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Legionnaire's disease

(Encyclopedia)Legionnaire's disease lēˌjənârzˈ [key], infectious, sometimes fatal, disease characterized by high fever, dry cough, lung congestion, and subsequent pneumonia. Major organs, such as the heart, ma...

celiac disease

(Encyclopedia)celiac disease: see sprue.

venereal disease

(Encyclopedia)venereal disease vənērˈēəl [key]: see sexually transmitted disease. ...

Addison's disease

(Encyclopedia)Addison's disease [for Thomas Addison], progressive disease brought about by atrophy of the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland; it is also called chronic adrenocortical insufficiency. The de...

bonecrusher disease

(Encyclopedia)bonecrusher disease: see dengue fever. ...

Bright's disease

(Encyclopedia)Bright's disease: see nephritis. ...

Brill's disease

(Encyclopedia)Brill's disease: see typhus.

Bang's disease

(Encyclopedia)Bang's disease: see brucellosis. ...

preventive medicine

(Encyclopedia)preventive medicine, branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices. Until recently preventive medicine was largely the domain of the U.S. Publi...

Rift Valley fever

(Encyclopedia)Rift Valley fever, acute viral disease that affects domestic livestock and can be transmitted to humans. The disease is most common in E and S Africa, but also occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa and ...