boutonneuse fever

boutonneuse fever
noun
a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals
Hypernyms: ↑disease

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\\ˈbütənˌüz-, -ˌə(r)z-, -ˌə̄z-\ noun
Etymology: part translation of French fièvre boutonneuse, from fièvre fever + boutonneuse, feminine of boutonneux pimply, from bouton pimple, button, bud
: a disease prevalent in the Mediterranean area that is characterized by headache, pain in muscles and joints, and an eruption over the body including palms and soles and is caused by a rickettsia (Rickettsia conorii) which is transmitted by the bite of a tick

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