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Indian tick fever

DEFINITIONS OF: Indian tick fever

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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:
Kenya fever, Marseilles fever, boutonneuse fever
Type of:
disease
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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