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Parkinson's disease

(Encyclopedia)Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 ...

Bang's disease

(Encyclopedia)Bang's disease: see brucellosis. ...

Addison's disease

(Encyclopedia)Addison's disease [for Thomas Addison], progressive disease brought about by atrophy of the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland; it is also called chronic adrenocortical insufficiency. The de...

bonecrusher disease

(Encyclopedia)bonecrusher disease: see dengue fever. ...

Bright's disease

(Encyclopedia)Bright's disease: see nephritis. ...

Brill's disease

(Encyclopedia)Brill's disease: see typhus.

venereal disease

(Encyclopedia)venereal disease vənērˈēəl [key]: see sexually transmitted disease. ...

celiac disease

(Encyclopedia)celiac disease: see sprue.

preventive medicine

(Encyclopedia)preventive medicine, branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices. Until recently preventive medicine was largely the domain of the U.S. Publi...

Rift Valley fever

(Encyclopedia)Rift Valley fever, acute viral disease that affects domestic livestock and can be transmitted to humans. The disease is most common in E and S Africa, but also occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa and ...