HyperDic: mountain_fever

English > 1 sense of the expression mountain fever:
NOUNstatemountain fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick fevercaused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
English > mountain fever: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningCaused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks.
SynonymsRocky Mountain spotted fever, tick fever
Broaderspotted feverAny of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
Spanishfiebre maculosa

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