TRENCH FEVER


Meaning of TRENCH FEVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1915

: a disease that is usually marked by fever and pain in muscles, bones, and joints and that is caused by a bacterium ( Bartonella quintana syn. Rochalimaea quintana ) transmitted by the human body louse ( Pediculus humanus humanus )

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