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canicola fever — noun an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice • Hypernyms: ↑swamp fever, ↑leptospirosis * * * kəˈnikələ noun Etymology: New Latin canicola (specific epithet of Leptospira canicola), from Latin … Useful english dictionary
canicola fever — /keuh nik euh leuh/, Pathol. an acute febrile disease of humans and dogs, characterized by inflammation of the stomach and intestines and by jaundice: caused by a spirochete, Leptospira canicola. Cf. canine leptospirosis, leptospirosis. [1940 45; … Universalium
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
swamp fever — noun an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever • Syn: ↑leptospirosis • Hypernyms: ↑zoonosis, ↑zoonotic disease • Hyponyms: ↑canicola fever, ↑W … Useful english dictionary
ca|nic|o|la fever — «kuh NIHK uh luh», a disease of dogs that can be transmitted to man, livestock, and other animals. It is caused by a spirochete and takes the form of a fever and jaundice. ╂[< New Latin (Leptospira) canicola the spirochete < Latin canis… … Useful english dictionary
Leptospirosis — Classification and external resources Leptospirose magnified 200 times with dark field microscope ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Stuttgart disease — Stutt·gart disease stu̇t .gärt , shtu̇t n canine leptospirosis esp a severe highly contagious form of canicola fever marked by predominantly renal infection with nephritis and uremia, intense calf diphtheria, and bloody vomit and diarrhea and… … Medical dictionary
Leptospira — A genus of motile aerobic bacteria (order Spirochaetales) containing thin, tightly coiled organisms 6–20 μm in length. They possess an axial filament, and one or both ends may be bent into a semicircular hook. They … Medical dictionary
leptospirosis — /lep toh spuy roh sis/, n. Pathol., Vet. Pathol. an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe… … Universalium
canine leptospirosis — Vet. Pathol. an often fatal intestinal disease in dogs, caused by any of several spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Also called canine typhus, Stuttgart disease, Stuttgart s disease. Cf. canicola fever, leptospirosis. * * * … Universalium
