Medical Definition of Wolhynia fever

1. Trench fever, a louse-borne disease first recognised in the trenches of world war i, again a major problem in the military in world war II, seen endemically in mexico, n. Africa, e. Europe, and elsewhere. The cause, rochalimaea quintana, is an unusual rickettsia that multiplies in the gut of the body louse. Transmission to people can occur by rubbing infected louse feces into abraded (scuffed) skin or outer layer of the whites of the eyes (conjunctiva). Onset of symptoms is sudden, with high fever, headache, back and leg pain and a fleeting rash. Recovery takes a month or more. Relapses are common. Also called shin bone fever, quintan fever, five-day fever, meuse fever, his' disease, his-werner disease, werner-his disease. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wolhynia Fever

wolfsbane
wolfsbane
wolfsbanes
wolfskin
wolfskins
wolf bean
wolf boy
wolf cub
wolf down
wolf fish
wolf pack
Wolf Parkinson White syndrome
wolf pup
wolf spider
wolf tooth
wolhynia fever (current term)
wolinella
Wollaston
Wollaston's doublet
Wollaston's theory
wollastonite
wollastonite
wollastonites
Wollaston prism
Wollemi pine
wollies
Wollstonecraft
wolly
Wolman's disease
Wolman's xanthomatosis

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