- fever tick
- noun
: a tick that transmits the causative agent of a fever; specifically : a cattle tick of the genus Boophilus that transmits piroplasmosis or anaplasmosis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fever tick
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Fever, tick — 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
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spotted fever tick — noun : a tick that transmits the rickettsia of Rocky Mountain spotted fever; especially : a common tick (Dermacentor venustus) of western No. America … Useful english dictionary
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 typhus — 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
Fever, Rocky Mountain spotted (RMSF) — 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. Anyone frequenting tick infested areas is at … Medical dictionary
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-borne fever — n a usu. mild rickettsial disease of ruminant animals (as sheep and cattle) esp. in Europe that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Ehrlichia (E. phagocytophilia syn. Rickettsia phagocytophilia) which is transmitted by a tick of the genus… … Medical dictionary
