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poliomyelitis: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

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

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trench mouth collapse

typhoid fever collapse

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

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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

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

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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

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