- mountain tick fever
- Colorado tick f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tick fever — n. any infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever … English World dictionary
Colorado tick fever — virus Virus classification Group: sii Genus: Coltivirus Species: Colorado tick fever virus … Wikipedia
Tick fever — Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere.… … Medical dictionary
tick fever — noun caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks • Syn: ↑Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ↑mountain fever • Hypernyms: ↑spotted fever … Useful english dictionary
tick fever — any fever transmitted by ticks, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which attacks humans, or Texas fever, which is confined to some animals, as cattle. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
tick fever — noun Date: circa 1897 1. Texas fever 2. a febrile disease (as Rocky Mountain spotted fever) transmitted by the bites of ticks … New Collegiate Dictionary
tick fever — Rocky Mountain spotted fever … The new mediacal dictionary
Colorado tick fever — Col·o·ra·do tick fever .käl ə rad (.)ō , räd n a mild disease of the western U.S. and western Canada that is characterized by intermittent fever, malaise, headaches, myalgia, and the absence of a rash and is caused by a reovirus (species Colorado … Medical dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = Petechial rash caused by rocky mountain spotted fever on the arm ICD10 = ICD10|A|77|0|a|75 ICD9 = ICD9|082.0 ICDO = OMIM = DiseasesDB = 31130 MedlinePlus = 000654 eMedicineSubj = emerg… … Wikipedia
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — Pathol. an infectious disease characterized by high fever, pains in joints, bones, and muscles, and a cutaneous eruption, caused by rickettsii and transmitted by ticks: first reported in the Rocky Mountain area, but now more widely distributed.… … Universalium