febrile+disease
71Parvovirus — A genus of viruses (family Parvoviridae) that replicate autonomously in suitable cells. Strain B19 infects humans, causing erythema infectiosum and aplastic crisis in hemolytic anemia. [L. parvus, small, + virus] * * * par·vo·vi·rus pär vō .vī… …
72pseudocrisis — A temporary fall of the temperature in a disease usually ending by crisis; not a true crisis. * * * pseu·do·cri·sis süd ō .krī səs n, pl cri·ses .sēz a false crisis (as in the course of a febrile disease) * * * n …
73African swine fever — n an acute highly contagious usu. fatal febrile disease that affects only swine (family Suidae), that resembles but is more severe than hog cholera, that is indigenous to Africa where wild swine (as the warthog and bushpig) act as natural… …
74chikungunya — chik·un·gun·ya .chik ən gu̇n yə, .chik u̇ŋ n a febrile disease that resembles dengue, occurs esp. in parts of Africa, India, and southeastern Asia, and is caused by a togavirus of the genus Alphavirus (species Chikungunya virus) transmitted by… …
75night sweat — n profuse sweating during sleep that is sometimes a symptom of febrile disease * * * copious sweating during sleep. Night sweats may be an early indication of tuberculosis, AIDS, or other disease …
76shipping fever — ship·ping fever n an often fatal febrile disease esp. of young cattle and sheep that occurs under highly stressful conditions (as shipment over long distances and crowding in feedlots), is marked by high fever and pneumonia, and is caused by… …
77strangles — stran·gles gəlz n pl but sing or pl in constr an infectious febrile disease of horses and other equines that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptococcus (S. equi), is characterized by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes and a… …
78swine influenza — n an acute contagious febrile disease of swine that is marked by severe coughing and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, that sometimes develops into bronchopneumonia but is rarely fatal, that is caused by infection with a subtype (H1N1… …
79erysipelas — n. disease marked by fever and inflammation of skin, especially of face; St. Anthony s fire. ♦ erysipelatoid, ♦ erysipelatous, a. like erysipelas. ♦ erysipeloid, n. non febrile disease resembling erysipelas …
80swine influenza — noun an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic • Syn: ↑swine flu • Hypernyms: ↑influenza, ↑flu, ↑grippe * * * noun : an acute… …
