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Yatapoxvirus
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D018158 |
[A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, causing tumors in primates. The type species is YABA MONKEY TUMOR VIRUS.
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Yawning
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D015000 |
[An involuntary deep INHALATION with the MOUTH open, often accompanied by the act of stretching.
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Yaws
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D015001 |
[A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by TREPONEMA PALLIDUM subspecies pertenue.
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Yeast, Dried
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D015002 |
[The dry cells of any suitable strain of SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE or CANDIDA. It can be obtained as a by-product from the brewing of beer or by growing on media not suitable for beer production. Dried yeast serves as a source of protein and VITAMIN B COMPLEX.
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Yeasts
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D015003 |
[A general term for single-celled rounded fungi that reproduce by budding. Brewers' and bakers' yeasts are SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; therapeutic dried yeast is YEAST, DRIED.
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Yellow Fever
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D015004 |
[An acute infectious disease primarily of the tropics, caused by a virus and transmitted to man by mosquitoes of the genera Aedes and Haemagogus. The severe form is characterized by fever, HEMOLYTIC JAUNDICE, and renal damage.
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Yellow Fever Vaccine
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D022341 |
[Vaccine used to prevent YELLOW FEVER. It consists of a live attenuated 17D strain of the YELLOW FEVER VIRUS.
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Yellow Nail Syndrome
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D056684 |
[A rare condition characterized by the presence of yellow nails, LYMPHEDEMA, and/or PLEURAL EFFUSION with respiratory tract involvement. Abnormal lymphatic network may play a role in its etiology. Occasionally inherited, yellow nail syndrome mostly is sporadic without apparent family history.
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Yellow fever virus
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D015005 |
[The type species of the FLAVIVIRUS genus. Principal vector transmission to humans is by AEDES spp. mosquitoes.
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Yemen
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D015006 |
[A country in the Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. The capital is Sanaa.
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Yersinia
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D015007 |
[A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic rod- to coccobacillus-shaped bacteria that occurs in a broad spectrum of habitats.
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Yersinia Infections
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D015009 |
[Infections with bacteria of the genus YERSINIA.
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Yersinia enterocolitica
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D015008 |
[A species of the genus YERSINIA, isolated from both man and animal. It is a frequent cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in children.
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Yersinia pestis
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D015010 |
[The etiologic agent of PLAGUE in man, rats, ground squirrels, and other rodents.
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
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D015011 |
[A human and animal pathogen causing mesenteric lymphadenitis, diarrhea, and bacteremia.
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections
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D015012 |
[Infections with bacteria of the species YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS.
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Yersinia ruckeri
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D044124 |
[A species of gram-negative bacteria responsible for red mouth disease in rainbow trout (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS). The bacteria is a natural component of fresh water ecosystems in the United States and Canada.
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Yin Deficiency
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D016710 |
[In the YIN-YANG system of philosophy and medicine, an insufficiency of body fluid (called yinxu), manifesting often as irritability, thirst, constipation, etc. (The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary, 1979).
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Yin-Yang
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D016709 |
[In Chinese philosophy and religion, two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang), from whose interaction all things are produced and all things are dissolved. As a concept the two polar elements referred originally to the shady and sunny sides of a valley or a hill but it developed into the relationship of any contrasting pair: those specified above (female-male, etc.) as well as cold-hot, wet-dry, weak-strong, etc. It is not a distinct system of thought by itself but permeates Chinese life and thought. A balance of yin and yang is essential to health. A deficiency of either principle can manifest as disease. (Encyclopedia Americana)
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Yoga
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D015013 |
[A major orthodox system of Hindu philosophy based on Sankhya (metaphysical dualism) but differing from it in being theistic and characterized by the teaching of raja-yoga as a practical method of liberating the self. It includes a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being with liberation of the self and union with the universal spirit. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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