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Dengue fever
Dengue fever: An acute mosquito- borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, prostration, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and rash. The presence (the 'dengue…
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- Disease, clinical A disease with clinical signs and symptoms that can be recognized. As distinct from a subclinical illness…
- Diverticulitis Inflammation of the diverticula (small outpouchings) along the wall of the colon, the large intestine. (One…
- Tension, intraocular The pressure within the eye
- Rash, varicella Rash, varicella: Varicella (chickenpox) is characterized by a rash, often the first sign of the disease. The…
- Scan As a noun, the data or image obtained from the examination of organs or regions of the body by gathering…
- Symbol of medicine A staff or a rod with a snake curled around it; the staff of Aesculapius, also called Asklepios, the ancient…
- Osteitis deformans Better known today as Paget disease, this is a chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged…
- Immunization, Td Td is the vaccine given to children over six and adults as boosters for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus
- Notifiable disease See: Reportable disease
- Otoacoustic emission test A physician specialized in diagnosing and treating diseases of the head and neck, especially those involving…
- Infantile hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…