- tick fever
- noun Date: circa 1897 1. Texas fever 2. a febrile disease (as Rocky Mountain spotted fever) transmitted by the bites of ticks
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tick fever
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Tick-Fever — Tick|fe|ver, (auch:) Tick Fe|ver [ tɪkfi:və], das; [engl. tick fever, aus: tick = Zecke u. fever = Fieber] (Med.): bes. in den USA auftretende, durch Zecken übertragene Infektionskrankheit … Universal-Lexikon
tick fever — n. any infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever … English World dictionary
Tick-fever — (engl., spr. fīwer, »Zeckenfieber«), Rinderkrankheit, s. Piroplasmosen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
tick-fever — ● tick fever nom féminin (mot anglais) Synonyme de fièvre pourprée des montagnes Rocheuses … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tick fever — Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere.… … Medical dictionary
tick fever — tick′ fe ver n. pat any infectious disease transmitted by ticks … From formal English to slang
tick fever — noun any bacterial or rickettsial fever transmitted by the bite of a tick … English new terms dictionary
tick fever — any fever transmitted by ticks, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which attacks humans, or Texas fever, which is confined to some animals, as cattle. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
tick fever — noun caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks • Syn: ↑Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ↑mountain fever • Hypernyms: ↑spotted fever … Useful english dictionary
tick fever — /ˈtɪk fivə/ (say tik feevuh) noun 1. any fever transmitted by ticks. 2. a cattle disease common in northern Australia caused mainly by Babesia argenta where the animal s urine is red coloured; redwater fever …
