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Rat-bite fever

rat-bite fever

A syndrome characterised by recurring fever, rash, and arthralgias occurring days to weeks after a rat bite. The causative agents are either streptobacillus moniliformis or spirillum minus.


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Re: Darwin and Racism

... with capillary dilation or even chemical reaction, as my son is biological. There was a catalyst though and it was not medicine. If I have a fever and I take aspirin--and then my fever goes down--I attribute the fact that the medicine has done it's work. In my son's case, a fever of 105 without ...

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by AFJ
Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:24 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Darwin and Racism
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Re: Darwin and Racism

... to you, and are not relevant in a scientific context. Heat-rushes can be explained by capillary dilation due to emotion or hormones (or a fever) Someone that has a 24-hour flu could psychosomatically add symptoms if they thought they had something else. Dogs behave weirdly sometimes... ...

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by AstusAleator
Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:28 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Darwin and Racism
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Views: 430

Re: Darwin and Racism

... he was 7 years old (we were missionaries to Africa) contracted something that had all the symptoms of meningitis, which is common where we were. Fever of nearly 105, stiff and achy neck, deep chills. It was in the middle of the night, and no doctor was near. One of the African pastors and another ...

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by AFJ
Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:44 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Darwin and Racism
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Views: 430

Re: Urine infections

... heavy. * Your urine is cloudy or smells bad. * You have pain on one side of your back under your ribs. This is where your kidneys are. * You have fever and chills. * You have nausea and vomiting. Call your doctor right away if you think you have an infection and: * You have a fever, nausea and ...

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by sanjidcapa
Tue May 05, 2009 9:05 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Urine infections
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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... * Diabetes * Down Syndrome * Duane Syndrome * Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome * Epidermolysis Bullosa * Familial Dysautonomia * Familial Mediterranean Fever * Fanconi Anemia * Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva * Fragile X Syndrome * G6PD (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase) Deficiency Anemia * Galactosemia ...

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by gamila
Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:16 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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