Typhoid Fever: An infectious, often-fatal disease, usually occurring in the summer months--characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration. The name came from the disease's similarity to typhus (see below).

 

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Typhoid Fever: An infectious, often-fatal disease, usually occurring in the summer months--characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration. The name came from the disease's similarity to typhus (see below).

Hemorrhagic Fever: The viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a diverse group of animal and human illnesses that are caused by four distinct families of RNA viruses. All types of VHF are characterized by fever an . . . View Full Definition

Yellow Fever: An acute, often-fatal, infectiousdisease of warm climates--caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes

Hectic Fever: A daily recurring fever with profound sweating, chills, and flushed appearance-- often associated with pulmonary tuberculosis or septic poisoning.

Feverfew (Tanateum parsenium): Anti-inflammatory for arthritis, remedy for migraine headaches, relieves painful and slow menstrual flows, promotes relaxation, uterine stimulant.

Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever: A zoonotic infectious disease of man caused by a virus and transmitted to man via rodents.

Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the . . . View Full Definition

Bilious Fever: A term loosely applied to certain intestinal and malarial fevers. See typhus.