types:
contagio
any disease easily transmitted by contact
sarampión
an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
difteria
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
escarlata,
escarlatina
an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash
brucelosis
infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
cólera
an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
dengue
an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
disentería
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
herpes
viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
fiebre glandular,
mono,
monofonía,
mononucleosis infecciosa
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
lepra
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
meningitis
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
papera,
paperas,
parotiditis
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
paratifoidea
any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever
polio,
poliomielitis
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
fiebre reumática
a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves
tuberculosis
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)
fiebre tifoidea,
tifoidea
serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water
tos ferina
a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
framboesia,
pián
an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions