TULAREMIA


Meaning of TULAREMIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtü-lə-ˈrē-mē-ə, ˌtyü- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Tulare County, California

Date: 1921

: an infectious zoonotic disease especially of wild rabbits, rodents, humans, and some domestic animals that is caused by a bacterium ( Francisella tularensis ), is transmitted especially by the bites of insects or ticks or by handling infected animals, and in humans is marked by variable symptoms — called also rabbit fever

• tu·la·re·mic -mik adjective

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