| D008297 |
Male |
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Males |
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| D002908 |
Chronic Disease |
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). |
Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic |
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| D004886 |
Erysipelas |
An acute infection of the skin caused by species of STREPTOCOCCUS. This disease most frequently affects infants, young children, and the elderly. Characteristics include pink-to-red lesions that spread rapidly and are warm to the touch. The commonest site of involvement is the face. |
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| D005260 |
Female |
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Females |
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| D006242 |
Haptoglobins |
Plasma glycoproteins that form a stable complex with hemoglobin to aid the recycling of heme iron. They are encoded in man by a gene on the short arm of chromosome 16. |
Haptoglobin |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000372 |
Agglutination Tests |
Tests that are dependent on the clumping of cells, microorganisms, or particles when mixed with specific antiserum. (From Stedman, 26th ed) |
Agglutination Test,Test, Agglutination,Tests, Agglutination |
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| D000907 |
Antibodies, Bacterial |
Immunoglobulins produced in a response to BACTERIAL ANTIGENS. |
Bacterial Antibodies |
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| D000942 |
Antigens, Bacterial |
Substances elaborated by bacteria that have antigenic activity. |
Bacterial Antigen,Bacterial Antigens,Antigen, Bacterial |
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| D013297 |
Streptococcus pyogenes |
A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria isolated from skin lesions, blood, inflammatory exudates, and the upper respiratory tract of humans. It is a group A hemolytic Streptococcus that can cause SCARLET FEVER and RHEUMATIC FEVER. |
Flesh-Eating Bacteria,Streptococcus Group A,Bacteria, Flesh-Eating |
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