infectious disease

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

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

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the meninges

hepatitis caused by a virus

a severe form of hepatitis

an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes

eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves

a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body

meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine

rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever

any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin

an acute disease resembling influenza

mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox

marked by pain in muscles and joints and transmitted by lice

transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia

acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)

involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea

an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains

the form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States

tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars

an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)

inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges

inflammation of the leptomeninges

the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East