phlebotomus fever |
Influenza-like febrile viral disease caused by several members of the bunyaviridae family and transmitted mostly by the bloodsucking sandfly phlebotomus papatasii. (12 Dec 1998) |
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phlebotomus fever viruses |
An unclassified serologic group of arboviruses morphologically like Bunyavirus but antigenically unrelated, transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi (sandfly) and causing phlebotomus fever; there are 20 strains, including Icoarachi and Itaporanga. Synonym: pappataci fever viruses, sandfly fever viruses. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus flaviscutellatus |
A sandfly species that is a vector of Leishmania mexicana, the agent of chiclero's ulcer. Synonym: Phlebotomus flaviscutellatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus longipalpis |
A vector of kala azar in South America. Synonym: Lutzomyia longipalpis. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus major |
A vector of kala azar in the Mediterranean region. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus noguchi |
The transmitter of Bartonella organisms, the causal agent of Oroya fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus orientalis |
A vector of kala azar in the Sudan. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus papatasii |
Transmitter of the virus of phlebotomus fever; also a vector of Leishmania tropica in the Mediterranean area. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus perniciosus |
A vector of kala azar in the Mediterranean region. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus sergenti |
A vector of Leishmania tropica, the cause of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus verrucarum |
A form found in Peru that transmits Bartonella organisms, the causal agent of Oroya fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
phlebotomy |
<procedure, surgery> To puncture a vein for the purpose of withdrawing blood. Origin: Gr. Phlebos = vein. (11 Jun 1998) |
phlebovirus |
A genus of the family bunyaviridae comprising many viruses, most of which are transmitted by phlebotomus flies and cause phlebotomus fever. The type species is sandfly fever sicilian virus, which is not part of the antigenic complex sandfly fever group viruses. (12 Dec 1998) |