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breakbone fever
(Encyclopedia)breakbone fever: see dengue fever. ...typhoid fever
(Encyclopedia)typhoid fever acute, generalized infection caused by Salmonella typhi. The main sources of infection are contaminated water or milk and, especially in urban communities, food handlers who are carriers...yellow fever
(Encyclopedia)yellow fever, acute infectious disease endemic in tropical Africa and many areas of South and Central America. Yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mos...hay fever
(Encyclopedia)hay fever, seasonal allergy causing inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes. It is characterized by itching about the eyes and nose, sneezing, a profuse watery nasal discharge, and t...Mediterranean fever
(Encyclopedia)Mediterranean fever: see brucellosis. ...Malta fever
(Encyclopedia)Malta fever: see brucellosis.beaver fever
(Encyclopedia)beaver fever: see giardiasis.trench fever
(Encyclopedia)trench fever: see rickettsia.Tsutsugamushi fever
(Encyclopedia)Tsutsugamushi fever: see typhus.undulant fever
(Encyclopedia)undulant fever: see brucellosis. ...Browse by Subject
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