| 영문 | relapsing fever | 한글 | 재귀열 |
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| 설명 | Borrelia 속의 스피로헤타 감염에 의해서 생긴다. 이 진드기에 의해 매개되고 아프리카, 아시아, 미국, 유럽 등, 세계 각지에서 볼 수 있다. 잠복기는 3~10일에 오한, 전율, 두통, 구역 등을 수반하는 발열로 발생한다. 발열은 종종 40℃ 이상에 달하고 4~5일에 자연히 해열된다. 약 1주일의 무열기 뒤, 다시 똑같은 증상을 되풀이한다. 이와 같은 발작을 서너 번 되풀이한다. 혈액으로부터의 Borrelia 검출로 진단이 확정된다. 통상 혈액도말 표본을 감자염색해서 검출한다. 치료에는 페니실린, 테트라사이클린, 클로람페니콜이 효과적이다. |
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| DHF | dengue hemorrhagic fever; dihydrofolate; dorsihyperflexion |
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| DHF/DSS | dengue hemorrhagic fever/ dengue shock syndrome |
| EHF | epidemic hemorrhagic fever; exophthalmos-hyperthyroid factor; extreme high frequency |
| HERS | Health Evaluation and Referral Service; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome |
| HFD | hemorrhagic fever of deer; high-fiber diet; high forceps delivery; hospital field director; human fa... |
| algid pernicious fever | A pernicious malarial attack in which the patient presents symptoms of collapse and shock. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ardent fever | A term sometimes applied to hyperpyrexia occurring in intermittent malarial fever. Synonym: heat apoplexy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Argentinean haemorrhagic fever | A form of haemorrhagic fever observed in South America, seemingly transmitted by contact from rodents to man and caused by the Junin virus, a member of the family Arenaviridae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial fever | 1. Obsolete synonym for pyrotherapy. 2. Treatment of fever. Synonym: artificial fever, induced fever. Origin: pyreto-+ G. Therapeia, treatment (05 Mar 2000) |
| aseptic fever | Fever accompanied by malaise due to absorption of dead but not infected tissue following an injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Assam fever | A chronic disease, occurring in India, Assam, China, the area formerly known as the Mediterranean littoral areas, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, China, South and Central America, Asia, Africa caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the bite of an appropriate species of sandfly of the genus Phlebotomus or Lutzomyia; the organisms grow and multiply in macrophages, eventually causing them to burst and liberate amastigote parasites which then invade other macrophages; proliferation of macrophages in the bone marrow causes crowding out of erythroid and myeloid elements, resulting in leukopenia, and anaemia, splenomegaly, and hepatomegaly which are characteristic, along with enlargement of lymph nodes; fever, fatigue, malaise, and secondary infections also occur; different strains of leishmaniasis donovani occur; leishmaniasis infantum in Eurasia, leishmaniasis chagasi in Latin America. Synonym: Assam fever, black sickness, Burdwan fever, cachectic fever, Dumdum fever, kala azar, tropical splenomegaly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Australian Q fever | A variety of Q fever occurring in Australia; an acute infectious rickettsial infection caused by Coxiella burnetii and transmitted by ticks, enzootic in animals in Australia, especially bandicoots. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autumn fever | A fever resembling dengue occurring at the end of the summer in India. Synonym: seven-day fever. Synonym: hasamiyami. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biliary fever of dogs | A form of babesiosis (piroplasmosis) of the dog characterised by fever and icterus and caused by Babesia canis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biliary fever of horses | <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) |
| bilious remittent fever | Old term for relapsing fever, malarial "bilious" vomiting associated with marked increase of serum bilirubin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| black fever | An acute tick-borne illness caused by the bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii. The disease is characterised by sudden onset of headache, chills and fever which can persist for 2-3 weeks. A characteristic rash appears on the extremities and trunk about the 4th day of illness. (27 Sep 1997) |
| blackwater fever | A condition that results from the presence of haemoglobin in the urine (haemoglobinuria) following infection with Falciparum malaria. Symptoms include fever, tender and enlarged liver and spleen, dark urine, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and jaundice. (27 Sep 1997) |
| blue fever | An acute tick-borne illness caused by the bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii. The disease is characterised by sudden onset of headache, chills and fever which can persist for 2-3 weeks. A characteristic rash appears on the extremities and trunk about the 4th day of illness. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bolivian haemorrhagic fever | A febrile illness similar to Argentinian haemorrhagic fever but caused by the Machupo virus, a member of Arenaviridae. (27 Sep 1997) |