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41cimetidine — n. an H2 receptor antagonist (see antihistamine) that is used to treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, gastro oesophageal reflux disease, and other digestive disorders. It is administered by mouth or injection and the most common side effects are… …
42Kyasanur Forest disease — a tropical disease, common in southern India, caused by a virus transmitted to humans through the bite of the forest dwelling tick Haemaphysalis spinigera. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscular pains, vomiting, conjunctivitis, exhaustion,… …
43Lassa fever — a serious virus disease confined to Central West Africa. After an incubation period of 3–21 days, headache, high fever, and severe muscular pains develop; difficulty in swallowing often arises. Death from kidney or heart failure occurs in over… …
44rat-bite fever — sodokosis a disease, contracted from the bite of a rat, due to infection by either the bacterium Spirillum minus, which causes ulceration of the skin and recurrent fever, or by the fungus Streptobacillus moniliformis, which causes inflammation of …
45phenacetin — [fē nas′ə tin] n. [ PHEN + ACETIN] a white, crystalline powder, C2H5OC6H4NHCOCH3, used to reduce fever and to relieve headaches and muscular pains; acetophenetidin …
46Q fever — n. [< Q(UERY): so named because of many unanswered questions about the disease when first identified] a mild illness characterized by fever, headache, muscular pains, and pneumonia, transmitted by contact or ticks, and caused by a rickettsia… …
47Rocky Mountain spotted fever — ☆ Rocky Mountain spotted fever n. [from being first discovered in the ROCKY MOUNTAINS] an acute infectious disease caused by a rickettsia (Rickettsia rickettsii), transmitted to human beings by certain ticks (esp. genus Dermacentor), and… …
48trench fever — n. [from its prevalence among soldiers in the trenches in WWI] an infectious disease caused by a rickettsia (Rochalimaea quintana) transmitted by body lice, characterized by a remittent fever, muscular pains, etc …
49trichinosis — [trik΄i nō′sis] n. [ModL: see TRICHINA & OSIS] a disease caused by the presence of trichinae in the intestines and muscle tissues and usually acquired by eating insufficiently cooked pork from an infested hog: it is characterized by fever, nausea …
50Q-fever — Qˈ fever noun An acute disease characterized by fever and muscular pains, transmitted by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii • • • Main Entry: ↑Q …
