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foot-and-mouth disease
(Encyclopedia)foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease, highly contagious disease almost exclusive to cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and other cloven-hoofed animals. It is caused by a virus, specifically an a...mad cow disease
(Encyclopedia)mad cow disease: see prion.Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
(Encyclopedia)Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: see prion. ...chronic wasting disease
(Encyclopedia)chronic wasting disease: see prion. ...motor neuron disease
(Encyclopedia)motor neuron disease: see amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ...congenital heart disease
(Encyclopedia)congenital heart disease, any defect in the heart present at birth. There is evidence that some congenital heart defects are inherited, but the cause of most cases is unknown. One known cause is infec...hyaline membrane disease
(Encyclopedia)hyaline membrane disease: see infant respiratory distress syndrome. ...Dutch elm disease
(Encyclopedia)Dutch elm disease: see diseases of plants; elm. ...hoof-and-mouth disease
(Encyclopedia)hoof-and-mouth disease: see foot-and-mouth disease. ...congestive heart failure
(Encyclopedia)congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of work...Browse by Subject
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