tick fever

noun

1. any fever transmitted by ticks, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which attacks humans, or Texas fever, which is confined to some animals, as cattle.

tick fever

noun

1. any acute infectious febrile disease caused by the bite of an infected tick
2. See Rocky Mountain spotted fever
   another name for Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Word History and Origins

Origin of tick fever¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Here again, as in tick fever, we use the preparation 606, for which we are indebted to the great Ehrlich.

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A third scourge responsible for frequent admissions into hospital is "tick-fever."

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It was very hard on them at the time, especially as they were rotten with malaria and tick fever, in addition to their wounds.

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The disease is commonly known as "tick-fever" or by the various native names of the tick.

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Nowadays few cattle are left to sons by fathers, as tick fever has almost bared the country of this means of food and barter.

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