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hay fever

(Encyclopedia)hay fever, seasonal allergy causing inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes. It is characterized by itching about the eyes and nose, sneezing, a profuse watery nasal discharge, and t...

swamp fever

(Encyclopedia)swamp fever: see leptospirosis.

snail fever

(Encyclopedia)snail fever: see schistosomiasis. ...

beaver fever

(Encyclopedia)beaver fever: see giardiasis.

Mediterranean fever

(Encyclopedia)Mediterranean fever: see brucellosis. ...

parrot fever

(Encyclopedia)parrot fever: see psittacosis.

rabbit fever

(Encyclopedia)rabbit fever: see tularemia.

Malta fever

(Encyclopedia)Malta fever: see brucellosis.

trench fever

(Encyclopedia)trench fever: see rickettsia.

Tsutsugamushi fever

(Encyclopedia)Tsutsugamushi fever: see typhus.