| viral myocarditis | <cardiology, virology> Inflammation of the heart muscle that is caused by an infection with a virus. Coxsackie B is most common in the U.S.A., but Coxsackie A, influenza, rubeola, rubella, Adenovirus, HIV and echovirus can all cause myocarditis. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| myocarditis | <cardiology, pathology> Inflammation of the myocardium, inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart. Origin: Gr. Kardia = heart (18 Nov 1997) |
| Fiedler's myocarditis | acute isolated myocarditis |
| fragmentation myocarditis | Fragmentation of the myocardium as the result of inflammation. Giant cell myocarditis, acute isolated myocarditis characterised by infiltration by granulomas containing giant cells. Idiopathic myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle of unknown origin. Indurative myocarditis, chronic myocarditis leading to hardening of the muscular wall of the heart. Toxic myocarditis, inflammation of heart muscle caused by any noxious chemical, e.g., alcohol, heavy metals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rickettsial | Pertaining to or caused by rickettsiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rickettsial diseases | The infectious diseases caused by the rickettsiae fall into 4 groups:(1) typhus: epidemic typhus, brill-zinsser disease, murine (endemic) typhus, and scrub typhus; (2) spotted fever rocky mountain spotted fever, eastern tick-borne rickettsioses, and rickettsialpox; (3) q fever; and (4) trench fever. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rickettsial vaccines | Vaccines for the prevention of diseases caused by various species of rickettsia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia, rickettsial | Pneumonia caused by infection with bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diseases, rickettsial | The infectious diseases caused by the rickettsiae fall into 4 groups:(1) typhus: epidemic typhus, Brill-Zinsser disease, murine (endemic) typhus, and scrub typhus; (2) spotted fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Eastern tick-borne rickettsioses, and rickettsialpox; (3) Q fever; and (4) trench fever. (12 Dec 1998) |