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Study measuring a person's risk of developing a particular disease.
Industry:Health care; Pharmaceutical
The presence of an infection without symptoms. Also known as inapparent or subclinical infection.
Industry:Health care; Pharmaceutical
The sudden onset of a jerking and staring spell usually caused by fever. Also known as convulsions.
Industry:Health care; Pharmaceutical
A vaccine in which live virus is weakened through chemical or physical processes in order to produce an immune response without causing the severe effects of the disease. Attenuated vaccines currently licensed in the United States include measles, mumps, rubella, polio, yellow fever and varicella. Also known as a live vaccine.
Industry:Health care; Pharmaceutical
Included in a group of rare, life-threatening disorders caused by at least 15 different single gene defects that result in profound deficiencies in T- and B- lymphocyte function.
Industry:Health care; Pharmaceutical
A chronic developmental disorder usually diagnosed between 18 and 30 months of age. Symptoms include problems with social interaction and communication as well as repetitive interests and activities. At this time, the cause of autism is not known although many experts believe it to be a genetically based disorder that occurs before birth.
Industry:Health care; Pharmaceutical
Tiny one-celled organisms present throughout the environment that require a microscope to be seen. While not all bacteria are harmful, some cause disease. Examples of bacterial disease include diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Haemophilus influenza and pneumococcus (pneumonia).
Industry:Health care; Pharmaceutical
Flaws in the collection, analysis or interpretation of research data that lead to incorrect conclusions.
Industry:Health care; Pharmaceutical
