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dengue fever
(Encyclopedia)dengue fever dĕngˈgē, –gā [key], acute infectious disease caused by four closely related viruses and transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes mosquito; it is also known as breakbone fever and...fever blister
(Encyclopedia)fever blister: see herpes simplex. ...snail fever
(Encyclopedia)snail fever: see schistosomiasis. ...parrot fever
(Encyclopedia)parrot fever: see psittacosis.typhoid fever
(Encyclopedia)typhoid fever acute, generalized infection caused by Salmonella typhi. The main sources of infection are contaminated water or milk and, especially in urban communities, food handlers who are carriers...Tsutsugamushi fever
(Encyclopedia)Tsutsugamushi fever: see typhus.trench fever
(Encyclopedia)trench fever: see rickettsia.undulant fever
(Encyclopedia)undulant fever: see brucellosis. ...beaver fever
(Encyclopedia)beaver fever: see giardiasis.relapsing fever
(Encyclopedia)relapsing fever, infectious disease caused by a spirochete bacteria of the genus Borrelia and characterized by a high fever that breaks and then recurs a one to two weeks later. Relapsing fever may be...Browse by Subject
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