CARTA Glossary
| Word | Definition | Related Vocabulary |
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| Working Memory |
The part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate conscious perceptual and linguistic processing. It is also important for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behavior. |
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| X-chromosome |
One of the two allosomes of the mammalian genome that determine sex. The X-chromosome can be inherited maternally and paternally. |
Allosomes, Genome |
| Y-chromosome |
One of the two allosomes of the mammalian genome that determine sex. The Y-chromosome can only be inherited paternally. |
Allosomes, Chromosome, Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), Genome |
| Yellow Fever |
A viral disease caused by Yellow Fever Virus and spread by female Aedes mosquitos. Typically, short in duration, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains particularly in the back, and headaches. In some cases, a relapse of Yellow Fever will occur, causing abdominal pain and liver damage that results in yellow skin (see Jaundice). |
Aedes Mosquitos, Jaundice, Yellow Fever Virus |
| Yellow Fever Virus |
An RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Yellow fever and is spread by the bite of an infected female mosquito, primarily by female Aedes mosquitos. Origin: Africa. |
Aedes Mosquitos, Genus, RNA virus, Yellow Fever |
| Yersinia pestis |
The gram-negative bacterium that causes the plague, which takes three main forms: pneumonic, septicemic and bubonic. |
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| Zika Fever (Zika Virus Disease; Zika) |
An infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. Symptoms resemble Dengue Fever and may include fever, red eyes, joint pain, headache, and a maculopapular rash but are typically mild. While Zika Fever is mainly spread via mosquitos, it can also be sexually transmitted and potentially spread by blood transfusions. Infections in pregnant women can spread to the baby which may cause microcephaly and other brain malformations. Infections in adults have been linked to Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS). |
Dengue Fever, Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS), Infectious disease, Zika Virus |
| Zika Virus |
An RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Zika Fever and is spread by Aedes mosquitos. It was first identified in 1947 in the Zika Forest of Uganda, from which it was named. Zika virus is related to the Dengue, Yellow Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, and West Nile Viruses. Traditionally, Zika virus occurred within a narrow equatorial belt from Africa to Asia but spread to the Americas causing the 2015–2016 Zika virus epidemic. Origin: Africa. |
Aedes Mosquitos, Dengue Virus, Epidemic, Genus, Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV), RNA virus, West Nile Virus (WNV), Yellow Fever Virus, Zika Fever (Zika Virus Disease; Zika) |
| Zoobiquity |
A species-spanning approach to medicine that recognizes that animals and humans get many of the same diseases, yet physicians and veterinarians rarely consult one another. |
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| Zoonosis |
A disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals. |
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| “Non-typhoidal” Salmonella |
A serovar of Salmonella and the causative pathogen of salmonellosis. “Non-typhoidal” Salmonella can be transferred from animals to humans and humans to humans. |
Salmonella, Salmonellosis, Serovar |
| “Typhoidal” Salmonella |
A serovar of Salmonella and the causative pathogen of Typhoid Fever. |
Salmonella, Serovar, Typhoid fever |
