Author: Glossary

The delusion that one is infested with parasites, especially those that burrow under the skin.  

A radioactive element with atomic number 99 and an atomic weight of 254.0881. Its symbol is Es.  

A species that has been found in empyema in humans.  

A genus of sporozoan parasites belonging to the class Telosporidia, subclass Coccidia. They are intracellular parasites living in the epithelial cells of vertebrates and invertebrates. They rarely are parasitic to humans.  

Determination of the distance of an object by measuring the image produced by a lens of known focus.  

A gram negative bacillus that is part of normal oral flora. It can cause serious human infections, including abscesses, empyema, and endocarditis, among others.  

To or having the ability of total visual recall of anything previously seen.  

One of several forms of an infectious disease of monocytes and granulocytes transmitted by exposure to species of Ehrlichia (small, gram-negative, obligate intracellular cocci of the Rickettsiaceae family). It was first reported in humans in the U.S. in 1987 and is considered an emerging disease.  

An ehrlichial species that causes a mononucleosis-like syndrome in Japan known as Sennetsu fever.