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  • 71boutonneuse fever — bou·ton·neuse fever .bü tȯ nǣz n a disease of the Mediterranean area that is characterized by headache, pain in muscles and joints, and an eruption over the body and is caused by a tick borne rickettsia (Rickettsia conorii) called also fièvre… …

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  • 72Polymer fume fever — or fluoropolymer fever, also informally called Teflon flu, is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, known under the trade names Fluon, Teflon, and Halon) is heated to between 300 °C and 450 °C. When… …

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  • 73blackwater fever — Pathol. a severe form of malaria characterized by kidney damage and hemoglobinuria resulting in urine that is dark red or black. [1880 85] * * * ▪ pathology also called  malarial hemoglobinuria         one of the less common yet most dangerous… …

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  • 74Haverhill fever — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30717 ICD10 = ICD10|A|25|1|a|20 ICD9 = ICD9|026.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D011906 In rat bite fever transmitted by the gram negative rod… …

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  • 75streptobacillary fever — ▪ pathology also called  haverhill fever , or  erythema arthriticum epidemicum        acute infection caused by the microorganism Streptobacillus moniliformis, transmitted to humans by rat bite or by the ingestion of contaminated foods and… …

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  • 76Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) — An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere. Anyone frequenting tick infested areas is at …

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  • 77Brazilian purpuric fever — Infobox Disease Name = Brazilian purpuric fever Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|A|48|4|a|30 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshName = MeshNumber = Brazilian purpuric fever (BPF) is an illness of children… …

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  • 78Discovery and development of tubulin inhibitors — Tubulin inhibitors interfere directly with the tubulin system which is in contrast to those drugs acting on DNA for cancer chemotherapy. Microtubules play an important role in eukaryotic cells. Alpha and beta tubulin, the main components of… …

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  • 79metal fume fever — an occupational disorder occurring in those engaged in welding and other metallic operations and due to inhalation of volatilized metals; it is characterized by sudden onset of thirst and a metallic taste in the mouth, followed by high fever,… …

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  • 80Deerfly fever — An infection in rabbits and other wild rodents caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that can be transmitted to humans by contact with infected animal tissues or ticks. Also called tularemia. The main mode of transmission to humans is… …

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