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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. ...

valley fever

(Encyclopedia)valley fever: see coccidioidomycosis. ...

rabbit fever

(Encyclopedia)rabbit fever: see tularemia.

parrot fever

(Encyclopedia)parrot fever: see psittacosis.