Malaria A disease that is caused by a sporozoan parasite in the red blood cells and is transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever. Marasmus A wasting disease that affects infants, causing them to be unable to assimilate food properly. Measles A highly contagious disease caused by a virus. Myocardial Infarction Damage to the heart muscle due to cutting of its blood supply. Phthisis Wasting away of body tissues, a former term of tuberculosis.
Rubeola See measles.
An acute infectious disease of childhood caused by a streptococcus, a type of germ resembling a chain of beads. Sclerosis Hardening of tissues in which nerve tissue hardens and degenerates. The physical and mental infirmity of old age. Septicemia Blood poisoning. Spinal Meningitis Inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.