| fatigue fever | An elevation of the body temperature, lasting sometimes several days, following excessive and long continued muscular exertion. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Zika fever | An acute disease, probably transmitted by mosquitoes, clinically resembling dengue; caused by Zika virus, a member of the family Flaviviridae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zinc fume fever | An occupational disease, characterised by malaria-like symptoms, due to inhalation of particles and fumes of metallic oxides. Fumes are formed by evaporation at very high temperature and condensation in air into fine particles. Synonym: brass founder's ague, foundryman's fever, metal fume fever, zinc fume fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kinkiang fever | Schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma japonicum. It is endemic in the far east and affects the bowel, liver, and spleen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Korean haemorrhagic fever | A form of epidemic haemorrhagic fever caused by the Hantaan virus of the genus hantavirus. Synonym: Manchurian haemorrhagic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fever | <clinical sign> A rise in body temperature above normal usually as a natural response to infection. Typically an oral temperature greater than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit constitutes a fever. (27 Sep 1997) |
| fever blister | <dermatology> Another term used to describe a Herpes simplex lesion (cold sore). (27 Sep 1997) |
| fever blisters | Common with a wide range of infectious diseases. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fever, five-day | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fever, mediterranean | See Familial Mediterranean Fever. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fever, meuse | Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegounds of World War I. See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fever of unknown origin | Fever in which the aetiology cannot be ascertained. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fever, q | An acute (abrupt-onset), self-limited febrile illness first reported in 1935 in Queensland, Australia. The Q is said not to be for Queensland, but for Query since the cause of the disease was long a query (question mark). It is now known to be due to Coxiella burnetii, a rickettsia (a peculiar group of bacteria). Aside from sudden onset of fever, there is headache, malaise, and pneumonia (interstitial pneumonitis) but no rash. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fever, quintan | Quintan means recurring every 5 days. See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fever, shin bone | See Fever, trench. (12 Dec 1998) |