(n.) A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with violent neuralgic pain.

African lethargy Asiatic cholera Chagres fever German measles Haverhill fever MS acne acne vulgaris acute articular rheumatism ague alkali disease amebiasis amebic dysentery amyotrophic lateral sclerosis anthrax bacillary dysentery bastard measles black death black fever blackwater fever brain disease breakbone fever brucellosis bubonic plague cachectic fever cephalalgia cerebral palsy cerebral rheumatism chicken pox cholera chorea cowpox dandy fever deer fly fever dengue dengue fever dermamycosis dermatitis dermatosis diphtheria dumdum fever dysentery eczema elephantiasis emotional disorder encephalitis lethargica enteric fever epilepsy epithelioma erysipelas erythema exanthem falling sickness famine fever five-day fever flu frambesia glandular fever glossopharyngeal neuralgia grippe hansenosis headache heat rash hepatitis herpes herpes simplex herpes zoster histoplasmosis hives hookworm hydrophobia impetigo infantile paralysis infectious mononucleosis inflammatory rheumatism influenza ischialgia itch jail fever jungle rot kala azar kissing disease lepra leprosy leptospirosis lichen lichen primus loa loa loaiasis lockjaw lupus lupus vulgaris madness malaria malarial fever marsh fever measles meningitis migraine miliaria milzbrand multiple sclerosis mumps nervous disorder neuralgia neuritis neuropathy organic psychosis ornithosis osteomyelitis palsy paratyphoid fever parotitis parrot fever pemphigus pertussis pneumonia polio poliomyelitis polyarthritis rheumatism polyneuritis ponos pressure neuropathy priapism prickly heat pruigo pruritus psittacosis psora rabbit fever rabies radiculitis rat-bite fever relapsing fever rheumatic fever rickettsialpox ringworm rubella rubeola scabies scarlatina scarlet fever schistosomiasis sciatic neuritis sciatica septic sore throat shaking palsy skin cancer sleeping sickness sleepy sickness smallpox snail fever spastic paralysis splenic fever spotted fever strep throat swamp fever tetanus tetter the jerks thrush tic douloureux tinea toxic psychosis trench fever trench mouth tuberculosis tularemia typhoid typhoid fever typhus typhus fever undulant fever vaccinia varicella variola venereal disease viral dysentery whooping cough yaws yellow fever yellow jack zona zoster