| trench fever | A louse-borne disease first recognised in the trenches of world war i, again a major problem in the military in world war II, seen endemically in mexico, n. Africa, e, europe, and elsewhere. The cause, rochalimaea quintana, is an unusual rickettsia that multiplies in the gut of the body louse. Transmission to people can occur by rubbing infected louse feces into abraded (scuffed) skin or conjunctiva (whites of the eyes). Onset of symptoms is sudden, with high fever, headache, back and leg pain and a fleeting rash. Recovery takes a month or more. Relapses are common. Also called wolhynia fever, shin bone fever, quintan fever, five-day fever, meuse fever, his' disease, his-werner disease, werner-his disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ephemeral fever | An ephemerovirus infection of cattle caused by bovine ephemeral fever virus (ephemeral fever virus, bovine). It is characterised by respiratory symptoms, increased oropharyngeal secretions and lacrimation, joint pains, tremor, and stiffness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ephemeral fever of cattle | An acute febrile disease of cattle in many African and Asian countries and Australia, caused by a rhabdovirus and characterised by stiffness and lameness. Synonym: bovine ephemeral fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ephemeral fever virus | A rhabdovirus that causes ephemeral fever of cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ephemeral fever virus, bovine | The type species of ephemerovirus causing disease in cattle. Transmission is by haematophagous arthropods and the virus has been isolated from both culicoides and mosquitoes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| epidemic haemorrhagic fever | A condition characterised by acute onset of headache, chills and high fever, sweating, thirst, photophobia, coryza, cough, myalgia, arthralgia, and abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting; this phase lasts from three to six days and is followed by capillary and renal interstitial haemorrhages, oedema, oliguria, azotemia, and shock; most varieties are caused by arboviruses (togaviruses, arenaviruses, flaviviruses, and bunyaviruses), and are rodent-borne. Synonym: haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, Songo fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epimastical fever | A fever increasing steadily until its acme is reached, then declining by crisis or lysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| equine biliary fever | <veterinary> A disease of horses caused by species of Babesia and characterised by high fever, icterus, and enlargement of the spleen and lymph nodes. Synonym: biliary fever of horses, equine biliary fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eruptive fever | A febrile disease of the mediterranean area, the crimea, africa, and india, caused by infection with rickettsia conorii. (12 Dec 1998) |
| trypanosome fever | The febrile stage of sleeping sickness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tsutsugamushi fever | See Typhus, scrub. (12 Dec 1998) |
| essential fever | Fever without known infectious disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jail fever | Epidemic typhus, a severe acute (sudden-onset) infectious disease with prolonged high fever up to 40 |
| Japanese river fever | See Typhus, scrub. (12 Dec 1998) |
| exanthematous fever | Fever associated with an exanthem. (05 Mar 2000) |