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Mad Cow Disease
In 1986, the first case of 'mad cow' disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was found in cattle in Great…
What Is a Spinal Cord Injury?
Although the hard bones of the spinal column protect the soft tissues of the spinal cord, vertebrae can still be broken…
Civets Lesson
Recently a Chinese television producer fell ill with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, better known as SARS. He is the…
Smallpox, Chickenpox . . . Monkeypox?
This past summer a few people in the midwest came down with monkeypox, a viral disease related to smallpox but less…
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