Marek's disease
Mar·ek's disease
noun \ˈmer-iks-\Definition of MAREK'S DISEASE
: a highly contagious virus disease of poultry that is marked especially by proliferation of lymphoid cells and is caused by either of two herpesviruses (species Gallid herpesvirus 2 and Gallid herpesvirus 3 of the genus Mardivirus)
Origin of MAREK'S DISEASE
József Marek †1952 Hungarian veterinarian
First Known Use: 1947
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