tularaemia

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Definitions of tularaemia word

noun tularaemia a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of infected animals and causing fever, muscle pain, and symptoms associated with the point of entry into the body. 1
noun tularaemia an acute infectious bacterial disease of rodents, transmitted to man by infected ticks or flies or by handling contaminated flesh. It is characterized by fever, chills, and inflammation of the lymph glands 0

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25, Americanism; Tulare, California county where first found + -emia

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