African

African

pertaining to or originating in Africa.

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African buffalo

includes black Cape buffalo, red Congo buffalo and red-brown varieties from Abyssinia to Niger. See also buffalo.

African clawed toad

see Xenopus laevis.

African daisy

see Seneciopterophorus.

African elephant

Loxodonta africana. See elephant.

African farcy

epizootic lymphangitis.

African glanders

see epizootic lymphangitis.

African green monkey

Cercopithecusaethiops.

African horse sickness

a highly infectious, fatal disease of horses, donkeys and mules. It is caused by an orbivirus transmitted by mosquitoes and possibly Culicoides sp. The clinical picture includes an acute pulmonary form manifested by dyspnea, cough and profuse nasal discharge, and a subacute, cardiac form in which the principal signs are edema of the head and internally, oral petechiation and esophageal paralysis. The mortality rate is very high.

African horse sickness, pulmonary form. By permission from Knottenbelt DC, Pascoe RR, Diseases and Disorders of the Horse, Saunders, 2003

African lion hound

see Rhodesian ridgeback.

African milk bush

Synadenium arborescens.

African mouth breeder

African freshwater tropical fish distinguished by their behavior of carrying the fertilized eggs in their mouths. Called also Tilapia macrocephala.

African pig disease

see African swine fever (below).

African pygmy pig

see miniature pig.

African redwood

see Mansonia altissima.

African rue

see Peganumharmala.

African star grass

Cynodonnlemfuensis.

African swine fever

a peracute, highly contagious, highly fatal disease of pigs caused by African swine fever virus, previously a member of the family Iridoviridae, now the only member of the genus Asfivirus. The virus is carried by wart hogs in which it produces no disease and is transmitted to European pigs via the tick Ornithodoros moubata porcinus. The disease was originally confined to southern Africa, but is now enzootic in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and has spread on occasion to Europe, including Spain, Portugal and Belgium, and also to Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

Currently the disease is eradicated from South America and the Caribbean countries but remains on the Iberian peninsula and Sardinia. The disease resembles classical swine fever (hog cholera). Clinically there is high fever, severe depression, purple skin discoloration, incoordination and posterior paresis. Death occurs about 2 days after the first signs of illness. In recent times the proportion of outbreaks which have been mild in severity has increased markedly.

African trypanosomiasis

nagana. See trypanosomiasis.

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Patient discussion about African.

Q. Why are younger African American Women more prone to breast cancer? Though women in their forties are more prone to breast cancer, why are younger African American Women more prone to breast cancer? Is life style of black women paving way for breast cancer?

A. I cant stress enough the importance of the right diet,for young black men and women,high blood pressure,breast cancer ,diabetes mullitus..all go back to what we put in our bodys,...25yrs as a therapist i have seen more overweight black men and women,who had no clue why they have the disease that they had,as adults it is our job to teach the new generation,right and wrong,and that also starts in the kitchen.....peace...mrfoot56

Q. does anyone know of any really good salons in germany for african american hair?

A. Germany is quite big, but here (http://www.afrika-start.de/afroshop-lokal.htm
) you can find an "afro-shop" according to your location, and here (http://www.hairfinder.com/salonsgermany.htm) is a list of hair salons sorted by zip code.