| BUG | buccal ganglion |
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| BUG | bulbo-urethral gland |
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| disease, kissing | Infectious mononucleosis ( mono ), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time most people reach adulthood, an antibody against EBV can be detected in their blood meaning they have been infected with EBV. The illness is less severe in young children. The infection can be spread by saliva. Hence, the name: the kissing disease. The incubation period for mono is 4 to 8 weeks. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, sore throat, and swollen lymph glands. Mono can cause liver inflammation (hepatitis) and spleen enlargement. Vigorous contact sports should be avoided to prevent spleen rupture. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| kissing bugs | Insect vectors (carriers) of the parasite (called trypanosoma cruzi) which causes chagas' disease (american trypanosomiasis). The reduviid bugs kiss people, especially babies, on the lips while they are asleep infecting them with their parasite. Over 20 million people in the americas have chagas disease. The parasite can also be transmitted by blood transfusion and cross the placenta during pregnancy to infect the foetus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| kissing disease | <haematology, virology> Self limiting disorder of lymphoid tissue caused by infection with Epstein Barr virus (infectious mononucleosis). Characterised by the appearance of many large lymphoblasts in the circulation. (13 Nov 1997) |
| assassin bug | An insect of the family Reduviidae (order Hemiptera) that inflicts irritating, painful bites in animals and man; related to the cone-nosed bugs (triatomines), a vector of American trypanosomiasis. Origin: Fr., fr. It. Assassino, fr. Ar. Hashshashin, those addicted to hashish (05 Mar 2000) |
| boat bug | <zoology> An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Synonym: boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bug | 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. "Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek." (Shak) 2. <zoology> A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc. 3. <zoology> An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (C. Lectularius). See Bedbug. 4. <zoology> One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle. 5. <zoology> One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc. According to present popular usage in England, and among housekeepers in America, bug, when not joined with some qualifying word, is used specifically for bedbug. As a general term it is used very loosely in America, and was formerly used still more loosely in England. "God's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest bug that creeps." . "This bug with gilded wings." . Bait bug. See Bait. Bug word, swaggering or threatening language. Origin: OE. Bugge, fr. W. Bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. Bogey, Boggle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water bug | <zoology> The Croton bug. Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to Belostoma, Benacus, Zaitha, and other genera of the family Belostomatidae. Their hind legs are long and fringed, and act like oars. Some of these insects are of great size, being among the largest existing Hemiptera. Many of them come out of the water and fly about at night. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| harvest bug | The larva of Trombicula species. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sea bug | <zoology> A chiton. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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