tick fever

noun

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

Origin of tick fever

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Examples from the Web for tick fever

Historical Examples of tick fever

A third scourge responsible for frequent admissions into hospital is "tick-fever."
Sketches of the East Africa Campaign
Robert Valentine Dolbey
The disease is commonly known as "tick-fever" or by the various native names of the tick.
Handbook of Medical Entomology
William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for tick fever

tick fever

noun

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

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tick fever in Medicine

tick fever

Any of various febrile diseases transmitted by ticks, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Texas fever.