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  1. incubation period
    the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease
    The chief medical officer for the Tennessee Department of Health said Friday the incubation period for the disease isn't yet known and he advised at-risk patients to be vigilant for symptoms for weeks.
  2. contaminate
    make impure
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the outbreak may have been caused by a steroid made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, where inspectors found at least one sealed vial that was contaminated.
  3. compounding
    the act of combining things to form a new whole
    The company at the center of the outbreak, the New England Compounding Center, had been investigated by Massachusetts regulators in 2006.
  4. neurology
    the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system
    11 at the Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurology Surgery Center.
  5. meningitis
    infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
    For now, all the 68-year-old retired waitress can do is hope she doesn't develop the telltale signs of a rare form of fungal meningitis that health officials say has sickened more than 60 people in nine states: a splitting headache, fever, stiff neck, difficulty walking or worsening back pain.
  6. incubation
    the time it takes for a pathogen to manifest symptoms
    The chief medical officer for the Tennessee Department of Health said Friday the incubation period for the disease isn't yet known and he advised at-risk patients to be vigilant for symptoms for weeks.
  7. telltale
    disclosing unintentionally
    For now, all the 68-year-old retired waitress can do is hope she doesn't develop the telltale signs of a rare form of fungal meningitis that health officials say has sickened more than 60 people in nine states: a splitting headache, fever, stiff neck, difficulty walking or worsening back pain.
  8. CDC
    a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
    The CDC has called for clinics and doctors to immediately identify those who could have been exposed between July 1 and Sept.
  9. vial
    a small bottle that contains liquid medicine
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the outbreak may have been caused by a steroid made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, where inspectors found at least one sealed vial that was contaminated.
  10. patsy
    a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Patsy Bivins tossed and turned all night after finding out the steroid shot she received to ease her chronic back pain could instead threaten her life.
  11. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
    "Sure I'm apprehensive, but there's not a thing I can do except wait and see what happens," said Richard Jenkins, an 81-year-old from Nashville who received his most recent shot Sept.
  12. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
    The chief medical officer for the Tennessee Department of Health said Friday the incubation period for the disease isn't yet known and he advised at-risk patients to be vigilant for symptoms for weeks.
  13. stiff
    incapable of or resistant to bending
    For now, all the 68-year-old retired waitress can do is hope she doesn't develop the telltale signs of a rare form of fungal meningitis that health officials say has sickened more than 60 people in nine states: a splitting headache, fever, stiff neck, difficulty walking or worsening back pain.
Created on Sat Oct 06 16:02:53 EDT 2012

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