Pinta. An infectious disease of the skin caused by Treponema carateum that occurs only in the western hemisphere. Age of onset is between 10 and 20 years of age. This condition is characterized by marked changes in the skin color and is believed to be transmitted by direct person-to-person contact. . 1.00
Glanders. A contagious disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI and characterized by ulceration of the respiratory mucosa and an eruption of nodules on the skin. . 0.40
Giardiasis. Giardia Infection . Giardia duodenalis Infection . Giardia intestinalis Infection . Giardia lamblia Infection . Giardia Infections . Giardia duodenalis Infections . Giardia intestinalis Infections . Giardia lamblia Infections . Giardiases . Infection, Giardia . Infection, Giardia duodenalis . Infection, Giardia intestinalis . Infection, Giardia lamblia . Infections, Giardia . Infections, Giardia duodenalis . Infections, Giardia intestinalis . Infections, Giardia lamblia . Lambliases . Lambliasis . An infection of the SMALL INTESTINE caused by the flagellated protozoan GIARDIA. It is spread via contaminated food and water and by direct person-to-person contact. . 0.37
Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne. Brill Disease . Epidemic Typhus . Jail Fever . Rickettsia prowazekii Infection . Brill Zinsser Disease . Brills Disease . Disease, Brill . Disease, Brill's . Disease, Brill-Zinsser . Epidemic Louse-Borne Typhus . Fever, Jail . Fevers, Jail . Infection, Rickettsia prowazekii . Infections, Rickettsia prowazekii . Louse-Borne Typhus, Epidemic . Rickettsia prowazekii Infections . Typhus, Epidemic . Typhus, Epidemic Louse Borne . Typhus . Brill-Zinsser Disease . Brill's Disease . The classic form of typhus, caused by RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII, which is transmitted from man to man by the louse Pediculus humanus corporis. This disease is characterized by the sudden onset of intense headache, malaise, and generalized myalgia followed by the formation of a macular skin eruption and vascular and neurologic disturbances. . 0.37
Decerebrate State. Decerebrate Posturings . Decerebrate Rigidity . Decerebrate States . Decorticate Rigidities . Decorticate States . Posturing, Decerebrate . Posturings, Decerebrate . Rigidities, Decorticate . State, Decerebrate . States, Decerebrate . Rigidity, Decerebrate . Decerebrate Posturing . Decorticate Rigidity . Decorticate State . Rigidity, Decorticate . A condition characterized by abnormal posturing of the limbs that is associated with injury to the brainstem. This may occur as a clinical manifestation or induced experimentally in animals. The extensor reflexes are exaggerated leading to rigid extension of the limbs accompanied by hyperreflexia and opisthotonus. This condition is usually caused by lesions which occur in the region of the brainstem that lies between the red nuclei and the vestibular nuclei. In contrast, decorticate rigidity is characterized by flexion of the elbows and wrists with extension of the legs and feet. The causative lesion for this condition is located above the red nuclei and usually consists of diffuse cerebral damage. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p358) . 0.36
Sunstroke. Sun Stroke . Sun Strokes . Sunstrokes . Heat stroke caused by exposure to the sun. It is characterized by dangerously high BODY TEMPERATURE; red, hot skin; DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly. . 0.35
Epidermitis, Exudative, of Swine. Epidermitis, Exudative of Swine . Exudative Dermatitis of Swine . Disease, Greasy Pig . Swine Exudative Dermatitides . Swine Exudative Dermatitis . Greasy Pig Disease . An acute generalized dermatitis of pigs which occurs from 5 to 35 days of age, characterized by sudden onset, with morbidity of 10 to 90% and mortality of 5 to 90%. The lesions are caused by Staphylococcus hyos but the bacterial agent is unable to penetrate the intact skin. Abrasions on the feet and legs or lacerations on the body frequently precede infection. In acute cases, a vesicular-type virus may be the predisposing factor. The causative organism is inhibited by most antibiotics. (Merck Veterinary Manual, 5th ed) . 0.35
Malaria, Falciparum. Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum . Plasmodium falciparum Malaria . Malaria caused by PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. This is the severest form of malaria and is associated with the highest levels of parasites in the blood. This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations. . 0.34
Intertrigo. A superficial dermatitis occurring on skin surfaces in contact with each other, such as the axillae, neck creases, intergluteal fold, between the toes, etc. Obesity is a predisposing factor. The condition is caused by moisture and friction and is characterized by erythema, maceration, burning, and exudation. . 0.34
Sulfhemoglobinemia. Sulfhemoglobinemias . A morbid condition due to the presence of sulfmethemoglobin in the blood. It is marked by persistent cyanosis, but the blood count does not reveal any special abnormality in the blood. It is thought to be caused by the action of hydrogen sulfide absorbed from the intestine. (Stedman, 25th ed) . 0.34
