| canine ehrlichiosis | A fatal disease of dogs in Asia, Africa, and the U.S. Caused by Ehrlichia canis, transmitted by the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus, and characterised by haemorrhage, pancytopenia, and emaciation. Synonym: tropical canine pancytopenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| human ehrlichiosis | A form of ehrlichiosis that presents clinically as a undifferentiated acute febrile illness characterised by fever, chills, diarrhoea, and headache, following tick bite(s), probably by the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum. Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis. First described in 1987. (Thought to be predominantly a monocytic form of ehrlichiosis.) (05 Mar 2000) |
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| human granulocytic ehrlichiosis | A form of ehrlichiosis in a patient with a history of tick bite. Characterised by leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and mild liver damage. (Thought to be predominantly a granulocytic form of ehrlichiosis.) The species of Ehrlichia that is the agent of this disease is unknown at present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ehrlichiosis | <microbiology> An infectious disease transmited by the bite of an infected tick. Produces manifestations similar to that of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Infection is due to a parasitic leukocytic rickettsiae of the genus Ehrlichia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| equine monocytic ehrlichiosis | <veterinary> A febrile disease of horses in North America caused by Ehrlichia risticii and characterised by anorexia, leukopenia, and occasional diarrhoea. Synonym: Potomac horse fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenoviruses, canine | Species of the genus mastadenovirus that causes fever, oedema, vomiting, and diarrhoea in dogs and encephalitis in foxes. Epizootics have also been caused in bears, wolves, coyotes, and skunks. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine | <zoology> Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a dog. (16 Dec 1997) |
| canine adenovirus 1 | A virus causing infectious canine hepatitis in dogs. Synonym: fox encephalitis virus, Rubarth's disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine amoebiasis | Infection of dogs with Entamoeba histolytica acquired from man; dogs are seldom cyst passers, and therefore are not a reservoir for human infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine babesiosis | Malignant fever in dogs caused by Babesia species. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine borreliosis | A disease of dogs caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and characterised by lameness due to a migratory, intermittent, oligoarticular arthritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine distemper | A highly contagious systemic disease of dogs caused by the canine distemper virus and characterised by a diphasic fever, leukopenia, gastrointestinal and respiratory catarrh and, frequently, pneumonic and neurological complications; the disease also occurs in foxes, wolves, ferrets, mink, skunks, and raccoons. Synonym: distemper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine distemper virus | An RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus, a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, that causes canine distemper. Synonym: dog distemper virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine dysautonomia | A newly recognised disease of dogs characterised by dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. Synonym: Key-Gaskell syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine eminence | An elevation on the maxilla corresponding to the socket of the canine tooth. Synonym: canine prominence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canine fossa | A depression on the anterior surface of the maxilla below the infraorbital foramen and on the lateral side of the canine eminence. Synonym: fossa canina. (05 Mar 2000) |