tularaemia

British

/ ˌtuːləˈriːmɪə /

noun

Also called: rabbit fever. an acute infectious bacterial disease of rodents, transmitted to man by infected ticks or flies or by handling contaminated flesh. It is characterized by fever, chills, and inflammation of the lymph glands

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Other Word Forms

tularaemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of tularaemia

C19/20: from New Latin, from Tulare , county in California where it was first observed; see _-aemia

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They are found on every continent and terrestrial habitat, and vector some of the most feared human diseases in history: plague, typhus, tularaemia.

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