
infectious mononucleosis
/ɪnfˈɛkʃəs mˌɑːnoʊnˌuːklɪˈoʊsɪs/
nounan acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
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toxic shock syndrome
/tˈɑːksɪk ʃˈɑːk sˈɪndɹoʊm/
nounsyndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
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legionnaires' disease
/lˌiːdʒənˈɛɹz dɪzˈiːz/
nounacute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough
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mononucleosis
/mˌɑːnoʊnˌuːklɪˈoʊsɪs/
nounan acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
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