LOOSE LEAF TEXT W/ MODIFIED MAST MICRO
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ISBN: 9780134561837
Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Petechiae is a disease which occurs due to “LOS-Lipopolysaccharide” present in Neisseria meningitidis, which causes blood coagulation in organs. Small lesions appear on the outer parts of the human body, which may collect in a region and cause cell death there, making it black.
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