communicable disease

any disease easily transmitted by contact

a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane

a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles

infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints

an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people

inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing

chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms

infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands

any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever

an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions

infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria

marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months

a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves

epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality

infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water

a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions

caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito

a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache