pseu|do|ra|bies

pseu|do|ra|bies
pseu|do|ra|bies «SOO doh RAY beez», noun.
1. a virus disease of cattle and swine which is transmitted by rats and is characterized by intense itching followed by inflammation of the tissues of the central nervous system; mad itch.
2. = lyssophobia. (Cf.lyssophobia)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pseudorabies — pseu·do·ra·bies rā bēz n an acute febrile virus disease of domestic animals (as cattle and swine) that is caused by a herpesvirus of the genus Varicellovirus (species Suid herpesvirus 1) and that is marked by cutaneous irritation and intense… …   Medical dictionary

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