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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) was first described in the 1940s by Dr. Michael E. Gershoni, a physician who observed recurrent fever episodes in patients of Mediterranean descent. The condition is characterized by periodic fevers and abdominal pain due to inflammation. It was later linked to mutations in the MEFV gene, which plays a role in regulating inflammation. The discovery of the genetic basis for FMF helped improve diagnosis and treatment for affected individuals, particularly among populations in Mediterranean regions.
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What is an Armenian disease?
An Armenian disease is an alternative name for familial Mediterranean fever, a hereditary inflammatory disorder.
What is the Problems of Familial Mediterranean Fever?
Familial Mediterranean Fever is an inherited autoinflammatory disorder that causes recurrent episodes of fever and painful inflammation in the abdomen, chest, or joints. Long-term complications may include amyloidosis, which can lead to kidney damage. Treatment focuses on managing symptoms and preventing complications.
Is colchicine an antibiotic?
No, colchicine is not an antibiotic. It is a medication primarily used to treat gout and familial Mediterranean fever by reducing inflammation. Colchicine works by inhibiting the migration of white blood cells to inflamed areas, but it does not have antibacterial properties like antibiotics do.
What is cholchicine?
Colchicine is a medication that is primarily used to treat gout and familial Mediterranean fever. It works by decreasing inflammation in the body. Colchicine can also be used off-label for other conditions such as pericarditis and Behcet's disease.
Have there been white families diagnosed with familial Mediterranean fever?
OF course there are white families w/ FMF. The Mediterranean is Italy, France, Greece as well as Arab and Jewish families. This is not a black disease out of Africa but blacks can also have FMF as well as any family who has a mixed ancestry which MOST folks in today's world do have. :-) fmf_support@yahoogroups.com Nancy
What is the name for the familial inclination to have hypersensitivity to certain allergens?
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To what plague was Brucella connected to?
The Brucella bacteria are connected to Brucellosis. Brucellosis is also called Bang's disease, Crimean fever, Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Maltese fever, Mediterranean fever, undulant fever and rock fever.
When was the Mediterranean sea discovered?
I do not think that the Mediterranean Sea can be considered to have been "discovered". What we consider to be ancient civilisations were founded on its shores. It was the backyard swimming pool for the cradle of humanity.
Who first discovered familial dysautonomia?
Familial dysautonomia was first described by doctors Riley and Day in 1949. They reported a series of cases of children in an Ashkenazi Jewish community with symptoms of the condition.
What war was typhoid fever discovered during?
typhoid was discovered in World war 1
Is cancer the number one worst sickness?
No, fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is. it was discovered by Pierluigi Gambetti.
Who discovered the Rocky Mountain Spotted fever?
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