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.
Question Stats: Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks. Generally, deer ticks pick up the bacterium while in the larval stage by feeding on infected white-footed mice. However, certain other species on which the larvae feed do not harbor the bacterium.fter the first sentence (Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans by deer ticks), each subsequent mention of bacterium is preceded by the, meaning he is referring to the specific bacterium mentioned in the first sentence. His argument/conclusion is regarding Lyme disease bacterium. Now..