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Marseilles fever

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 Definition: [n]  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
 
 See Also: disease

 

 

 

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