Rift Valley fever
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nounDefinition of RIFT VALLEY FEVER
: an acute usually epizootic mosquito-borne disease of domestic animals chiefly of eastern and southern Africa that is caused by a bunyavirus (species Rift valley fever virus of the genus Phlebovirus), is marked especially by fever, abortion, and death of newborns, and is sometimes transmitted to humans usually in a less severe form
Origin of RIFT VALLEY FEVER
(Great) Rift Valley, Africa
First Known Use: circa 1931
Rift Val·ley fever
noun \ˈrift-ˌval-ē-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of RIFT VALLEY FEVER
: an acute usually epizootic mosquito-borne disease of domestic animals (as sheep and cattle) chiefly of eastern and southern Africa that is caused by a bunyavirus of the genus Phlebovirus (species Rift Valley fever virus), is marked especially by fever, abortion, death of newborns, diarrhea, and jaundice, and is sometimes transmitted to humans usually in a milder form marked by flulike symptoms
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