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Diseases » Melioidosis » Glossary

Glossary for Melioidosis

Bacterial diseases: Diseases caused by a bacterial infection
Bioterrorism: The use of biological warfare for the use of terrorism
Burkholderia pseudomallei: Gram negative, aerobic, motile rod shaped bacterium.
Ceftazidime - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Ceftazidime (an antibiotic) during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Chills: Excessive feeling of coldness.
Cough: The noise produced from the sudden expulsion of air from the lungs
Death: The cessation of life
Diseases contagious from contaminated water: Diseases that can be contracted from contaminated water
Drowsiness: Excessive tiredness or sleepiness
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
High fever: Where a patient has an elevated temperature
Liver abscess: Pus in the liver
Meningitis: Dangerous infection of the membranes surrounding the brain.
Pneumonia: Infection of the lung by bacteria, viruses or fungus.
Pseudomonas pseudomallei: A form of pseudomonas
Septic shock: serious medical condition caused by decreased tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery as a result of infection and sepsis, though the microbe may be systemic or localized to a particular site
Septicemia: A systemic inflammatory response to an infection.
Shortness of breath: The feeling of being short of breath
Ulcer: A local defect in the mucosa