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noun
A fever resulting from infection by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: Astrakhan fever, Indian tick typhus, Kenya tick typhus, Marseilles fever, Mediterranean spotted fever
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Marseilles fever, Kenya fever, Indian tick fever
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disease
History
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