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  • 41intermittent — I. a. Intermitting, remittent. II. n. Intermittent fever, remittent fever, fever and ague …

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  • 42Brucellosis — An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that causes rising and falling (undulant) fevers, sweats, malaise, weakness, anorexia, headache, myalgia (muscle pain) and back pain. Brucellosis is named after its bacterial cause. It also… …

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  • 43brucellosis — /brooh seuh loh sis/, n. Pathol., Vet. Pathol. infection with bacteria of the Brucella genus, frequently causing spontaneous abortions in animals and remittent fever in humans. Also called undulant fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, Rock… …

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  • 44tularemia — A disease caused by Francisella tularensis and transmitted to humans from rodents through the bite of a deer fly, Chrysops discalis, and other bloodsucking insects; can also be acquired directly through the bite of an infected animal or through… …

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  • 45Malarial — Ma*la ri*al, Malarian Ma*la ri*an, Malarious Ma*la ri*ous, a. Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. [1913 Webster] {Malarial fever} (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and sweating in …

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  • 46Malarian — Malarial Ma*la ri*al, Malarian Ma*la ri*an, Malarious Ma*la ri*ous, a. Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. [1913 Webster] {Malarial fever} (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and… …

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  • 47Malarious — Malarial Ma*la ri*al, Malarian Ma*la ri*an, Malarious Ma*la ri*ous, a. Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria. [1913 Webster] {Malarial fever} (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and… …

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  • 48Gelbes Fieber — (Febris flava s. americana, Febris biliosa maligna, Typhus icteroides), eine den westlichen Tropenländern eigenthümliche epidemisch auftretende, ansteckende, sehr schnell verlaufende u. bösartige, durch gelbe Hautfärbung u. schwarzes Erbrechen am …

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  • 49Leprosy — • A chronic infectious disease caused by the bacillus leprœ, characterized by the formation of growths in the skin, mucous membranes, peripheral nerves, bones, and internal viscera, producing various deformities and mutilations of the human body …

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  • 50brucellosis — bru•cel•lo•sis [[t]ˌbru səˈloʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat vet infection with bacteria of the Brucella genus, frequently causing spontaneous abortions in animals and remittent fever in humans Also called undulant fever • Etymology: 1925–30; <… …

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