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equine ehrlichial colitis — equine monocytic ehrlichiosis … Medical dictionary
Ehrlichiosis — An acute (abrupt onset) disease, first reported in humans in 1986, due to infection by the rickettsial agent, Ehrlichia canis. The brown dog tick, is the common vector (carrier). Ehrlichiosis is clinically similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever… … Medical dictionary
Ehrlichia — A genus of small, often pleomorphic, coccoid to ellipsoidal, nonmotile, Gram negative bacteria (order Rickettsiales) that occur either singly or in compact inclusions in circulating mammalian leukocytes; species are the etiologic agents of… … Medical dictionary
Potomac Horse Fever — (PHF) is a febrile disease affecting horses. It is also known as Shasta River Crud and Equine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis. It was first described in areas surrounding the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C., in the 1980 s, but cases have been… … Wikipedia
Potomac horse fever — Po·to·mac horse fever pə tō mək , mik n an often fatal disease of horses that is marked by fever, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and laminitis, that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Ehrlichia (E. risticii), and that was discovered in the region … Medical dictionary
Neorickettsia risticii — a species that causes equine monocytic ehrlichiosis. Formerly called Ehrlichia risticii … Medical dictionary
Colorado tick fever — virus Virus classification Group: sii Genus: Coltivirus Species: Colorado tick fever virus … Wikipedia
Omsk hemorrhagic fever — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A98.1 ICD 9 065.1 … Wikipedia
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever — Virus classification Group: Group V (( )ssRNA) Order: Unassigned Family: Bunyaviridae … Wikipedia
Tick-borne encephalitis — Tick borne meningoencephalitis Classification and external resources ICD 10 A84 ICD 9 063 … Wikipedia
