Typhus+fever

  • 31typhus — noun One of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsiae bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever. Syn: camp fever, prison fever, ship fever …

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  • 32Fever, Rocky Mountain spotted (RMSF) — An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere. Anyone frequenting tick infested areas is at …

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  • 33Fever, spotted — Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere.… …

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  • 34Fever, tick — Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere.… …

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  • 35Typhus, tick — Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere.… …

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  • 36Typhus africain à tiques — Fièvre boutonneuse méditerranéenne La fièvre boutonneuse méditerranéenne (ou FBM) est une maladie due à l infection par une bactérie de la famille des rickettsies : Rickettsia conorii et transmise par la tique du chien Rhipicephalus… …

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  • 37Typhus, scrub — A mite borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with fever, headache, a raised (macular) rash, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and a dark crusted ulcer (called an eschar or tache noire) at… …

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  • 38typhus — ty|phus [ˈtaıfəs] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek typhos fever ] a serious infectious disease carried by insects that live on the bodies of people and animals ▪ a typhus epidemic …

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  • 39typhus — [[t]ta͟ɪfəs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Typhus is a serious infectious disease that produces spots on the skin, a high fever, and a severe headache …

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  • 40Typhus, African tick — One of the tick borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but less severe, with fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite, swollen glands nearby (satellite… …

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