sandfly fever

noun Pathology.

a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.

Origin of sandfly fever

First recorded in 1910–15

Also called phlebotomus fever.

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sandfly fever in Medicine

sandfly fever

[sănd′flī′]

n.

phlebotomus fever

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