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tularaemia Definition


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tularaemia
tularemia
noun
    1. A type of infectious disease that affects rodents and rabbits and which can be transmitted to humans by infected insects or by handling infected animals or their flesh. The symptoms include fever, chills, headache and muscle pain.
Derivative: tularaemic
adj
    Etymology: 1920s: named after Tulare County in California where it was first recorded + Greek haima blood.



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