spotted fever

/spɑdəd ˌfivər/
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Other forms: spotted fevers

Definitions of spotted fever
  1. noun
    any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
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    types:
    Rocky Mountain spotted fever, mountain fever, tick fever
    caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
    type of:
    rickettsial disease, rickettsiosis
    infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
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