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ulcer ulcer
ulcer open sore or circumscribed erosion, usually slow to heal, on the skin or mucous membranes. It may develop as a result of injury; because of a circulatory disturbance, e.g., in varicose veins or after prolonged bed rest; or in association with such diseases as tuberculosis, syphilis, or... Read more
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SARS SARS
SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome, communicable viral disease that can progress to a potentially fatal pneumonia. The first symptoms of SARS are usually a high fever, headache and body aches, sore throat, and mild respiratory symptoms; diarrhea may occur. A dry cough and shortness of... Read more
plague plague
plague any contagious, malignant, epidemic disease, in particular the bubonic plague and the black plague (or Black Death), both forms of the same infection. These acute febrile diseases are caused by Yersinia pestis ( Pasteurella pestis ), discovered independently by Shibasaburo Kitasato and... Read more
Campylobacteriosis Campylobacteriosis
Campylobacteriosis Campylobacteriosis is a bacterial infection of the intestinal tract of humans. The infection, which typically results in diarrhea, is caused by members of the genus Campylobacter. In particular, Campylobacter jejuni is the most commonly cause of bacterial diarrhea in the... Read more
Tonton Macoutes Tonton Macoutes
Tonton Macoutes [Haitian Creole,=bogeymen], personal police force of dictator Francois Duvalier (Papa Doc) of Haiti. Unpaid volunteers who were directly responsible only to Duvalier, they were given virtual license to torture, kill, and extort. They murdered hundreds of Duvalier's opponents,... Read more
Rat-bite fever Rat-bite fever
Rat-bite fever Definition Rat-bite fever refers to an infection which develops in a person after being bitten or scratched by an infected animal. Description Rat-bite fever occurs most often among laboratory workers who handle lab rats in their jobs, and among people who live in... Read more
Enterobacteriaceae infections Enterobacteriaceae infections
Enterobacterial infections Definition Enterobacterial infections are disorders of the digestive tract and other organ systems produced by a group of rod-shaped bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae. Description Enterobacterial infections can be produced by bacteria that normally live in the human... Read more
Enterovirus infections Enterovirus infections
Enterovirus Infections Definition Enteroviruses are so named because they reproduce initially in the gastrointestinal tract after infection occurs. Despite, this, they usually do not lead to intestinal symptoms; rather it is their spread to organs, such as the nervous system, heart, skin, and... Read more
Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis Definition Coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by inhaling the microscopic spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis. Spores are the tiny, thick-walled structures that fungi use to reproduce. Coccidioidomycosis exists in three forms. The acute form produces flu-like... Read more

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