There is a special file "Oncology A-Z" in the folder "Medicina". ------------------------------------------------ Acufene Sensazione di ronzio o fischio per irritazione del nervo acustico. ------------------------------------------------ Diphtheria ------------------------------------------------------- Disseminated sclerosis Another name for multiple sclerosis. ------------------------------------------------------- Encephalopathia disseminata Another name for multiple sclerosis. ------------------------------------------------------- HERV Human endogene retroviruses. Recently it has been shown that the human genome contains plenty of such viruses. 5286 Kurth. ------------------------------------------------ HIV ------------------------------------------------ HSRV Human spuma retrovirus. One does not know whether it causes any disease. ------------------------------------------------ HTLV Human T-lymphotrope virus. May cause a rare form of leukemia. ------------------------------------------------ Legionella ------------------------------------------------------- Leprosy ------------------------------------------------------- Lupus eritematoso Malattia autoimmune per antonomˆsia, localizzata spesso nel cervello. ------------------------------------------------ Lyme disease spirochete ------------------------------------------------------- Malaria "The Gulf of Benin, the Gulf of Benin, Where few come out, Though many go in." ------------------------------------------------------- Multiple sclerosis Also called disseminated sclerosis or encephalopathia disseminata. Recently one has discovered that beta interferon (Betaseron) could be a remedy. ------------------------------------------------------- Ollier syndrome Emicondrodistrofia. Malformazione, dovuta a crescita difettosa unilateralmente dell'apparato scheletrico. Spesso encondromi (benigni) multipli ed emangiomi. In inglese si chiama anche osteochondromatosis syndrome oppure enchondromatosis. ------------------------------------------------ Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. An inherited disorderr characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation, gastrointestinal polyposis, and occasionally carcinoma of the colon or duodenum. Sometimes smudgy pigmentation of the fingertips and pigmentation of the mucous membranes of the mouth. ------------------------------------------------ Poliomyelitis ------------------------------------------------------- Primaxin A very strong antibiotic. ------------------------------------------------------- Retroviruses Until now one knows three not endogene retroviruses which may attack man: HIV, HTLV, and HSRV. Recently have been discovered endogene human retroviruses (HERV). ------------------------------------------------------- Rift Valley fever virus ------------------------------------------------------- Smallpox -------------------------------------------------------