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  2. Brontok - Wikipedia

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    Brontok originated in Indonesia. It was first discovered in 2005. The name refers to elang brontok, a bird species native to South & Southeast Asia. It arrives as an attachment of e-mail named kangen.exe (kangen itself means "to miss someone/thing"). The virus/email itself contains a message in Indonesian (and some English).

  3. Viral shedding - Wikipedia

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    Viral shedding. Viral shedding is the expulsion and release of virus progeny following successful reproduction during a host cell infection. Once replication has been completed and the host cell is exhausted of all resources in making viral progeny, the viruses may begin to leave the cell by several methods. [1]

  4. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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    Late March: Brontok variant N was found in late March. Brontok was a mass-email worm and the origin for the worm was from Indonesia. June: Starbucks is a virus that infects StarOffice and OpenOffice. Late September: Stration or Warezov worm first discovered. Development of Stuxnet is presumed to have been started between 2005 and 2006.

  5. 2,400 may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis at Oregon ...

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    Thousands of patients who were treated at two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, are being told to get bloods tests because of an "infection control breach" linked to an anesthesiologist that may have ...

  6. Blood-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    A blood-borne disease is a disease that can be spread through contamination by blood and other body fluids. Blood can contain pathogens of various types, chief among which are microorganisms, like bacteria and parasites, and non-living infectious agents such as viruses. Three blood-borne pathogens in particular, all viruses, are cited as of ...

  7. Neutrophil - Wikipedia

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    62860. Anatomical terms of microanatomy. [ edit on Wikidata] Neutrophils (also known as neutrocytes, heterophils or polymorphonuclear leukocytes) are a type of white blood cell. More specifically, they form the most abundant type of granulocytes and make up 40% to 70% of all white blood cells in humans. [1] They form an essential part of the ...

  8. Huntington's disease - Wikipedia

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    Huntington's disease. Huntington's disease ( HD ), also known as Huntington's chorea, is an incurable neurodegenerative disease [7] that is mostly inherited. [8] The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or mental/psychiatric abilities. [9] [1] A general lack of coordination and an unsteady gait often follow. [2]

  9. Vasculitis - Wikipedia

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    Vasculitis is a group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation. [2] Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis (inflammation of lymphatic vessels) is sometimes considered a type of vasculitis. [3] Vasculitis is primarily caused by leukocyte migration and resultant damage.