| contagious bovine pleuropneumonia | A highly infectious disease of cattle caused by Mycoplasma mycoides sp. Mycoides and occurring in acute, subacute, and chronic septicaemic forms. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| contagious bovine pyelonephritis | A specific necrotizing inflammation of the renal pelvis and ureters of cattle, caused by infection with Corynebacterium renale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contagious caprine pleuropneumonia | An acute disease of goats caused by Mycoplasma mycoides sp. Capri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contagious disease | An infectious disease transmissible by direct or indirect contact; now used synonymously with communicable disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contagious distribution | <epidemiology> Same as an aggregated distribution. (05 Dec 1998) |
| contagious ecthyma | A specific disease of sheep and goats, caused by the orf virus. This virus is transmissible to man and characterised by vesiculation and ulceration of the infected site. Synonym: contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, scabby mouth, soremouth. Origin: O.E. Orfcwealm, murrain, fr. Orf, cattle, + cwealm, destruction (05 Mar 2000) |
| contagious ecthyma virus of sheep | The poxvirus of the genus Parapoxvirus causing contagious ecthyma (pustular dermatitis) of sheep. Synonym: soremouth virus, pustular dermatitis virus (05 Mar 2000) |
| ecthyma, contagious | An infectious dermatitis of sheep and goats, affecting primarily the muzzle and lips. It is caused by a poxvirus and may be transmitted to man. (12 Dec 1998) |
| actinic dermatitis | Dermatitis caused or elicited by exposure to sunlight; may be phototoxic or photoallergic, and can result from topical application, ingestion, inhalation, or injection of mediating phototoxic or photoallergic material. See: photosensitization. Synonym: actinic dermatitis, actinodermatitis. Origin: photo-+ G. Derma, skin, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| allergic contact dermatitis | A delayed type IV allergic reaction of the skin with varying degrees of erythema, oedema, and vesiculation resulting from cutaneous contact with a specific allergen. Synonym: contact allergy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ancylostoma dermatitis | Cutaneous larva migrans caused by larvae of hookworms. Synonym: ancylostoma dermatitis, ancylostomiasis cutis, coolie itch, dew itch, ground itch, swamp itch, swimmer's itch, toe itch, water itch, water sore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atopic dermatitis | <dermatology> A type of immune-mediated (allergic) inflammatory skin disorder that results in a itchy rash. See: atopic eczema. (27 Sep 1997) |
| berloque dermatitis | Berlock dermatitis, a type of photosensitization resulting in deep brown pigmentation on exposure to sunlight after application of bergamot oil and other essential oils in perfume. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blastomycetic dermatitis | A cutaneous form of blastomycosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bubble gum dermatitis | Allergic contact dermatitis developing about the lips in children who chew bubble gum; caused by plastics in the gum substance. (05 Mar 2000) |