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Acute

1. Sharp, poignant.

2. Having a short and relatively severe course.

Origin: L. Acutus = sharp


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Re: cellular mechanisms that result in symptoms of cholera

Cholera is an acute Diarrhoeal disease caused by V. Cholerae. It is seen in many countries of the world mainly the poor third world countries. Libya has no epidemic cases since 1970. Cholera is no longer the dreaded disease of the ...

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Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:50 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: cellular mechanisms that result in symptoms of cholera
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by PAWahid
Wed May 02, 2012 4:54 am
 
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Topic: Molecular gene (genome) concept scientifically untenable
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by victory798
Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:42 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Bacteriophages and Acne?
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Evolution of itch

... case the etiology of the problem is entirely different. But back to the original problem. Quite obviously itching, unlike pain, is not a signal of acute tissue damage or the risk of it. It is easy to understand why pain requires immediate attention, because ignoring it may cause severe tissue injury ...

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by biohazard
Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:10 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution of itch
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Different needs - How animals and humans deal?

... distinctively about them. Many executives in several big corporate do suffer from job insecurity and fear of future. The problem will be acute if they are of younger age group. The truth is that they always superimpose their basic needs on their luxury needs and assume that their luxury ...

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by drsranganathan
Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:26 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Different needs - How animals and humans deal?
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