Norwalk virus
Canavan disease is named after Dr. Myrtelle Canavan
Chagas' disease is named after Dr. Carlos Chagas
Alzheimer's disease is named after Alois Alzheimer, a physician.
Hansen's disease was named after G. A. Hansen, who in 1878 identified the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae that causes the disease.
Tom Cruise's real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. He's named after his deceased father (Thomas Cruise Mapther III) who he was estranged from for the longest time.
It was named after the virus that causes the disease.
Holland America is not an actual cruise. There is a cruise line named Holland America that is very well renowned. They are one of the top cruise lines today.
Modern-day cruise control was invented by a man named Ralph Teetor. He was a mechanical engineer as well as an inventor. He invented cruise control in 1948.
Actually, it wasn't named after SOMEBODY, it was named after a city in Connecticut. Lyme, Connecticut in 1975.Children usually got arthritis, and the disease eventually infected the skin, joints, nervous system, and, if untreated, other organs.
An eponymous condition is named after someone.
Lyme disease is named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, where a cluster of cases was identified in the 1970s. Researchers discovered that the illness was caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, transmitted through tick bites. The recognition of this disease led to further studies on its symptoms and transmission, ultimately raising awareness about tick-borne illnesses.
No, His only daughter's name is Suri