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Acute pleurisy
Pleurisy that begins abruptly with high fever and pain during breathing. The discomfort is caused by two inflamed pleural layers rubbing against each other, producing a sound reminiscent of dry brown paper being rubbed together, audible via a stethoscope. The pain eventually subsides, ranging from hours to days, due to the release of fluid, known…
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Platycephalous
Possessing a wide skull that is notably flat from the top to the bottom.
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Citrated normal human plasma
Sterile plasma obtained by pooling approximately equal amounts of citrated whole blood from eight or more healthy persons. The plasma is separated from the blood cells, sterility tests are made, a preservative is added, and the plasma is bottled. It may then be kept as a liquid at a temperature between 2° and 5°C., frozen…
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Opaline plaques
Small, pale spots can be found dispersed across the tonsils, palate, and the inner lining of the cheeks. These are an early sign of syphilis.
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Swine plague
A condition of hemorrhagic septicemia that affects pigs and can, on occasion, be transmitted to humans. It is identified by the presence of pleurisy and pneumonia, along with regions of tissue necrosis, and at times, severe septicemia. It is also known as hog cholera. A disease in pigs marked by pneumonia and septicemia, often referred…
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Plague spot
The hemorrhagic spots observed in the tissues, particularly the skin, which are distinctive indicators of the plague.
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Plague sore
A lesion that develops as a result of a plague infection.
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Lung plague
A blend of pleurisy and pneumonia typically observed in cattle, with occasional transmission to humans.
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Levantine plague
A variety of plague found in Eastern Europe.
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Fowl plague
A sudden onset of septicemia that affects domesticated birds and can occasionally be transmitted to humans. This condition is marked by symptoms such as fever, extreme weakness, total exhaustion, and severe diarrhea.
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