bubo
an enlarged, tender lymph node characteristic of plague and some sexually transmitted infections
disseminated intravascular coagulation
condition in which clots form in small blood vessels throughout the body, causing organ failure
endocarditis
inflammation of the heart valves or lining of the heart chambers
lymphangitis
inflammation of lymphatic vessels
petechiae
small, purple spots on the skin and mucous membranes caused hemorrhage from small blood vessels
pneumonic
referring to the lung
sepsis
acute illness caused by an inflammatory response that results when pathogens or their products circulate in the bloodstream
septic shock
a range of effects that results from a systematic inflammatory response to a bloodstream infection or circulating endotoxin; effects includes fever, drop in blood pressure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation