Words Related to Health and Sickness

Words Related to Health and Sickness - Infectious Diseases

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yellow fevernoun

a tropical viral disease, characterized by fever, muscle pain, etc. which consequently leads to jaundice and potential death, transmitted by infected mosquitoes

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tetanusnoun

a severe infectious disease marked by painful muscle contractions, particularly that of the jaw, as a result of bacteria invading the body through cuts or wounds

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swine flunoun

a potentially fatal disease passed between humans that is caused by an influenza strain similar to swine flu in pigs

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smallpoxnoun

an acute infectious disease characterized by fever and skin eruption, usually leaving permanent scars

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scrapienoun

an infectious and often fatal disease that mainly affects the nervous system of sheep

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SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)noun

a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus that can be easily passed from one person to another

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SARS-CoV-2noun

severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, a variation of coronavirus that was first reported back in 2019

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pneumonianoun

the infection and inflammation of air sacs in one's lungs, usually caused by a bacterial infection that makes breathing difficult

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plaguenoun

a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected

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pertussisnoun

a contagious respiratory disease often characterized by violent coughs and breathing difficulties

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meningitisnoun

a serious infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the thin protective tissue that covers the brain and spinal cord, causing intense headaches and high temperature

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measles
measlesnoun

a contagious disease that causes high fever and small red spots on the body, common in children

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croupnoun

a common respiratory infection in children that causes swelling around the vocal cords

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coronanoun

an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus

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Covid-19noun

an infectious disease caused by a type of virus called coronavirus that causes fever, tiredness, a cough, etc., and in some cases can kill, originated in China and later became a pandemic

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common cold
common coldnoun

a viral infectious disease that primarily affects the upper respiratory tract and can be caused by several different types of viruses

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choleranoun

a potentially fatal illness that is acquired from consumption of water or food contaminated with particular bacteria, causing diarrhea and vomiting

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chickenpoxnoun

a contagious disease that causes a mild fever and an itchy rash with blisters, primarily affects children

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long Covidnoun

a medical condition wherein people continue to experience COVID-19 symptoms for weeks or months after they begin to recover

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leprosynoun

a chronic infectious disease caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae that can affect the nerves, skin, eyes, and lining of the nose

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rubellanoun

a contagious viral illness, often occurring in children, that causes a red rash on the body as well as symptoms like fever, sore throat, and eye redness

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gastric flunoun

an intestinal infection‌ that often causes watery diarrhea, inflammation, nausea, vomiting, or fever

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paratyphoid fevernoun

any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever

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ebolanoun

a potentially fatal disease that causes problems with how one's blood clots

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tonsillitisnoun

an infection or inflammation of the tonsils

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mumps
mumpsnoun

an infectious viral disease characterized by fever and the painful swelling of the neck

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diphtherianoun

a chronic infection caused by a gram-positive bacterium and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, particularly those of the throat

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influenza
influenzanoun

an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

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avian flunoun

a type of influenza virus that rapidly spreads among birds and in rare cases, it can affect humans as well

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giardiasisnoun

infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort

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infectious mononucleosisnoun

an 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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malarianoun

a potentially fatal disease normally transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito

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toxic shock syndromenoun

syndrome 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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typhoidnoun

a serious and potentially life-threatening disease marked by high fever, diarrhea, and red spots that appear on the chest and abdomen

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tuberculosisnoun

a potentially severe bacterial disease that primarily affects the lungs and causes swellings to appear on them or other parts of the body

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bubonic plaguenoun

the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person

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cytomegalovirusnoun

any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems

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epstein-barr virusnoun

the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China

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legionnaires' diseasenoun

acute (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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leptospirosisnoun

an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever

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mononucleosisnoun

an 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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scarlet fevernoun

an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

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scrofulanoun

a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands

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typhusnoun

a potentially fatal disease characterized by high temperature and appearance of purple marks on the body

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weil's diseasenoun

a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings

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yawsnoun

an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions

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anthraxnoun

a serious bacterial disease of warm-blooded animals, particularly cattle and sheep, that can be transmitted to people by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products

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toxoplasmosisnoun

a parasitic disease that mainly affects unborn children and is mostly transmitted through undercooked meat, soil, or cat feces

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dengue fevernoun

an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints

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rocky mountain spotted fevernoun

caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks

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west nile virusnoun

the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis

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