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Rift Valley fever

[ rift ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. a highly infectious viral disease of humans and animals, transmitted by mosquitoes and other insects, occurring in Africa and characterized in humans by headache, fever, eye discomfort, and muscle aches, progressing in some cases to encephalitis, blindness, or internal bleeding.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rift Valley fever1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

He had seen cholera, malaria, Rift Valley fever and, in early June, he was worried about the new coronavirus.

All untreated mice infected with Rift Valley fever virus died within 3 days, but more than 20% of the rodents that received a trio of linked antibodies were still alive after 10 days.

He says there’s a “high probability” that migrating mosquitoes carry with them other important pathogens, such as the virus that causes Rift Valley fever.

There are no vaccines or treatments for Rift Valley fever.

Officials said the man's condition had improved throughout the day, and that his tests found no sign of yellow fever, dengue, Marburg virus or Rift Valley fever either.

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