GLOSSARY
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADI Acute diarrheal illness
AFEB Armed Forces Epidemiological Board
AID Agency for International Development
AMP Adenosine monophosphate
ANC Army Nurse Corps
Anti-HBcAb Hepatitis B core antibody
Anti-HB.,Ab Hepatitis B surface antibody
ARD Acute respiratory disease
ARI Acute renal insufficiency
ARVN Army, Republic of Vietnam
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
Average strength Arithmetic mean (average) of daily morning report strengths, used in medical statistical reports for computing admission rates, mortality rates, and noneffective rates
BCOF British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
BFP Biologically false positivity; biologic false positive reaction
b.i.d. Twice daily
BSP Bromsulphalein
BTBST Bromothymol-blue, salt, "Teepol" (culture medium)
BUN Blood urea nitrogen
?,C Complement, third component
CBI China-Burma-India theater (World War II)
CCU Coronary care unit
CDC Center(s) for Disease Control
CF Complement fixation
C5a Complement, fifth component, activated
C-4 Plastic explosive
C`H50 Complement, hemolytic component
CIDG Civilian Irregular Defense Group
CMV Cytomegalovirus
C1 Complement, first component
CONUS Continental United States
C-P Chloroquine-primaquine(tablets)
CRD Common respiratory disease
C.S.F. Cerebro spinal fluid
C3 Complement, third component
C3a Complement, third component, activated
CTZ Corps Tactical Zone
CWCP Civilian War Casualty Program
DC Dental Corps
DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DFD Diformaminodiphenylsulfone
DHF Dengue hemorrhagic fever
DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation
DNA Deoxyribonucleicacid
DSS Dengue shock syndrome
EBV Epstein-Barrvirus
ECHO Entericcytopathogenic human orphan (virus)
EEG Electroencephalogram
EMB Eosin-methyleneblue (agar)
E.S.R Erythrocytesedimentation rate
EV Live, attenuated strain of Yersinia pestis
FASCOM Field Army Support Command
FUO Fever of undetermined origin
G6PD Glucose-6-phosphatedehydrogenase
HA Hemagglutination
H antigen Flagellarantigen of Salmonella genus
HB,Ag Hepatitis B core antigen
HBsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen
HI Hemagglutinationinhibition
HOPE Health Opportunity for People Everywhere
ID5O Median infective dose
IFA Indirect fluorescent antibody
IgA Immunoglobulin A
IgG Immunoglobulin G
Igm Immunoglobulin M
IH Indirecthemagglutination
I.U. International units
JBE Japanese B encephalitis
LGV Lymphogranulomavenereum
LIVIM Lethal intestinal virus infection of mice
MAAGV Military Assistance Advisory Group, Vietnam
MACV Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
MC Medical Corps
MEDCAP Medical Civic Action Program
MEDCON Operation Medical Consultant
MEDICO Medical International Cooperation Organization
MIC Minimal inhibitory concentration
MILPHAP Military Provincial Health Assistance Program
MOS Military occupational specialty
MSC Medical Service Corps
MUST Medical unit, self-contained, transportable
NAD Nicotinamide-adeninedinucleotide
NAGCV Nutrientagar, glycerol, crystal violet
NAMRU Naval Medical Research Unit
NCDC National Communicable Disease Center
NSU Nonspecific urethritis
NVA North Vietnamese Army
0 antigen Somatic antigen of Salmonella genus
OX-K 0 or somatic antigen of X strain of the Proteus bacillus, Kingsbury type
OX-19 0 or somatic antigen of X strain of the Proteus bacillus, type 19
OX-2 0 or somatic antigen of X strain of the Proteus bacillus, type 2
PC02 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PGU Postgonococcal urethritis
pH Hydrogenion concentration
P.M.N. Polymorpho nuclearneutrophil leukocyte
p02 Partial pressure of oxygen
PRNT Plaquered neutralization test
PT Prothrombintime
PTT Partialthromboplastin time
PVA Polyvinyl alcohol
P value Statistical term expressing significance of data
q.d. Daily
q.i.d. Four times a day
q.o.d. Every other day
R&R Rest and recuperation
RBC Red blood cells; red blood count
RDX Cyclonite
R factor Resistance factor
Rh Rhesus factor
RNA Ribonucleic acid
RPR Rapid Plasma Reagin (test)
RS Respiratory syncytial (virus)
RVN Republic of Vietnam
RVNAF Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
SAFA Soluble antigen fluorescent antibody
SEATO Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SCOT Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (aspartate aminotransferase)
SGPT Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (alanine aminotransferase)
SPA South Pacific Area (World War II)
SWPA Southwest Pacific Area (World War II)
TB Med Technical Bulletin, Medical
TCBS Thiosulfate, citrate, bile salts, sucrose (agar)
TD Table of distribution
t.i.d. Three times a day
TOE Table of organization and equipment
TRIC Trachoma inclusion conjunctivitis
TSH Thyroid-stimulating hormone
"T" test Statistical test to determine significance
URI Upper respiratory infection
USAMCJU.S. Army Medical Command, Japan
USAMRTV U.S. Army Medical Research Team, Vietnam
USARJ U.S. Army, Japan
USARPAC U.S. Army, Pacific
USARV U.S. Army, Vietnam
USARYIS U.S. Army, Ryukyu Islands
USASGV U.S. Army Support Group, Vietnam
USATC United States of America Typhus Commission
USOM U.S. Operations Mission
USP U.S. Pharmacopeia
USPHS U.S. Public Health Service
V antigen Antigenic fraction of plague bacillus that inhibits phagocytosis
VC Veterinary Corps; Vietcong
VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
VH:CD Villus height to crypt depth ratio
Vi antigen Virulence antigen of Salmonella genus
VN Virus neutralization
W antigen Antigenic fraction of plague bacillus that inhibits phagocytosis
WBC White blood cells; white blood count
WFR Weil-Felix reaction
WHO World Health Organization
WRAIR Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
