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Marseilles fever
/mɑrsˈaɪləs
fˈivər/
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Marseilles fever
noun
1.
A disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals.
Synonyms:
boutonneuse fever
,
Indian tick fever
,
Kenya fever
.
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