| Reticuloendothelial system: the system in the body that consits of lymph nodes,
bone marrow, and those cells that destroy foreign bodies, excluding certain
white blood cells
Rhinorrhea: Medical term for a runny nose
Ribavirin: A synthetic antiviral agent that is used to treat certain viral
infections
Sensitivity: the likelihood that a test will successfully show a person to
have a certain disease or condition
Serologic: relating to the study of blood serums
Serum: liquid portion of the blood
Specificity: the likelihood that a test will successfully show a person to
not have a certain disease or condition
St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE): arbovirus that has been isolated from birds
in the Panama and several mosquito species that can cause encephalitis
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