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81Oroya fever — ȯr ȯi ə n the acute first stage of bartonellosis characterized by high fever and severe anemia * * * see bartonellosis * * * the first or acute stage of bartonellosis, marked by muscle pains, chills, fever, and severe hemolytic anemia that can… …
82typhoid fever — an infection of the digestive system by the bacterium Salmonella typhi, causing general weakness, high fever, a rash of red spots on the chest and abdomen, chills, sweating, and in serious cases inflammation of the spleen and bones, delirium, and …
83Transmission and infection of H5N1 — from infected avian sources to humans is a concern due to the global spread of H5N1 that constitutes a pandemic threat.Infected birds pass on H5N1 through their saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. Other birds may pick up the virus through direct …
84Katayama fever — an acute type of schistosomiasis japonica, resembling serum sickness, characterized by fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, cough, headache, urticaria, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, marked eosinophilia, and usually increased levels of IgE… …
85relapsing fever — n. any of various acute infectious diseases caused by certain spirochetes (genus Borrelia) transmitted by ticks or lice, and characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and chills …
86re|laps|ing fever — «rih LAP sihng», any one of several infectious diseases characterized by recurrent episodes of chills, fever, and neuromuscular pain, and caused by spirochetes transmitted by lice or ticks …
87Winter fever — Winter Win ter, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… …
88Parrot fever (psittacosis) — An infectious disease due to a bacteria (Chlamydia psittaci) contracted from psittacine birds, especially caged birds like parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds and also in turkey processing plants. The bacteria enter the human body by inhalation of… …
89Psittacosis (parrot fever) — An infectious disease due to a bacteria (Chlamydia psittaci) contracted from psittacine birds, especially caged birds like parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds and also in turkey processing plants. The bacteria enter the human body by inhalation of… …
90Rocky Mountain spotted fever — noun Date: 1905 an acute disease that is characterized by chills, fever, prostration, pains in muscles and joints, and a red to purple eruption and that is caused by a rickettsia (Rickettsia rickettsii) usually transmitted by an ixodid tick and… …
