Mediterranean fever - infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

brucellosis, Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Rock fever, undulant fever

infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

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brucellosis Gibraltar fever infectious disease Malta fever Rock fever undulant fever			Dear Editor, Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder virtually restricted to certain ethnic groups originating from the Middle East: Sephardic Jews, Armenians, Arabs, Druze and Turks (1). Assessment of aortic stiffness and ventricular functions in familial ... by Yildiz, Mustafa; Biteker, Murat; Ozkan, Mehmet; Sari, Ismail; Onen, Fatos / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi) The pathogenesis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is unknown, and since no specific laboratory test is yet available, the diagnosis of FMF remains clinical. Familial Mediterranean fever by Bilen, Habib / Southern Medical Journal Mediterranean fever is a genetic disorder that causes unpredictable bouts of fever, skin rash, and inflammation of the lungs and joints. Fever-causing gene located by Fackelmann, Kathleen / Science News			Medina Medina epoch Medinilla Medinilla magnifica Medino mediocracy Mediocral mediocre Mediocrist mediocrity Mediostapedial Medioxumous Medism Meditance meditate meditation Meditatist meditative meditatively meditativeness Mediterranean Mediterranean anaemia mediterranean anchovy Mediterranean anemia Mediterranean cypress Mediterranean fever Mediterranean flour moth Mediterranean fruit fly Mediterranean hackberry Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean snapdragon Mediterranean water shrew Mediterraneous medium medium artillery medium frequency medium of exchange medium steel medium term medium wave medium-angle loft bombing medium-dated medium-dry medium-fine medium-large medium-lot storage medium-priced medium-range medium-range ballistic missile medium-range bomber aircraft medium-range transport aircraft			Mediterranean Cooperation Group Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters Mediterranean cypress Mediterranean Dialogue Military Program Mediterranean Dialogue Work Programme Mediterranean diet Mediterranean Diet Quality Index Mediterranean disease Mediterranean disease Mediterranean disease Mediterranean disease Mediterranean Eating in Scotland Experience Mediterranean Editors’ and Translators’ Meeting Mediterranean Education Initiative for Environment and Sustainability Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress Mediterranean Energy and Ecology Center Mediterranean Energy Political Risk Consultancy Mediterranean Entente Mediterranean Environment and Development Observatory Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Programme Mediterranean Environmental Teletype Broadcast Channel Mediterranean Europe and Islam: Actors in Dialogue Mediterranean European Technical Assistance Programme Mediterranean exanthematous fever Mediterranean Fan Palm Mediterranean faunal region Mediterranean fever Mediterranean fever, familial Mediterranean fever, familial Mediterranean Fin Whale Project Mediterranean flour moth Mediterranean Food Mediterranean food pyramid Mediterranean Forecasting System Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project Mediterranean Forecasting System: Toward Environmental Predictions Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub Mediterranean Forum of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Mediterranean Free Trade Zone Mediterranean fruit flies Mediterranean fruit flies Mediterranean fruit fly Mediterranean fruit fly Mediterranean fruit fly Mediterranean Garden Society Mediterranean Geosynclinal Belt Mediterranean Global Ocean Observing System Mediterranean Group for the Study of Diabetes Mediterranean Group of Pesticide Research Mediterranean hackberry Mediterranean Heating and Air Conditioning Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences Mediterranean Institute of Management Mediterranean Institute Theatre Program Mediterranean Intermediate Water

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