Marek's disease
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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
Mar·ek's disease
noun \ˈmar-iks-, ˈmer-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MAREK'S DISEASE
: a highly contagious virus disease of poultry that is characterized especially by proliferation of lymphoid cells and is caused by either of two herpesviruses (Gallid herpesvirus 2 and Gallid herpesvirus 3)
Biographical Note for MAREK'S DISEASE
Mar·ek \ˈmȯ-rek\ Jozsef (1867–1952), Hungarian veterinarian. Marek first described the cancerous disease known as Marek's disease in 1907.
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