| phlebotomus fever | Influenza-like febrile viral disease caused by several members of the bunyaviridae family and transmitted mostly by the bloodsucking sandfly phlebotomus papatasii. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| phlebotomus fever viruses | An unclassified serologic group of arboviruses morphologically like Bunyavirus but antigenically unrelated, transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi (sandfly) and causing phlebotomus fever; there are 20 strains, including Icoarachi and Itaporanga. Synonym: pappataci fever viruses, sandfly fever viruses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlebotomus | A genus of psychodidae which functions as the vector of a number of pathogenic organisms, including leishmania donovani, leishmania tropica, bartonella bacilliformis, and the pappataci fever virus (sandfly fever group viruses). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Phlebotomus argentipes | The vector of kala azar in India. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus chinensis | The vector of kala azar in China. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus flaviscutellatus | A sandfly species that is a vector of Leishmania mexicana, the agent of chiclero's ulcer. Synonym: Phlebotomus flaviscutellatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus longipalpis | A vector of kala azar in South America. Synonym: Lutzomyia longipalpis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus major | A vector of kala azar in the Mediterranean region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus noguchi | The transmitter of Bartonella organisms, the causal agent of Oroya fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus orientalis | A vector of kala azar in the Sudan. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus papatasii | Transmitter of the virus of phlebotomus fever; also a vector of Leishmania tropica in the Mediterranean area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus perniciosus | A vector of kala azar in the Mediterranean region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus sergenti | A vector of Leishmania tropica, the cause of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phlebotomus verrucarum | A form found in Peru that transmits Bartonella organisms, the causal agent of Oroya fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorption fever | An elevation of temperature often occurring, without other untoward symptoms, shortly after childbirth, assumed to be due to absorption of uterine discharges through abrasions of the vaginal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acclimating fever | Elevated temperature with malaise that occurs upon working in a very hot environment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aden fever | <virology> A tropical disease caused by dengue virus (Arbovirus), that is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito of the genus Aedes). Four severity grades of the illness are seen: Grade I: fever and constitutional symptoms. Grade II: grade I plus spontaneous bleeding of skin, gums or gastrointestinal tract. Grade III: grade II plus agitation and circulatory failure. Grade IV: profound shock. Grade I infection is seen most frequently in world travelers, where it is usually self-limited and rarely fatal. The other grades are referred to as dengue haemorrhagic fever and are often fatal. Dengue haemorrhagic fever appears to be an infection by one of the other dengue viruses. Prior immunity to a different dengue virus type appears to be important in the development of the more serious haemorrhagic form. Vaccines are available. Protection from mosquitoes is an important preventive measure. (15 Jan 1998) |