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measles: an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

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spotted fever collapse: any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin

malarial fever collapse

rheumatic fever collapse: a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves

rubella collapse

scarlet fever collapse: an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

smallpox collapse: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

hookworm collapse: parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts; infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin

strep throat collapse

trench mouth collapse

German measles collapse: a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester

typhoid fever collapse

typhus collapse: rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

diphtheria collapse: acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

cholera collapse: an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

yaws collapse: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions

yellow fever collapse

infantile paralysis collapse

polio collapse

mumps collapse: an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands

thrush collapse: songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast; a woman who sings popular songs; candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

sleeping sickness collapse: an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

black death collapse: the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

malaria collapse: an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

ringworm collapse

leprosy collapse: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

herpes collapse: any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin; viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

tuberculosis collapse: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

rabies collapse: an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

venereal disease collapse: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

hydrophobia collapse: a morbid fear of water; a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids

grippe collapse

influenza collapse: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

flu collapse

whooping cough collapse: a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

pneumonia collapse: respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

shingles collapse

anthrax collapse: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia; a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people

tetanus collapse: a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses; an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages

lockjaw collapse

ague collapse: a fit of shivering or shaking; successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria

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