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Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
Viral hemorrhagic fever is a title given to a spectrum of diseases caused by viruses...
Elizabeth Cromartie
Elizabeth Cromartie, daughter of William Cromartie and Ruhamah Doane, was born October 5, 1769 in...
Smallpox
Smallpox was a highly contagious, often fatal, disease caused by the variola virus. Over five...
Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
I recently attended the Urquhart Clan event in Scotland celebrating the four hundredth anniversary of...
Tularemia as a biological weapon
Tularemia is a bacterial disease caused by Francisella tularensis. It occurs primarily in North America...
2011 Clan Urquhart Gathering
The 2011 Clan Urquhart Gathering & Tour honoring the 400th anniversary of the birth of...
Botulism
Botulinum toxin causes paralysis by blocking the release of acetylcholine from neurons at the neuromuscular...