- Haff disease
- (hahf) [Ger. Haff, bay; named for Kцnigsberg (or Frisches) Haff, a bay connected with the Baltic Sea, where epidemics occurred in 1924–5, 1932–3, and 1940] see under disease.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Haff disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Satellite photo of the Vistula Lagoon, formerly known as Königsberg. Haff disease was first described in the location of Königsberg/Frisches Haff [Dorlands|d 22|12302856] DiseasesDB = 33568 ICD10 = ICD9 … Wikipedia
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