| polyomavirus hominis 1 | <virology> A species of polyomavirus apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with any clinical illness in childhood. The virus remains latent in the body throughout life and can be reactivated under certain circumstances. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| polyomavirus hominis 2 | <virology> A species of polyomavirus, originally isolated from the brain of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The patient's initials j.c. Gave the virus its name. Infection is not accompanied by any apparent illness but serious demyelinating disease can appear later, probably following reactivation of latent virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Sarcocystis hominis | A species now recognised as a two-host infection, with beef serving as the intermediate host source of infective tissue cysts to humans, as the final host. Gamogony and sporogony occur in mucosal cells of the human small intestine; cattle become infected from human faeces contaminated with Sarcocystis hominis sporocysts. Synonym: Sarcocystis bovihominis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Staphylococcus hominis | Coagulase-negative staphylococcus indigenous to human and mammalian hosts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dermatobia hominis | A large, blue, brown-winged species whose larvae develop in open boil-like lesions in the skin of humans, many domestic animals, and some fowl. It is a very serious and damaging cattle parasite and frequently attacks small children in Central and South America. Its eggs are laid on the legs or abdomen of another insect, such as the mosquito; the eggs later hatch, when stimulated by warmth or other factors, to release the botfly larvae on the skin of the mosquito's bloodmeal host, and the larvae quickly invade the skin to initiate myiasis. Synonym: Dermatobia cyaniventris, human botfly, skin botflies, warble botfly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Octomitus hominis | Pentatrichomonas hominis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Taenia hominis | Unusual form of Taenia saginata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Trichomonas hominis | Former name for Pentatrichomonas hominis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Trypanosoma hominis | A haemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes gambian or west african sleeping sickness in humans. The vector host is usually the tsetse fly (glossina). (12 Dec 1998) |
| bovine herpes mammillitis | An ulcerative disease of the skin of the bovine teat caused by bovine herpesvirus type 2. Synonym: bovine ulcerative mammillitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genital herpes | <gynaecology, virology> A sexually transmitted infection caused by a herpes virus that results in the episodic outbreak of a painful vesicular skin eruption on the genitalia. The incubation period is approximately 6 days from the time of exposure. Other symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches (27 Sep 1997) |
| herpes | <dermatology> Any inflammatory skin disease caused by a herpes virus and characterised by the formation of clusters of small vesicles. When used alone, the term may refer to herpes simplex or to herpes zoster. Origin: L., Gr. Herpes = a spreading cutaneous eruption, from herpein = to creep (18 Nov 1997) |
| herpes B encephalomyelitis | A frequently lethal disease of humans caused by infection with a normally latent monkey herpesvirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| herpes catarrhalis | <virology> The Herpes simplex virus is responsible for several different infections in humans: gingivostomatitis (in children), pharyngitis, oral and lip lesions (recurrent Herpes simplex type 1), proctitis, (type 2) and genital herpes (type 2). (27 Sep 1997) |
| herpes circinatus bullosus | <dermatology> A chronic disease of the skin characterised by severe itching, extensive eruption of vesicles (blisters) and papules which occur in groups. May be associated with an occult malignancy in the elderly patient. Treatment includes sulpha-based antibiotics. In some cases this condition may be associated with malabsorption. Relapses are common. (27 Sep 1997) |