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81infectious bronchitis — noun 1. : a virus disease of chickens marked by inflammation of the bronchial tubes and abundant secretion of mucus interfering with respiration and causing gasping and choking that is often fatal in young birds and in adults seriously interferes …
82Infectious parotitis — Parotitis Par o*ti tis, n. [NL. See {Parotid}, and { itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the parotid glands. [1913 Webster] {Epidemic parotitis} or {Infectious parotitis}, mumps. [1913 Webster] …
83infectious mononucleosis — noun Date: 1920 an acute infectious disease caused by the Epstein Barr virus and characterized by fever, swelling of lymph nodes, and lymphocytosis …
84infectious disease — Any change from a state of health in which part or all of the host s body cannot carry on its normal functions because of the presence of an infectious agent or its products …
85infectious disease cycle — (chain of infection) The chain or cycle of events that describes how an infectious organism grows, reproduces, and is disseminated …
86infectious mononucleosis — (mono; mon o nu kle o sis) An acute, self limited infectious disease of the lymphatic system caused by the Epstein Barr virus and characterized by fever, sore throat, lymph node and spleen swelling, and the proliferation of monocytes and abnormal …
87infectious anemia of horses — Vet. Pathol. See swamp fever (def. 2). Also called equine infectious anemia. * * * …
88infectious bovine rhinotracheitis — /ruy noh tray kee uy tis/, Vet. Pathol. an infectious disease of cattle, characterized by inflammation and congestion of the respiratory passages and caused by a herpes virus. Abbr.: IBR Also called red nose. [RHINO + TRACHEITIS] * * * …
89infectious mononucleosis — Pathol. an acute, infectious form of mononucleosis associated with Epstein Barr virus, characterized by sudden fever and a benign swelling of lymph nodes. Also called glandular fever. [1915 20] * * * …
90infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis — ▪ animal disease also called pinkeye, or infectious keratitis, an inflammation of the conjunctiva or the cornea of the eye in cattle as the result of an infection; early viral involvement is suspected. Moraxella bovis is usually found in …
