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valley fever
(Encyclopedia)valley fever: see coccidioidomycosis. ...rabbit fever
(Encyclopedia)rabbit fever: see tularemia.parrot fever
(Encyclopedia)parrot fever: see psittacosis.swamp fever
(Encyclopedia)swamp fever: see leptospirosis.snail fever
(Encyclopedia)snail fever: see schistosomiasis. ...fever blister
(Encyclopedia)fever blister: see herpes simplex. ...Colorado tick fever
(Encyclopedia)Colorado tick fever or mountain tick fever, acute disease caused by infection with a double-stranded RNA virus (a Coltvirus) that is transmitted to humans by Rocky Mountain wood ticks (Dermacentor and...African swine fever
(Encyclopedia)African swine fever (ASF), highly contagious, deadly viral disease of swine. Its acute form, which is typically fatal, is characterized by high fever, loss of appetite, lethargy, and redness in the sk...Rift Valley fever
(Encyclopedia)Rift Valley fever, acute viral disease that affects domestic livestock and can be transmitted to humans. The disease is most common in E and S Africa, but also occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa and ...Rocky Mountain spotted fever
(Encyclopedia)Rocky Mountain spotted fever, infectious disease caused by a rickettsia. The bacterium is harbored by wild rodents and other animals and is carried by infected ticks of several species that attach the...Browse by Subject
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