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A sleeping sickness caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei, prevalent in tropical Africa.
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African sleeping sickness, a sleeping sickness caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei.
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An inflammation of the air sacs of chickens and other birds.
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scrub typhus when transmitted by Trombicula akamushi
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A chronic skin disorder terminating in an ulcer, thought to be caused by the protozoan Leishmania tropica.
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A disease of ruminants and sometimes humans caused by infection with Anaplasma bacteria, normally transmitted by hard ticks.
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(pathology) Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa
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(pathology, botany) Any infection by bacteria
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An infectious disease produced by bacteria of the genus Bartonella.
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(pathology) infection with Borrelia bacteria; Lyme disease
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(medicine) poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides
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Alternative form of Chagas' disease [(medicine) A form of trypanosomiasis prevalent in South America, caused by the parasitic trypanosome T. cruzi. It is transmitted to many mammals such as humans through insect bites, mainly by kissing bugs. Symptoms include fever, oedema, cardiomyopathy, and enlargement of the spleen and lymph nodes. It can be fatal.]
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A disease principally caused by mites of the genus Cheyletiella that infest the fur of dogs, cats, and rabbits.
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fowl cholera, caused by Pasteurella multocida.
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(countable) Any of various coccoid microorganisms of the genus Chlamydia that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
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Caused by mites of the genus Chorioptes.
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The medical condition of having been bitten by bedbugs.
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A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
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An illness in humans caused by eating quail that have eaten poisonous plants.
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(medicine) The most common form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, which presents with open, ulcerative skin lesions.
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(medicine, historical) A form of leishmaniasis once prevailing in India, as among the British troops, and especially in Delhi.
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infection by Ehrlichia bacteria
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(medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
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An illness caused by ingesting Bacillus cereus bacteria.
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An acute or subacute non-contagious, infectious disease of cattle.
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A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.
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traumatic reticuloperitonitis in cattle, birds. etc. that ingest a metallic object
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(veterinary science) An infectious disease found in cats, caused by Mycoplasma haemofelis.
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A tick-borne disease of some mammals, caused by protozoa of the genus Hepatozoon.
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A disease of birds, particularly chickens and turkeys, caused by parasitic infection with a protozoan, Histomonas meleagridis.
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A form of leishmaniasis endemic in parts of Africa and Asia.
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Alternative spelling of kala-azar. [(medicine) Visceral leishmaniasis.]
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(medicine) Visceral leishmaniasis.
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Alternative form of kala-azar. [(medicine) Visceral leishmaniasis.]
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A disease for which this mite is the vector; tsutsugamushi.
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(now chiefly historical) The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis.
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A neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterised by paralysis and emaciation.
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(medicine) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.
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Synonym of leishmaniasis
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The (deliberate) introduction of leishmaniasis
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(pathology) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
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A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.
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A sometimes life-threatening symptom complex seen in patients after undergoing treatment of onchocerciasis with the medication diethylcarbamazine.
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(veterinary medicine) Synonym of cysticercosis: A disease of livestock or meat caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae.
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(pathology) Carried by meat
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An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, endemic to some areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
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(veterinary medicine) An acute metabolic disorder occurring at the start of lactation and caused by calcium deficiency, which primarily affects dairy cows.
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(pathology, of a pathogen) carried in milk
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(medicine) The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots.
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Alternative form of myxy [(colloquial) myxomatosis]
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(veterinary medicine) A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies.
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A disorder of the central nervous system caused by a spirochete of the genus Borrelia.
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Obsolete spelling of nagana [(veterinary medicine) A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies.]
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An infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.
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A disease of ruminants caused by a subspecies of Mycobacterium avium; Johne's disease
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(medicine, archaic) A skin disease of Peru, a form of leishmaniasis.
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Spirillosis, or sodoku, transmitted by the gram-negative coiled rod Spirillum minus, found in Asia.
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Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice; they cause typhus and other diseases
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blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria.
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Toxicosis caused by the presence of black flies of the genus Simulium.
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A bacterial zoonotic disease, a form of rat-bite fever caused by the bacterium Spirillum minus.
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The lysis (lysing) of spirochetes (of which the principal clinical relevance has been in treating various infectious diseases, including syphilis and several tick-borne diseases).
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Clinically apparent staphylococcal infection; disease caused by staphylococci.
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A disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, involving fever, weakness, and lethargy.
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Tropical theileriosis, a theileriosis of cattle from the Mediterranean and Middle East area, from Morocco to Western parts of India and China, caused by Theileria annulata, transmitted by ticks of Hyalomma.
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(pathology) any of various diseases transmitted by ticks
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(medicine) Any of the diseases caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, including syphilis, yaws, bejel, and pinta.
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A form of photodermatitis in sheep, caused by eating the plant Tribulus terrestris.
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A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
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Alternative form of tularemia [(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.]
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A disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor.
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(medicine) The most severe form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, in which the parasite migrates to the internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, often resulting in the death of the host.
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A Gram-negative bacterium, of the genus Yersinia, that is an etiological agent of several diseases in animals and humans, notably Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.
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infection by Yersinia bacteria
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