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actinomycosis
disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
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anthrax, splenic fever
a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
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Bang's disease, brucellosis, contagious abortion
an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
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glanders
a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
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Lyme arthritis, Lyme disease
an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick
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hydrophobia, lyssa, madness, rabies
an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
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leptospirosis, swamp fever
an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
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deer fly fever, rabbit fever, tularaemia, tularemia, yatobyo
a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
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cervicofacial actinomycosis, lumpy jaw
the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions
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thoracic actinomycosis
a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest
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abdominal actinomycosis
a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen
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canicola fever
an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice
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Weil's disease
a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings
