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Examples:hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children—Giardiasis, a form of gastro-enteritis caused by infection of gut by Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite—"river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus—runaway carriage (caused by the harnessed animal bolting in fright)—Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies—the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood—dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)—dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip—snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis), disease caused by schistosome parasitic flatworm—chicken cholera (caused by Pasteurella multocida or P. avicida)—blister (caused by burns)—disaster caused by storm—headache caused by anger—disease caused by anxiety—gap caused by missing teeth—bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus)—trouble caused by a jealous woman [idiom.]—hatred caused by love [idiom.]—an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy [idiom.]— |