Rubarth's disease
[ roo-bahrts, -bahrths ]
/ ˈru bɑrts, -bɑrθs /
noun
a common, rapidly progressing viral hepatitis of dogs and other carnivores, often confused with canine distemper.
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Also called infectious canine hepatitis.
Origin of Rubarth's disease
Named after Carl Sven Rubarth (1905–96), Swedish veterinarian, who described it in 1947
Words nearby Rubarth's disease
rub-a-dub, rubáiyát, Rubaiyat stanza, Rubʿ al Khali, rub along, Rubarth's disease, rubasse, rubato, rubber, rubber band, rubberbanding
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