of the muscles between the ribs during inhalation (intercostal retraction) and the use of accessory breathing muscles. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases involving limited airflow and varying degrees of air sac enlargement, airway inflammation, and lung tissue destruction. | | | During a flare of disease, chest inspection reveals contraction of the muscles between the ribs during inhalation (intercostal retraction) and the use of accessory breathing muscles. | | | Chronic, low-flow oxygen, non-invasive ventilation, or intubation may be needed in some cases. |
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| | Living With COPD |
| | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, a major cause of death throughout the world, and the third leading cause for disability in the United States. | | | While I also help out with a couple of other groups concerning lung disease, they do not sponsor this web site. | | | Treatment of medical problems is a very complex procedure best left up to medical professionals. |
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| | Walmart.com - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Pathogenesis to Treatment by William Macnee, ISBN 0471494372 |
| | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common respiratory disorder of adults in the developed world and is the fourth main cause of death in the USA. | | | Despite this, the disease has received little attention compared with other respiratory conditions such as asthma and lung cancer. | | | There is clearly great need, and potential, for the development of superior therapies for symptomatic relief and disease modification. |
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| | Respiratory Diseases: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| | There is an article entitled Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease written by Huib A. Kerstiens, MD., Ph.D., And Dirkje S Postma, MD., Ph.D. (University Hospital Gronigen, Gronigen, The Netherlands) that is quite technical but informative. | | | Respiratory Diseases: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease- Part II The following are two e-mails that we received at therubins recently on this topic and Harold's response to both of them. | | | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as obstruction of the airways of the lungs of a persistent non-reversible nature. |
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| | Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) - New York State Department of Health |
| | Although there is considerable ongoing research on this issue, there is no confirmed human neurologic disease linked to CWD at this time. | | | CWD is a disease found in some deer and elk populations, that damages portions of the brain and typically causes progressive loss of body condition, behavioral changes, excessive salivation and death. | | | The cause of the disease is suspected to be a type of prion (protein infectious particle) that is found in some tissues of infected animals. |
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| | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE |
| | Exercise helps some patients with chronic lung disease by strengthening their limb muscles and thus improving their endurance and reducing breathlessness. | | | Chronic obstructive lung disease is responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in the US each year, making it the fourth leading cause of death. | | | Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is characterized by airflow limitation in the lung that develops over time and is not totally reversible. |
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