Meaning Of The Word Trench fever
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Trench fever Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Trench fever?
trench fever in American English
an infectious disease caused by a rickettsia (Rochalimaea quintana) transmitted by body lice, characterized by a remittent fever, muscular pains, etc. noun: a recurrent fever, often suffered by soldiers in trenches in World War I, caused by a rickettsia transmitted by the body louse trench fever in British English noun: an acute infectious disease characterized by fever and muscular aches and pains, caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana and transmitted by the bite of a body louse |
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