elephantoid fever

elephantoid fever
a recurrent acute febrile condition occurring with filariasis, sometimes associated with elephantiasis or lymphangitis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Elephantiasis — Lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito borne parasitic disease caused by tiny thread like worms that live in the human lymph system. Best known from dramatic photos of people with grossly enlarged or swollen arms and legs. The parasitic worms… …   Medical dictionary

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  • филяриатоз — rus филяриатоз (м) eng filariasis, elephantoid fever fra filariose (f) deu Filariasis (f), Filariose (f) spa filariasis (f), fiebre (f) elefantiásica …   Безопасность и гигиена труда. Перевод на английский, французский, немецкий, испанский языки

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