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enfermedad infecciosa

Definitions of enfermedad infecciosa
  1. noun
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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    sida, síndrome de inmuno-deficiencia adquirida
    a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
    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
    fiebre amarilla
    caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
    herpes zoster
    eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
    meningitis cerebroespinal
    meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
    peste, pestilencia, plaga
    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
    tifo, tifus
    rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
    tifus exantemático
    any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
    tisis, tuberculosis pulmonar
    involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
    escrófula, lamparón
    a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
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    enfermedad contagiosa
    a disease that can be communicated from one person to another
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