GENERIC NAME: AMIFOSTINE - INJECTION (A-mi-FOS-teen) Medication Uses | How To Use | Side Effects | Precautions | Drug Interactions | Overdose | Notes | Missed Dose | Storage. USES: Amifostine is used to decrease the risk of kidney problems caused by treatment with a certain anti-cancer drug (cisplatin). It is also used to help prevent a certain side effect (dry mouth) caused by radiation treatment for head and neck cancer.
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Hemorrhagic Disease is the most important infectious disease of white-tailed deer, and outbreaks occur almost every year in the Southeast. It is caused by either of two closely related viruses, epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) virus or bluetongue virus.
Ixodes scapularis (blacklegged or âdeerâ tick). This section will provide information pertaining to Ixodes scapularis, also known as the blacklegged or deer tick. This tick is the vector of the bacteria that cause Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis.In recent years, the distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Wisconsin has changed dramatically, so that these ticks can now be found in many parts of eastern Wisconsin where they had not been seen before (Lee et al.his tick is the vector of the bacteria that cause Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis. In recent years, the distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Wisconsin has changed dramatically, so that these ticks can now be found in many parts of eastern Wisconsin where they had not been seen before (Lee et al.