Mediterranean fever
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Mediterranean fever
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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One such disease is brucellosis, also known as Bang's diseases or Mediterranean fever, which is a highly contagious zoonosis people catch by consuming unsterilized milk or meat from infected animals.
From Reuters ● Jul. 5, 2012
The causes of plague, cholera, typhoid, Mediterranean fever, and sleeping sickness, have been discovered solely by the experimental method.
From The Pros and Cons of Vivisection by Richet, Charles
Malta was no place in which to get rid of Mediterranean fever.
From Five Months at Anzac A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force by Beeston, Joseph Lievesley
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